Youth work is one of the most complex and rewarding careers, and it requires a range of skills and specific knowledge, from interpersonal to organisational and policy/legal.

This qualification reflects that. It is designed to develop the skill set, knowledge base and critical aptitudes youth workers require to create and facilitate programs for young people. It focuses on the various aspects of social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental, and protection issues affecting young people.

Youth work is undertaken through either community or government agencies and/or providers specifically targeting services at the young.

Typically, youth workers will be:

• Responsible for implementing the policies and guidelines of the employing organisation
• Largely self-directed, with autonomous decision-making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager

As a youth worker you will also:

• Engage with youth on many levels
• Be able to recognise and respond to crisis situations
• Know when to refer clients to third party service providers

This certificate provides you with the solid grounding you need, and is a gateway to a diverse, challenging and ultimately rewarding career.

This qualification covers workers who develop and facilitate programs for young people through a range of community based programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental and protection needs of young people.

This work may be undertaken through employment in community, government and welfare agencies and workers will be:

• Responsible for implementing policies and guidelines of the employing organisation
• Largely self directed with fairly autonomous decision making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager.
  

Occupational titles may include:

• Community development worker (youth)
• Youth and family resource officer
• Youth and family service worker
• Recreational youth activities worker
• Youth case worker
• Residential care worker
• Youth housing support worker
• Support worker residential
• Youth worker

• Online
• Full time
• Part time
• Traineeship

Assessment may consist of

• written answers to questions
• role plays
• project
• holistic assessment
• vocational placement
• recognition of prior learning

Evidence may be

• written
• audio recordings
• video recordings
• observation
• Zoom recording
• interview
• documents

Note that part of the practical assessment for this course is assessed during the vocational placement. You must successfully pass the vocational placement to achieve an outcome of “competent” for this course.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Please note, to complete vocational placement to finalise the qualification, students will be required to obtain one or more of the following clearances dependent on the organisation, DCSI Clearance, NDIS Working Clearance and/or Police Clearance.

All students will engage in a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) activity to evaluate potential support requirements. Students who are funded are required to complete an alternative and similar activity.

Course consists of 18 units … 14 core units and 4 electives. Assessment activities will include holistic assessment activities as well as 35hr (minimum) vocational placement at which you will demonstrate your learned skills.

Electives for the alternative pathways are provided on request.

Fees vary due to government funding options available for some courses. Please contact us to confirm course fees.

Options may include:

• Fee for Service
• Concession
• SkillingSA
• Smart and Skilled
• JobTrainer

• Full time – up to 12 months
• Part time – up to 24 month