Program Overview

BSc (Hons) - Youth Work Degree Apprenticeship

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Youth Work Degree Apprenticeship is a work-based training program designed for individuals employed in a Youth Work setting for at least 30 hours a week. The program combines on-the-job and off-the-job training to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required to meet the occupational duties of a professional Youth Worker.

Course Structure

The program is divided into three years, with each year consisting of three terms. The curriculum is underpinned by the National Youth Agency (Professional, Statutory and Regulatory body for Youth Work) guidance, the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Youth Work, and Apprenticeship standards.

Year One

• Developing Academic Writing and Reflective Practice
• The Relational Youth Worker
• Informal Educational Principles
• Values and Principles in Youth Work
• Social and Political Influences on Policy and Practice

Year Two

• Contemporary Issues: Targeted and Universal Curricula in Youth Work
• Impact and Outcomes in Youth Work
• Equality, Diversity and Equity in Practice
• Collective Action and Group Work
• Negotiated Learning

Year Three

• Youth Work as a Collaborative Practice
• Leadership and Change
• Funding Youth Work: Value and Values
• Managing Self and Others
• Professional Development
• End Point Assessment
• Youth Worker Apprenticeship Gateway

Teaching & Assessment

Learning takes place both at the University and in the workplace, using real work-based activities to inform and evidence learning. Assessments include work-based projects and experience or other assignments, drawing on knowledge of and experience in the workplace.

Entry Requirements

• GCSE Maths and English at grade 4/C or above or equivalent
• UCAS Points 96-112
• Apprentices should have a minimum of Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths

Funding

Government funding rules require that an apprentice must:

• Have the right to live and work in the UK
• Be in employment
• Be paid at least the legal minimum wage
• Have a contract of employment covering the full duration of the apprenticeship from start to planned EPA date
• Have a written and signed agreement for the apprenticeship with their employer

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year.

Career Outcomes

A JNC Youth Worker has a wealth of opportunities to access, and can work across a diverse range of sectors, within frontline and strategic roles, from statutory, public, and voluntary sectors as well as an emerging social enterprise opportunities and crossing into educational and health provisions.