Instrumentation Engineering is a well-established discipline worldwide. The National Engineering Technician Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering provides students with sound theoretical and practical training in the operation and maintenance of automated process control and measurement systems used in the production of various commodities. Instrumentation Technicians test, certify, install, repair, inspect, maintain, and help to develop complex instruments that measure and record changes in industrial environments. The process-controlled systems operated by these technicians are central to the operation of such facilities as chemical plants, canneries, food processing plants, petroleum refineries, and power plants.

The NETD in Instrumentation Engineering programme is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirements for registration as an Engineering Technician and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer.

The programme is offered either as a two (2) year Full Time or four (4) year Part Time programme, requiring 82 credits for graduation.  It includes a Capstone Project and Internships.

The IET programme is currently offered at UTT’s San Fernando Campus.

Full-Time: Two (2) years

Part-Time: Four (4) years

Special Level 2 Entry for Renewable Energy Engineering Technology

Graduates of NETD Electrical / Electronics, Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineering can enter the Renewable Energy Engineering programme at Level 2 and complete the programme in One (1) year Full-time, Two (2) years Part-time and One and a half (1 ½) Years Accelerated Part-time

1. UTT San Fernando Campus

• Passes in a minimum of five (5) subjects at CSEC (CXC O’Level) General Proficiency in Grades I or II and from 1998, Grade III or equivalent GCE O’Level including Grades A, B or C in Mathematics, English Language, Physics or Electrical and Electronic Technology; OR
• Completion of UTT’s Pre-University Programme (PUP) or Certificate in Applied Engineering programme with a minimum of 50% in ALL attempted subject areas; OR
• Other equivalent qualifications may also be considered.

Mature Student Entry

An applicant who does not satisfy all the stipulated minimum academic or technical qualifications for admission to a programme, based on years of experience and the ability to handle the level of programme learning, may be accepted as a mature student.   The applicant would need to possess the critical elements of the stipulated qualification and will be assessed by the UTT Programme Leader as possessing a combination of qualifications and educational or experiential maturity to enable him/her to participate successfully in the programme. 

Graduates from the Instrumentation Engineering programme can be employed in the following positions: 

• Mining and Smelting
• Electric Utilities
• Transportation
• Processing and Manufacturing