Young Worker Leadership Academies

January 28-30, 2010 in Berkeley, CA

February 25-27, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA

• What is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?
• Apply Now for the 2010 Academies!
• See the 2010 Academy flyer
• Previous Young Worker Leadership Academies
  • New! Summary of 2009 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2008 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2007 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2006 Leadership Academies
  • Summary of 2005 Leadership Academy (the first Academy)
• 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.

Apply Now for the 2010 Academies!

Apply as a team for one of the 2010 Academies:

• Come to a fun, activity-packed 3-day leadership training for youth on job health and safety.

• To sign up, form a team of 2-4 young people (ages 14-17).  You’ll work with your team to create a community project or event to promote safe jobs during May 2010, which is Safe Jobs for Youth Month. Your team must have an adult advisor who will come with you.

• You'll get an all-expenses-paid 2-night stay at a hotel in either Berkeley or Los Angeles, plus a $75 stipend.

• Your team and advisor should complete and send in the application forms by November 12, 2009. Click here to download the registration packet, or call us at 888-933-8336, and we'll send you one.
  

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. Additional funding for the 2007 YWLA was provided by Employers Direct Insurance Company and by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation.