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Title:

Northern Adult Basic Education Programming

Agreement Number:

2021-CN-000672

Agreement Value:

$1,669,726.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022

Description:

Delivery of the Northern Adult Basic Education Program (NABEP). NABEP was created in 2011 to address the unique challenges faced by working-age Northerners, more specifically the low educational attainment and high unemployment rates faced by northern Indigenous people. It aims to ensure that Northerners have improved access to training, and are better positioned to participate in the labour market. The objective of NABEP is to expand the territorial post-secondary educational institutions' basic workplace skills programs (e.g. literacy and numeracy programs, skills development programs, academic readiness, adult high school, trades training, educational assessment, and career counselling), particularly in remote communities.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

This project has the potential to lead to improved employment, occupational training and post-secondary training for working-age Yukoners. It is anticipated that this project will create 24 new jobs and maintain 2 existing. The emphasis on adapting activities to new COVID-19 realities will also better prepare the institution and its offerings for distance learning and potential changes to Yukon’s labour market and available employment.

Location:

WHITEHORSE, Yukon, CA Y1A5K4

Reference Number:

0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000047

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

YUKON UNIVERSITY

Federal Riding Name:

Yukon

Federal Riding Number:

60001

Program:

Northern Adult Basic Education Program

Program Purpose:

The goal of the NABEP is to improve access to adult basic education, such as literacy and numeracy, so working-age Northerners are better positioned to participate in the labour market.