Know the Deal video competition

2010 Know the Deal video competition winners

Win cash prizes!

Have fun while learning essential information about starting work.

The Know the Deal video competition helps you learn about workplace rights and responsibilities, while meeting syllabus outcomes.

Open to all Year 7-10 NSW secondary school students.

Prizes

NSW Metropolitan winners:

1st Prize - $500 for student or student group and $1,000 for their school
2nd Prize - $250 for student or student group and $500 for their school
3rd Prize - $150 for student or student group and $250 for their school

NSW Country winners:

1st Prize - $500 for student or student group and $1,000 for their school
2nd Prize - $250 for student or student group and $500 for their school
3rd Prize - $150 for student or student group and $250 for their school

All entries must be received by 20 August 2010.

Winners will be announced by the NSW Minister for Industrial Relations and winning entries displayed on this website.

Competition Task

You can work by yourself or in a group (maximum four students per group).

You are to produce a video advertisement (no more than 2 minutes in length) which delivers at least one key message about workplace rights and promotes the 'Young people at work' website.

The audience for your video will be young people aged between 14-20 years.

Please be as creative as possible. You can use humour, animation and maybe some acting skills. You might even want to compose your own music or song as a backdrop to the video*.

The video advertisement MUST:

mention the 'Know the Deal' branding/logo in some way (this brand appears on the home page of the 'Young people at work' website).
promote the web address - www.youngpeopleatwork.nsw.gov.au
use the information contained in the Looking for work, Got the job or Leaving the job channels on the website to highlight at least one key workplace message that young people need to know when starting work.

As part of your entry, you should provide a short summary (no more than 200 words) telling the judges why you picked your chosen message and how you went about developing your video idea.

Judging criteria

The judges will take into account:

How creatively and originally the video promotes the 'Young people at work' website.
How clearly the video conveys the workplace message(s) contained in your chosen topic section (Looking for work, Got the job or Leaving the job) on the website.
How well the video communicates to a youth audience.

*Please ensure that any music or images that you use are copyright and royalty free.