| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
Applications open from 1st April 2023
This part-time certificate course provides a high-quality youth work programme, enabling people working within the youth work sectors, whether private, voluntary or statutory, to gain additional skills and knowledge in response to the changing youth work context.
Mode of Study:
Blended LearningThe classes will be delivered via blended learning including a series of monthly workshops on Saturdays throughout the academic year September to May. The specific timetable for the academic year 2023/24 will be issued to all applicants in due course.
Applications open from 1st April 2023.
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Applications System. This course is listed under
Adult Learning & CPD Courses Application
.
Please visit our How to Apply page for Application tips and Supporting Documents information.
Assessment is by means of a combination of written assignments, online exercises, project work and practical assignments.
Program Outline
Course Outline
The course has been designed in collaboration with organisations/employers in the wider youth work sector to ensure that participants are equipped to work in a variety of settings. As a part-time course, using blended learning methods, participants can structure their learning and study time while working in a youth work environment.
The course is conducted on a modular basis over one year. The blended learning methods of delivery involve a combination of online, flexible and face-to-face learning provision. The course is innovative for promoting active learning in the workplace, with assessments based on real-life situations in a youth work environment. The course is devised on a modular, credit basis, where each module carries a specific number of credits. The Certificate in Youth Work Practice carries an overall credit weighting of 15 ECTS.
Modules:
SP127 Understanding Communities (10 ECTS)
This module seeks to provide an understanding of the main themes and initiatives that characterise community development. The key principles of community development theory and their application to various types of community setting are explored. It also aims to provide participants with the practical skills and training necessary to enable them to work effectively with communities.SP147 Youth & Society (5 ECTS)
This module focuses on the life-stage of young person’s popularly and universally referred to as youth. Youth are duly recognized as a group who hold potential for great prospects in their personal and public lives. This life-stage development differs for all youth. Race, class, religion, gender and disability are dominant factors impacting on their life chances, educational experiences, vocational choices and potential. The critical debates around the reciprocity of youth and society are, therefore, located within the constitution of the family and the contexts of community and society.See 2021/22 CYW1 Timetable for this years module dates.
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
There are many career opportunities open to graduates of the Certificate in Youth Work Practice as it offers a solid practical and theoretical understanding of the youth work sectors, whether private, voluntary or statutory.
Who’s Suited to This Course
This course has been devised for:
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