Youth@Work—Talking Safety Curriculum for Miami-Dade County

The new Youth@Work—Talking Safety is a fun, free, and engaging curriculum that helps teachers and school/community-based job placement staff educate young people about the basics of job safety and health. The curriculum presents essential information and career-readiness skills through a focus on eight core competencies. The skills gained through the Talking Safety curriculum are transferable across industries and occupations and will help students stay safe and healthy at work now and throughout their lives.

Each of the four lessons is designed for a 55-minute class period. The curriculum is flexible and can easily be tailored to the needs of your students.

The following links contain the Talking Safety curriculum for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, and a companion video:

• Talking Safety Miami-Dade curriculum [PDF – 9 MB]
• Teacher PowerPoint Presentation
• Teen Workers: Real Jobs, Real Risks ( Mallory’s Story)

View other editions of the Youth@Work—Talking Safety curriculum.