Trades and Technology Projects

TRU works with client organizations to assess knowledge and skills in relation to international standards, and to develop customized programs to upgrade technical and operational skills.

Sample Project:
Technical Skills Training, Mining

Location: Various sites in Jamaica
Major Funding Source: Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Corporation (KJBC), Aluminum Partners of Jamaica (ALPART), ALCAN
Client and Partner Organizations: Kaiser Aluminum, ALPART, ALCAN, Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART)

This series of training programs addressed specific technical and supervisory training needs identified by mining companies in Jamaica. TRU conducted extensive skills assessments and then designed customized skills upgrading programs for both tradespeople and supervisors. TRU also led the development of a related apprenticeship program in Jamaica.

Sample Project:
Technical and Management Skills Training, Oil & Gas

Location: Kamloops
Major Funding Source: Client organizations
Client and Partner Organizations: Umm Al-Jawaby Oil Service

TRU designed a series of customized technical courses to develop the skills of oil and gas refinery workers in Libya. These courses covered a wide range of subjects including instrumentation for process measurement and control, digital control systems and programming, maintenance systems and project management, thermodynamics and power engineering mechanics, distributed control systems, and programmable logic controls. This training program also included management skills training.