Practical Tools

Title:	Managing the Risks of Work-based Learning: A Resource Guide
Date:	1998
Media:	Guide
Publisher:	National School-to-Work Office Washington, DC
Address:	400 Virginia Ave., SW, Rm. 210,
	Washington, DC, 20024
Contact:	National STW Learning and Information Center
Telephone:	800/251-7236
Fax:	202/401-6211
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This National School-to-Work Office guide examines a process for managing the risks to students, schools, and employers when students go into the workplace. The risks discussed include the risk: of injury to students, of harm caused by students in the workplace, and of liability for noncompliance with laws related to the employment of minors. The hope and expectation are that with the aid of this resource: schools and employers will be better informed about the necessity and the means of protecting students from harm; more employers will be encouraged to provide work-based learning opportunities; and school districts will be better able to devise risk management plans that address work-based learning and service learning.