Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGDip: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Our course will increase your professional opportunities in the rapidly changing area of youth and community work, and support you in becoming a force for change. It is professionally validated by the National Youth Agency on behalf of the Joint Negotiating Committee, meaning you will achieve a nationally recognised, professional qualification, and will enhance your existing skills as well as develop new ones that might be needed when working in community development or youth work.
You will participate in a rich and culturally diverse learning environment and undertake two challenging placements – one of which may be an international placement. You will grow your understanding of current management theory and practice, Government policy and competing welfare ideologies, as well as fundamental skills and values which underpin professional practice.
You’ll have the chance to critically analyse and examine recent developments, to share experiences with colleagues from a range of related settings, and to further your own education and professional development. In addition, there is the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of practitioner research, which will benefit your future employment as well as preparing you for our MA Community & Youth Studies.
Applicants should normally have at least a second class honours degree.
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Theres high demand for the professional skills youll gain on our course, and youll be able to apply them in a diverse range of jobs. These include working with young offenders and those at risk of offending, young people not in education, employment or training, sexual health projects, harm reduction projects, crime prevention, housing support and hostel work, and mentoring in schools and colleges.
– Youth Worker
– Community Development Worker
– Social Worker
Ethics, Principles and Practice of Youth Work and Community Development
Critically explore and reflect on theories and practice approaches located within youth work and community development.
Gain an overview of recent Government policy, and its impact on professional practice, critically analysing this in relation to the values and ethics of youth and community development.
Lean the underpinning knowledge and skills to engage with individuals and groups, critically understanding the tensions between the values of youth and community work, and
Gain an understanding of the challenges faced by managers and leaders in a complex and changing professional context. You will critically understand the tensions between the values of youth and community work and the current, mainstream approaches to management and leadership.
Your opportunity to meet the professional practice requirements of the PSRB by undertaking and passing placements in two settings.
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