This one-year Ontario College Certificate program prepares students to work as radiation protection personnel in nuclear facilities. Understanding the regulations that govern nuclear facilities and techniques for ensuring safety in nuclear facilities are important components of the program. Through a combination of classroom lectures, simulated labs, scenario based training, dynamic learning environments, online activities and visits to nuclear facilities, students learn the theory related to atomic structure of matter, the science of radioactivity, the effects of radiation on living matter, and how to detect and measure radiation levels using various instruments. This program offers one cooperative education (Co-op) Work Term(s) option. Qualified students with a minimum GPA of 2.7, have the opportunity to apply for paid co-op employment to gain valuable work experience and networks within industry.

Graduates may find employment as radiation safety workers with nuclear power plants, private industry, nuclear research facilities, the mining industry and labs associated with nuclear radiation.