Third-year welding student Ben Chenuz is off to the Skills Canada national championship after winning a gold medal last month at Skills Canada BC. Chenuz has…

The new Industrial Training and Technology Centre (ITTC) gives TRU the space to offer training for the in-demand technology and trades jobs of today and…

[caption id="attachment_2254485" align="alignright" width="400"] The Georgie Award for 2016 Best Public-Private Partnership.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2254484" align="alignright" width="400"] Georgie with the main entrance to trades in the…

[caption id="attachment_2245708" align="alignright" width="800"] Some of the Skills Canada banners found in the trades building. These are located in the main lobby by the stairs…

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the appointment of Baldev Pooni as Dean of the School of Trades and Technology at Thompson Rivers University.…

The job market can be an overwhelming place: a convoluted maze of choices rife with obstacles and dead ends.  If you are a student currently…

Ground was officially broken today to mark the start of construction for the new $30-million Industrial Training and Technology Centre. Kamloops-South-Thompson MLA and Transportation Minister…

A new apprenticeship starting next week at TRU comes as good news to those waiting to get into the trade. The four-year instrumentation and control technician…

Students, faculty and staff are invited to learn more about the two candidates being interviewed for the position of Dean of Trades and Technology. See…

[caption id="attachment_2137291" align="alignright" width="350"] Trent Konrad[/caption] Welding grad Trent Konrad has combined two of his passions in life — teaching and welding. By doing so, he landed an…

Having lived on a farm for much of her life, Crystal Moore learned some carpentry skills, but not to the extent she is learning them…

[caption id="attachment_2082413" align="alignleft" width="800"] Carpentry student Taylor Brunn extinguishes a liquid propane-fuelled fire during a KFR thank you event for TRU carpentry students that also…

In less than a year, Andrew Christensen could be TRU’s first trades student to medal at the WorldSkills competition. Since qualifying for what amounts to…

KAMLOOPS—The British Columbia government announced today an investment of $4.16 million in Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for skills training in high-priority trades seats. The investment,…

The Lower Nicola Indian Band made a significant investment into its future by launching a new community-owned solar power installation with the help of two…

The following is a joint announcement from the BC Ministry of Advanced Education and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Canadians will be better equipped…

Trades students will get their hands on some new equipment thanks to $300,955 in government funding, announced today. The announcement, made on behalf of the…

The School of Trades and Technology added a gold and silver to the growing list of medals its won over the years at the different…

The Ministry of Advanced Education (AVED) announced that an additional 16 seats are being made available to the Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) program as part of…

Two TRU trades students are off to the Skills Canada national championship after winning their categories earlier this month at Skills Canada BC. Andrew Christensen, welding,…