Five students in Cambrian College’s power engineering program in Sudbury have received a financial boost, thanks to a $7,000 bursary jointly sponsored by Bruce Power and the Power Worker’s Union.
As part of the certification for a fourth-class operating engineering certificate of qualification, first-year students are required to complete a 12-week placement in the industry.
Over the summer, Mitchell Bernard, Thomas Bayley, Adam Waymouth, Ross Thede, and Samina Bashir worked at Bruce Power, gaining hands-on experience in the energy industry. At the end of their unpaid placement, the students each received a bursary to defray the costs of their upcoming school year.
In May 2012, the students will graduate with a third-class operating engineering certificate of qualification and a power engineering technician diploma.
“There is a shortage of power engineers in Ontario,” Robert Baker, professor and co-ordinator of the college’s power engineering program, said in a news release. “Students who complete these placements make contacts and gain valuable work experience, so they’re prepared for future careers in their field. The placements also give corporations like Bruce Power a chance to preview the skills of potential employees, and an opportunity to help train a new generation of skilled trades people.”
Power engineers are qualified to deal with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power.
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