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Semi Trailers Become Mobile College Classrooms - Jonathan Whatley - 05-29-2019 Mark Newman Wrote:Mohawk College has received $4 million in federal funding for a second mobile classroom that will be used to introduce free skilled trades training to people who face barriers getting into those trades… “It’s state-of-the-art instructional space,” [dean Jim] Vanderveken said. “It can train individuals in welding, carpentry, plumbing, electrical…” The portable 46 metre (53 feet) long classroom has space for up to 24 students at a time. That works out to about 150 students a year and a second trailer should boost that to 250, Vanderveken said. An American story published early last year: Texas Community College Teachers Association Wrote:With icy road conditions recently closing several institutions, this may not be the best time to report on a college training center that has gone mobile and hit the road. However, it’s an interesting development and may be of particular import to colleges in rural areas, which often have difficulty launching and maintaining workforce training programs that require expensive equipment. Mohawk College gets funding for second mobile classroom (Mark Newman, Hamilton Mountain News, May 17 2019) College on Wheels (TCCTA blog post, January 18 2018) |