Indigenous students hammer out careers on historic project
Posted on: July 21, 2022
Over the past 12 weeks, a group of Indigenous students in the Trades Sampler Program have explored trades in a hands-on environment.
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Women in Trades students give back to Cariboo region
Posted on: July 12, 2022
Students from the first TRU Women in Trades Exploratory Program held in 100 Mile House got carpentry experience at 108 Mile Heritage Site.
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Welding student proves his ‘metal’ to win gold
Posted on: June 30, 2022
TRU welding student Alex Forbes won gold at the Skills Canada National Competition in Vancouver recently.
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Audiobooks as a sound learning aid for students
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Associate Professor Paul Simpson, from TRU’s Piping Trades program, has created audiobooks to support students who struggle with reading.
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Keeping Canada’s Tournament Capital winning: TRU alum Mike DeCicco
Posted on: May 31, 2022
As turf lead for the City of Kamloops Parks Department, DeCicco has been instrumental in bringing home three Field of the Year awards.
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Minister sees future of TRU’s green initiatives first hand
Posted on: April 13, 2022
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston toured Trades and Technology and the ITTC.
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Art meets welding to create Indigenous garden bench
Posted on: April 7, 2022
TRU welding Instructor Jim McCarthy recently created a bench for an Indigenous garden at NorKam, an example of art meeting trades skills.
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Catching up with award-winning water operator Warren Brown
Posted on: February 28, 2022
Warren Brown received his diploma in water treatment technology in 2011. Now, he’s recognized across the country for advocacy and leadership
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BC’s First National Accreditation for Architectural and Engineering Tech Program
Posted on: October 4, 2019
TRU’s ARET program is now BC’s only nationally-accredited Architectural Building Technology; Technical Level, diploma.
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Trades trajectory celebrated with Poeschek’s Chair Leadership Award
Posted on: August 27, 2019
Peter Poeschek received the Chair Leadership Award for 20 years as TRU School of Trades and Technology’s construction trades chairperson.
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