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.
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.
Plants are certified and regulated by Technical Safety BC and plant size determines the certification required, ranging from 5th and 4th class for small plants to 2nd and 1st class certificates required for larger plants.
4th Class Certificate
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to earn the 4th Class Power Engineering Certification through Technical Safety BC, and work as a 4th Class Power Engineer.
What You'll Learn
What Makes TRU's Program Unique
What You'll Graduate With
Requirements
Schedule
The 4th Class program runs from the first week of September through to the second week of May.Class hours are Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.Practical experience includes individual operation of the TRU power Lab and small demonstration labs.
To give you a better understanding of work environments, you tour several plants in and around Kamloops. This helps you choose the right industry to work in.
About Us
Power Engineers operate and maintain the complex systems used to operate industrial boilers, pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
Power engineering technicians help keep power plants running safely and efficiently.
At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of Refrigeration Safety Legislation, Refrigeration Systems, Safety Equipment and Safety Procedures.
You will learn to safely and effectively operate major equipment in commercial and industrial buildings.
Upon successful completions, graduates will have the knowledge and hands-on experience to challenge the Technical Safety BC standardized examinations for an Interprovincial Fourth Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency.
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