The family of Chelsea Lewis is honouring her memory with a bursary for women enrolling in trades at TRU in Williams Lake or Kamloops. Lewis…
The TRU Williams Lake campus is offering a fully funded Women in Trades Exploratory Program. It will be the program's first year in Williams Lake.…
Surrounded by friends, family and the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Kamloops community, 30 Indigenous graduates entered the Brown Family House of Learning, HL 190, on…
School of Trades and Technology student Hugo Heyes talks about medaling at the 2023 Skills Canada National Competition, and welding instructors John Sutton and Larry…
Five trades students, including Nolan Ilic, took home medals for demonstrating their talents on the national stage. “What I love about Nolan is he’s calm,…
Five School of Trades and Technology students have won national awards, including two golds, for demonstrating the best talent in their skilled trade. Read more
KAMLOOPS – Five Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Trades and Technology students have won national awards, including two golds, for demonstrating the best talent…
[caption id="attachment_2978453" align="alignright" width="251"] Connor Simmons[/caption] A day at the City Gardens construction site provided an eye-opening opportunity for TRU’s carpentry students recently. “It was…
High expectations lead to successful students. That’s the not-so-secret strategy of Larry Franzen, welding instructor at TRU, and one reason he says so many of…
[caption id="attachment_2977368" align="alignright" width="404"] Power engineering students Natasha Bosse, left, and Sierra Neuls, right, had a chance to chat with BC Minister of Post-Secondary Education…
[caption id="attachment_2975199" align="alignright" width="270"] Glass piping allows students to see inside a multi-pipe system.[/caption] Plumbing — it’s not just about toilets. And once you’ve had…
Over the past 12 weeks, a group of Indigenous students have rolled up their sleeves exploring the trades. Enrolled in the School of Trades and…
A group of 11 students are the first participants in a Women in Trades (WIT) Exploratory Program from Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to be held…
Youths aged 12 to 16 interested in trying out welding this summer are invited to check out TRU's ARX and Sparx Welding Camp, July 18…
Associate Professor Paul Simpson, from the Piping Trades program, believes in empowering his students while ensuring they’re learning in a safe and supportive environment. He…
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is well placed to serve the future needs of the province’s workforce and the economy as it strives to blend practical…
For the past seven years, TRU welding Instructor Jim McCarthy has also been teaching welding/art at NorKam Secondary. McCarthy recently created a bench for an…
The first ever Girls in Trades event gave young female students a taste of working in the trades thanks to TRU in Williams Lake. Over 100…
New Gold Inc. has donated $150,000 to enhance programming and opportunities for women in the trades at TRU. Most of the funds will go toward …
Since 2014 enrolment in TRU's Women in Trades foundation and apprenticeship programs has risen from 16 to 24 percent. Amanda Ballermann is one of those…
