Technologie minérale : géologie

Geology technicians are involved in the planning phase of work to be carried out. They also collect, organize and analyze data for mineral resource exploration and development. They are employed by exploration companies, drilling companies, consulting-engineering firms, municipalities and government departments, working on sites such as underground mines, open-cast mines and quarries.

Tasks entrusted to geology technicians are two-fold:

Where exploration geology is concerned, technicians participate in preparing exploration projects, conducting geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys, supervising drilling work and characterizing mineral deposits and aquifers.
Where mining geology is concerned, technicians plan and supervise blasting of minerals and control terrain stability.
Geology technicians work under the supervision of geologists, geological engineers, work site managers, geophysicists, geochemists and hydrogeologists. They work in collaboration with those in charge of surveying or drilling activities, operating engineers, miners and blasters.

Before applying to a program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS), applicants who studied in Québec must meet the following three requirements:

The applicant must have a Secondary School Diploma and be in one of the following situations:
The applicant has a Secondary School Diploma (SSD)*
NOTE: a SSD holder that has not passed the following courses may be required to complete remedial courses:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Physical Science
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education or Secondary 4 History of Quebec and Canada
The applicant holds a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and has successfully completed the following subjects*:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
The applicant has training deemed equivalent by the College.
The applicant has training and experience deemed sufficient by the College and has interrupted full time studies for at least 24 months.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, the special conditions for admission established by the Minister which specify the program prerequisites*.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, any special conditions for admission established by the College for each of its programs.


*If the applicant is enrolled in school and completing his or her secondary studies at the time of application, the grades sent by the school must demonstrate that the applicant is passing in all the courses required to complete the SSD and required to fulfill the admission requirements.