In the Yukon College, a Bachelor of Science is already offered. There is also a master's program. The idea here is to cover the whole spectrum of what is needed, including trades, a diploma and certification in geological technical science, and eventually to offer some higher degrees—over time; this is not a five-year plan, but is probably going to happen over a longer time period.
Another very interesting approach is that research is taking place in the north. Bringing faculties and researchers to the north offers the opportunity to have higher education in very specialized and specific programs. It offers people the opportunity to work in the industry—not only in mining, but in all aspects of the industry in the Yukon—and to benefit from further specialization and from moving up in the labour force from being an operator to the management level.
To develop and build the capacity to offer that opportunity for the local workforce is very important.