College donates mobile training lab to Yukon Learn

WHITEHORSE - Yukon College will present 20 Dell laptops, shoulder bags and a wireless printer to Yukon Learn later today. The portable computers will form a mobile training lab to enable Yukon Learn to offer computer literacy courses in communities throughout Yukon.

This $19,000 donation builds upon last years’ successful partnership between Yukon Learn and the College which saw the one and two-week computer literacy courses offered at the Ross River and Carmacks community campuses, with another upcoming in Teslin next month.

Yukon Learn Executive Director Debbie Parent says that this mobile training lab will give the society greater flexibility when offering the courses to the communities.

“Our funding agreements restrict the purchase of assets such as these, so it’s amazing to receive 20 laptops from the College to help us continue and expand our programs,” added Parent.

Tosh Southwick, Director of First Nations Initiatives at Yukon College, said that Yukon Learn continues to be a valuable partner in the offering of adult basic education programs in communities across the Yukon.

Yukon Learn Society is a not-for-profit agency whose mandate is to help Yukon adults improve their literacy, numeracy and computer skills.