Phase 1 of Oilsands Trades & Research Centre

Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Laboratory

$22 million state-of-the-art laboratory and classroom facilities

Will feature a power and H-VAC plant.

Lab will provide steam time for 4th and 3rd class power engineers.

Enables new programming in: instrumentation, fluid mechanics, pneumatics and building operations.

Regional Demand

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Operators (Steam/Non-Steam) needed in Alberta 2010-2020

Alberta (non oil-sands)Oilsands

To-tal: 2550

Total: 5500

Source: The Decade Ahead: Labour Market Projections & Analysis for Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry to 2020 - Petroleum Human Re-sources Council of Canada (March 2011)

Local Response

Currently Keyano instructs 165 students per year in power engineering and process operations co-op programs.

The new lab will increase our instructional capacity to 468 steam time blocks per year.

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The Project

The Project

Classrooms have direct visibility into the laboratories.

Steam turbine generators, high pressure boilers and turbine steam condensers are aligned as in an actual oils sands facility.

The OpportunityLocally trained graduates are more likely to stay, work and live in the oilsands region. The Oilsands Power & Process Engineering Laboratory will provide our industry partners with access to skilled employees with a solid understanding of oilsands operations - without the added costs of outside recruitment.

Showcasing our Industry Partners

Showcasing our Industry Partners

Current Industry Partners

Project Timelines

Groundbreaking Ceremony: June 1st, 2012.Expected completion: Late Fall 2013First intake of new students: January 2014

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