100 Mile House Community Education
The 100 Mile House campus is located in the historic Cariboo region, and is a Training and Education Centre satellite extension run under the auspices of the main campus in Kamloops. 100 Mile House, as a way-stop on the gold trail from Lillooet to the gold fields, was founded in 1865, but did not make its mark until the middle of the 20th century. Today, 100 Mile House is the centre of a trading area of approximately 22,000 persons. Major communities include the 108 Ranch development, Forest Grove, Lone Butte, Bridge Lake, Deka Lake, Sulphurous Lake, Canim Lake, 70 Mile House, Sheridan Lake , Lac La Hache, and the areas surrounding Horse Lake.
Thompson Rivers University 100 Mile House Community Education offers credit, non-credit, provincially recognized certificates and work-related training as well as employment and professional development services.
A wide variety of courses are offered through Community Education: First Aid, Health and Safety, Trades and Technology, Forestry, Computing, Professional Development and General Interest courses. Some related courses and services include:
- Occupational First Aid Level 1, 2 & 3
- Transportation Endorsement
- Basic Fire Suppression S100/185
- Traffic Control Person Certification
- Typing Tests
- Invigilation Services
- Classroom/Space Rentals
- Foodsafe Level 1
- Comprehensive Fall Protection
- Mobile Equipment Platform Certification
Several online work-related certification and training courses are also available:
- Pipeline construction Safety Training systems (PCST)
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
- WHMIS – Global Harmonized Standard
- Ground Disturbance II
- Fall Protection Awareness
- Confined Space Pre-entry
- H2S Awareness
- EdtoGo - Wide range of interactive online courses
- Red Seal Challenge Preparation
- Field Safety Representative (FSR) Preparation Courses
TRUs Community Education Coordinator is available to assist individual, business or agencies with courses, programs or workshops that are customized to meet specific needs.
Space rental is also available at our regional centre for groups, clubs, meeting. Inquires can be made to csinfo@tru.ca
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