Education
Education
Watson Lake
Community Training Funds are helping to re-build communities in the Watson Lake area.
Following downturns in mining and forestry, the local training committee shifted priorities towards job entry, re-training, and local capacity building.
Regular community meetings are used to identify local capacity needs and possible future opportunities. Training plans for the coming year include early childhood development, bookkeeping and accounting, skilled trades, truck driving, and mine training. The Training committee has been successful in leveraging over 50% of training funds through partnerships.
"More than three quarters of the people we have trained in the past ten years secured jobs or increased roles at their present job," said Shirley Bauer, chair of the training committee.
"Many of our community members fall through the cracks in the support system, but there is a job for them if they can get training or upgrading. We have been able to really make a difference in people's lives."
Contact CTF
Tracy Neumann
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6
Phone: (867) 667-5051
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5051
Fax: (867) 667-8555