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Community Education and Workforce Development
TRU’s Community Education and Workforce Development team is here to support our regional communities and is experienced in bringing industry-relevant, professional, and innovative training to the job site or here at TRU in our modern classrooms, shops, and labs. We can develop and deliver cost-effective and flexible training to meet your specific training needs. Training can be delivered daytime or evening, in-person and/or online, on a schedule, and at a location that works for your organization.
Customized Workforce Development
Our Workforce Development team can work with you to set up customized training based on your needs, whether it is for industry, business, community organizations, government agencies, or special interest groups.
In response to special requests we can provide:
- Flexible and cost-effective training.
- Training by knowledgeable and experienced instructors.
- Training schedules to suit you and your employees/clients.
Times, dates, prices, and course offerings are subject to change. Courses are checked three business days before the start of each course and if there are not enough registrants, the course will be cancelled. If the course is canceled by TRU, a full refund will be issued.
Course Extension
To maximize student success, Thompson Rivers University's Workforce Development Division may allow students to extend the duration of their course. The Coordinator may, in his/her sole discretion, allow a student in a self-paced, independent-study course one-course extension for a fee. For the extension to be approved:
1. Students must submit a written extension request before the course completion date.
2. Students must have made their way through at least half of the course material.
Extension requests can be submitted to csinfo@tru.ca. second extensions will not be granted for any reason.
Course Withdrawal
If you need to cancel or withdraw from a course you have registered for, you must provide written notification to csinfo@tru.ca a minimum of one week or five business days before the course start date for an eligible refund. Refunds are processed in 4- 6 weeks through our Finance department.
Course Changes
Times, dates, prices, and course offerings are subject to change. Courses are checked three business days before the start of each course, and if there are not enough registrants, the course will be canceled. If the course is canceled by TRU, a full refund will be issued.
Your Feedback is Important
Community Education and Workforce Development is a part of your community. We welcome all communication from current and potential students and businesses. If there is a training program you feel would be an asset to our schedule, please contact us at 250.828.5106 or csinfo@tru.ca. Additionally, do not hesitate to tell us if we can improve our products, services, or quality. We encourage feedback so that we can provide the education and training that is relevant to our communities.
Please contact us if:
- There is a course you are not seeing in our catalog and we will look at offering it in the future.
- You find a course not scheduled and we will add you to our interest list.
Canada-BC Job Grant
This employer-driven, cost-sharing program helps employers invest in training for their current or future employees. » Learn more.
