School Talks and Workshops

Research conducted by U-Who shows that many young people aged 15-19 years have very little knowledge about their rights in the workplace, what unions are, what role they play in our society or even how they can join and participate in a union. This is cause for great concern to us as it means many young people are not developing the necessary skills or knowledge to protect their rights and welfare when they enter the workforce.

Our schools' program involves presentations to students on a range of work related issues. It is based on a peer education model, therefore we involve young workers as much as possible when speaking to students. We have found this is a very effective way of informing young workers of their rights at work and increasing their awareness of some of the issues they may encounter in the workplace.

Our presentations are designed for students in year10-12 as we find young people who are currently working are more likely to engage in discussions in a meaningful way. We have received very positive feedback from students and teachers about our presentations and so far we have spoken to over 4000 students in both public and private schools.

Our presentations range from 30 minutes to 1 hour.  We can tailor our presentations to suit particular units of work and to compliment student assignments.

If you would like U-Who to speak to your students at your school, please contact the Youth Project Officer at SA Unions on 8279 2222 or email: jschluter@saunions.org.au

Alternatively, click here and complete and submit the U-Who Request for Public Speaker form.

U-What School's Project

In 2004 students from Christies Beach High and Southern Vocational College, Enfield High School, Parafield Gardens High School and Windsor Gardens Vocational College produced an on-line resource about workplace safety, advocacy and workplace rights for young workers in a range of occupations and industries.

The project was funded by the Workcover Corporation in partnership with U-Who and Northern Futures connect.

Click here to visit the u-what? website