Young Worker Leadership Academies

Applications for the 2013 Young Worker Leadership Academy will be available in September!

• What is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?
• See the 2012 Academy flyer
• Previous Young Worker Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2012 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2011 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2010 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2009 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2008 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2007 Leadership Academies
• Sponsors and Partners

What is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?

The YWLA is a fun, interactive, all-expense paid, 3-day leadership training for teens on workplace safety, rights, and responsibilities. It introduces participants to service strategies (policy, education, media), and provides a forum for youth to plan service learning projects for their schools and communities to promote positive, safe employment for youth.

Sponsors and Partners

The Young Worker Leadership Academy is a collaboration of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC), the University at California, Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), the University of California, Los Angeles' Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Program, and the California Center for Civic Participation. It is part of the statewide Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) administered by CHSWC.
Special thanks to The Pacific Compensation Insurance Company, The Laborers' International Union of North America - Education and Adventure Project, and The California Teachers Association for their generous contribution to the 2012 Young Worker Leadership Academy.