Yukon College receives nearly $2 million for mobile trades trailer
March 19, 2013
Professional trades training will soon be offered in communities across Yukon with the help of $1.8 million in funding from Yukon Education and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency toward the purchase of a mobile training lab and supply trailer for industrial trades instruction through Yukon College. The 53-foot-long trailer will have expandable sides to provide 1,048 square feet of instructional space. It will be outfitted for classes in electrical, piping, millwright, and welding, with an onboard diesel generator to provide power for heating, lighting, equipment, and wireless Internet. Yukon News Release