Combine your love of music with skilled craftsmanship by enrolling in Keyano College's Musical Instrument Repair (MIR) Program. For over a decade, students have been coming to Keyano from all over the world to take part in this program. Our MIR Co-op diploma is totally unique and is the only one of its kind in North America.

MIR Graduation Ring. Read about the MIR ring in Campus Connection.

In the MIR Program, you'll receive intensive hands-on training as you learn to repair brass and woodwind instruments as well as technical and business skills required in the instrument repair field. You'll work with real instruments; you'll learn millwright techniques to help you create your own tools; and you'll take business courses to help you prepare for a variety of career options.

The Co-operative Education aspect of MIR allows students to gain experience by alternating academic semesters with paid work terms in positions all across Canada and even abroad. There is currently a huge demand for skilled instrument repair technicians in private music businesses, the military, school boards, instrument manufacturers and with touring professional musicians. Graduates from this Program have a 96 per cent placement rate within their field of study.

The MIR Program even offers you a glimpse into the classroom with temporary access to its Blackboard/WebCT, which features a virtual tour of the facilities, information on fees and tuition, and much more. For access to this site, contact us.

Co-op Diploma

A Co-op education alternative is available to students in the Musical Instrument Repair program. In Co-op Education, students alternate semesters of academic study with periods of paid employment in a related position in industry. This arrangement permits students to acquire relevant work experience while also assisting in the financing of their studies.

Students may apply for the Co-op portion of the program during their first semester of course work. Co-op acceptance is granted by the end of the first semester upon successful assessment for co-op placement, provided that the student has maintained a sessional GPA of 2.0 or higher. Consult the Co-op Coordinator for further details.

Although every effort is made to obtain employment for each student, Keyano College does not guarantee a placement for the work terms. Contact the Chairperson of the Visual & Performing Arts department for more information

• High School Diploma or equivalent with English 30/30-1 or 33/30-2 or satisfactory pass on College Entrance Test.
• Mature students (21 years of age or older): English 30/30-1 or 33/30-2, or equivalent or satisfactory pass on College Entrance Test.

• Mike Durocher
• Peter Ellis
• BJ Fitzgerald
• Susan Konski
• Bill Prouten
• Joel Gray