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The Department of Labor posts special Web pages for young people,
both for those old enough to work and those not old
enough, that provide information on topics ranging from student volunteerism to
job safety.
The federal government, including the Department of Labor,
sponsors a wide variety of job training and job
placement assistance programs for America’s youth. The Department's
Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) is the primary agency responsible for such programs.
Youth Employment Rules:
YouthRules!
Web site that seeks
to promote positive and safe work experiences for young workers.
What Hours Can Youth
Work?
Specific information on permissible work hours for minor
employees.
How Many Hours Can Young
Workers Work?
Additional information on work hours.
How Many Hours Per Day Or
Per Week Can An Employee Work?
Additional information on work hours.
elaws Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) Advisor — Child Labor Rules
This Advisor
answers questions about workers and businesses that are subject to the FLSA's
child labor rules.
Career Planning & Training:
The Bureau of Labor
Statistics' Kids Page
Gives information about different careers and
their educational requirements. Written for a youth audience.
Women's Bureau Educational Page
Provides information about women in the workforce.
Department of Labor Educational
Resources
A collection of DOL Web pages for students and teachers.
Includes information about the long-term financial effects of
dropping out of high school and an
occupational handbook describing what
workers do on the job and the training and education needed for certain
occupations.
CareerVoyages
Features
information about the fastest growing industries and occupations with details
of skills and education required and job openings by area. Includes wage,
licensing requirements and growth rates for jobs in demand.
Youth Programs of the
Employment & Training Administration
Explore these pages and links
for up-to-date information about the Department's youth programs, initiatives
and directives, legislation and regulations, and other information working to
positively impact our nation's youth.
Job Corps
The
nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training
program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.
Youth
Opportunity Grant Program
Part of an effort to provide services to
youth, ages 14-21, living in high poverty areas. Funds are used to increase the
employment rate, high school graduation rate, and college enrollment rate in
six Native American, six rural, and 24 urban communities.
Youth
Formula-Funded Grant Programs
The Workforce Investment Act of 1988 (WIA)
provides funds to state and local areas to provide comprehensive services to
eligible youth, ages 14-21, in local communities. Services include tutoring,
study skills training, summer employment opportunities, and paid and unpaid
work experiences.
Americorps
The Corporation for National Service is the domestic version of the Peace
Corps, in which citizens volunteer for one year tutoring at-risk youth,
building housing, helping senior citizens live independently, and other
activities.
Student
Educational Employment Program
Federal employment opportunities for
students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment as degree seeking
students.
International
Labor Organization’s (ILO) Virtual Classroom on Child Labor
The
ILO's resources for
elementary,
high
school and college students, and their teachers.
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