Young Worker Leadership Academies

 The 2013 Young Worker Leadership Academy took place February 7-9th and was a huge success! Thirty-one youth participated this year, including seven who returned as youth mentors from last year. Through their participation, they learned how to plan and implement activities to promote education for youth on their workplace rights and ways to advocate for job safety. Here is a photo of this year’s group, including their adult sponsors. They are enthusiastic and energetic—amazing new young leaders!

• What is the Young Worker Leadership Academy?
• 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

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. If you have any questions, contact Diane Bush (888) 933-8336 (toll free) or (510) 643-2424, dbush@berkeley.edu.

The Young Worker Leadership Academy is a collaboration of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHWSC), the University of 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 adn Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) administered by CHSWC.