Youth Work Practice Diploma L3 (22/23)

The AIM Qualification Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice is designed to prepare learners to lead work with young people in a range of youth work settings. This qualification is suitable for employees who deliver operational youth work and who undertake duties on their own initiative or who have supervisory responsibility for small projects, such as one night a week clubs. Learners will develop their knowledge, understanding and skills in the following: The values, core principles and current policies relating to youth work, Intervention strategies in youth work settings, The principles, knowledge and skills needed for work-based practice, Working with challenging behaviour, Work-based and reflective practice .

Students will need a good level of English to complete the written units. All students must have access to a real work environment in a youth work setting, where they can undertake at least 80 hours of work experience in a youth work environment paid or unpaid. This qualification is suitable for employees who deliver operational youth work and who undertake duties on their own initiative or who have supervisory responsibility for small projects, such as one night a week clubs.

All work will be set by the college and marked with a pass / fail, students will produce a portfilo evidence which is externally varified.

All students will be asked to submit a short written piece and attend an interview before being able to enrol on the course, to assess their ability to engage with the course material.

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The Youth Work Practice Diploma is an ideal qualification for learners who wish to build on a career is supporting young people with diverse backgrounds and support needs. This part time course is aimed at those already working with young people who wish to add further training and gain a level 3 qualification.

Students who complete this course would be able to progress onto a Degree in youth work.