Career Development
Safety Preparation for Student Career Learning and Work Experiences
Safety Plan Development Session, November 15, 2019
Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning, SAFE Work Manitoba and Safe Workers of Tomorrow are working together to prepare Manitoba students for safe work experiences and assist school administrators with workplace safety and health roles and responsibilities. Preparation for safe work experiences and understanding worker rights and responsibilities are integral components of all students’ education and their safe introduction to the world of work.
On November 15, 2019, a Safety Plan Development Session was held to share information about the requirements, roles and responsibilities for the preparation of individual school division student work experience safety plans.
Resources from the day are found below, with supporting documents arranged by the sections of the framework.
General Session Documents:
- Presentation from November 15, 2019 Student Work Experience (
2.83 MB) - Safety Plan Framework ( 94 KB)
- Safety Plan Working Document ( 444 KB)
- Session Document List ( 154 KB)
Framework Documents:
- Column #1 Resources (
4.10 MB) - Column #2 Resources ( 2.05 MB)
- Column #3 Resources ( 436 KB)
- Column #4 Resources ( 525 KB)
- Column #5 Resources ( 628 KB)
- Column #6 Resources ( 1.21 MB)
Safety Preparation for Student Work Experience Forum, October 25, 2018
Session Resources:
- Safety Preparation for Student Work Experience ( 292 KB)
- Impact of Young Worker Injuries ( 1.72 MB)
- Roles & Responsibilities ( 1.21 MB)
- Resources ( 2.33 MB)
Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course
The Manitoba government has launched a new online Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course to teach youth the basics about workers’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities for safety and health in the workplace. Youth can now complete the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course online. The course is administered by the Manitoba government and was developed in partnership with SAFE Work Manitoba. The interactive course is based on Saskatchewan’s successful youth readiness course and is tailored for Manitoba. It will help aspiring young workers to:
- understand more about the work world and where to go for information about workplace safety and health;
- examine a pay statement;
- learn about workplace expectations and responsibilities and practice problem solving; and
- know workers’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities for keeping workplaces safe, and how to recognize and address common workplace hazards.
This new online training course will better prepare young Manitobans for entering the workforce and help keep them safe. The course replaces an outdated process where employers were required to apply for a government permit to hire a young worker between the ages of 13 and 15, regardless of type of work.
Information about the Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) and the following teacher resources are available on the SAFE Work Manitoba website:
- Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC)
- PowerPoint for Teachers
- YWRCC Modifiable Poster for Schools
Further information about the YWRCC can be found on the Employment Standards Young Employees Fact Sheet.
