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Software Engineers and Designers  (NOC 2173)
Winnipeg Region
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Software engineers and designers research, design, evaluate, integrate and maintain software applications, technical environments, operating systems, embedded software, information warehouses and telecommunications software. They are employed in information technology consulting firms, information technology research and development firms, and information technology units throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.

application architect, computer software engineer, embedded software engineer, software architect, software design engineer, software design verification engineer, software designer, software engineer, software testing engineer, systems integration engineer – software, technical architect – software, telecommunications software engineer.

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Software engineers and designers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Collect and document user's requirements and develop logical and physical specifications
  • Research, evaluate and synthesize technical information to design, develop and test computer-based systems
  • Develop data, process and network models to optimize architecture and to evaluate the performance and reliability of designs
  • Plan, design and co-ordinate the development, installation, integration and operation of computer-based systems
  • Assess, test, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures for operating systems, communications environments and applications software
  • May lead and co-ordinate teams of information systems professionals in the development of software and integrated information systems, process control software and other embedded software control systems.
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Education & Job Requirements for Software Engineers and Designers in Winnipeg Region

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Manitoba
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Regulatory Body

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The occupation (Software Engineers and Designers ) requires certification in the province or territory: Manitoba
Address: Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM)
870 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg MB R3M 2M7 Canada
Phone: 204-474-2736 or 1 (866) 227-9600
Fax: 204-474-5960
Email: apegm@apegm.mb.ca
Web Site: www.apegm.mb.ca/

[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

Provincial Training

Provincial Training Information - Manitoba

University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2,
204-474-8880, 800-432-1960,
http://www.umanitoba.ca/

University of Winnipeg,
515 Portage Ave,
Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9,
204-786-7811,

Assiniboine Community College
1430 Victoria Avenue East,
Brandon, MB, R7A 2A9,
(204) 725-8700, 1 800 862-6307
http://www.assiniboine.net/

Red River College,
2055 Notre Dame Ave.,
Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0J9,
(204) 632-2311, 1 888 515-7722,
http://www.rrc.mb.ca/

Herzing College
723 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB, R3G 0M8,
(204) 775-8175
http://www.herzing.edu/campus

École Technique et Professionelle Collège de Saint-Boniface
200 avenue de la Cathédrale
Saint-Boniface, MB, R2H 0H7
(204) 235-4408, 1 888 233-5112

CDI College
267 Edmonton Suite 215,
Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1R9
(204) 942-1773

Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 5E1
807-343-8110, 807-343-8023
http://www.lakeheadu.ca

University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
403-220-5110
http://www.ucalgary.ca/

[ Report Publication Date: 2010-06-18 | Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]

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