Power Engineering Technology Certificate 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 mines, 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 Power Engineering Technology Program

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

Boiler plant operation through four 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.

What makes TRU's program unique

Hands-on experience operating TRU’s comprehensive steam power training plant. Its two boilers are capable of producing over 10,000lbs of 150 psi steam per hour, turning a 50kw steam turbine and producing enough electricity to power 30 homes.
Gain experience on two types of gas-fired steam boilers: Watertube and Firetube.
Field and Control Room position training opportunities.

What you'll graduate with

Inter-provincial 4th Class Power Engineering Certificate issued by Technical Safety BC.