4th Class Power Engineering Certification

Thompson Rivers University

As a power engineer you’ll maintain and operate heating and power plants, refrigeration systems and auxiliary equipment like pumps, compressors, steam turbines, electrical generators, cooling towers and water treatment systems. You’ll have the opportunity to work in commercial facilities like hospitals, schools and apartment buildings, or industrial facilities like pulp mills, mills, power generation stations and petrochemical plants.What you'll learnBoiler plant operation through eight weeks of hands-on experience on TRU’s training plant.Basic electrical skills (two weeks of instruction).Basic welding skills (one week of instruction).Basic pipefitting, millwrighting and instrumentation skills through hands-on training.

School of Trades and Technology