Thompson Rivers University on Tuesday received $2 million from the federal government to expand its industrial-training programs.
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, who is also parliamentary secretary for Western Economic Diversification, was on campus to announce the funding.
The funding comes from Western Economic Diversification.
TRU will use the $2 million to establish a two-year instrumentation engineering program for skills training in oil and gas production and processing facilities. The program will offer training in the operation and maintenance of automated process control and measurement systems used in the production of various commodities.
This trade is recognized in the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, which allows qualified tradespeople to practise their trade anywhere in Canada.
“We appreciate this significant support from Western Economic Diversification Canada,” said TRU president and vice-chancellor Alan Shaver.
“This investment recognizes Thompson Rivers University’s ability to mobilize to meet the changing needs of the nation’s economy. Our new training and education programs will lead to more instrumentation engineering technologists, which are needed in many industrial sectors.”
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