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Federal funding is the final piece in a $30-million investment at Thompson Rivers University.
A new Industrial Training and Technology Centre will be built with $13.25 million in federal cash, combined with $7 million from the province, $7.7 million from the university and $9.7 million from Western Economic Diversification.
The 5,344-square-metre centre will allow the university to expand its trades and technology programs into areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning and power engineering. It will also allow the school to expand its Red Seal program. Space in the existing trades and technology building will also be renovated.
There's been a renaissance of interest in trades training in the past five years, TRU president Alan Shaver said Tuesday.
“It will not only change the landscape of TRU physically, but it will increase the training by 550 new seats,” he said as about 200 students gathered for the news.
That will bring the trades training capacity in Kamloops to 2,050 full-time equivalent seats.
Construction is expected to get underway in early 2017 with substantial completion by spring 2018 and occupancy in the fall of 2018.
“We are No. 1 in the country in economic growth, which means we are No. 1 in the country in job creation,” said MLA Todd Stone while announcing the project. “We have to make sure the training and education are there for individuals to take the jobs and seize the opportunity.”
Construction of the new centre is expected to generate 108 direct and 82 indirect jobs in the region.
