Level 3 (Diploma) Technical Occupational Entry in Youth Support Work

Course Overview

The development of the SEG Awards Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Youth Support Work (Diploma) has been led by the National Youth Agency in consultation with Awarding Organisations and with industry experts. This qualification contains units which provide opportunities for learners to develop the underpinning knowledge and work skills required to competently carry out the role of Assistant Youth Support Worker at Level 2 and Youth Support Worker at Level 3, whether in paid employment or in the voluntary sector.

This qualification aims to provide practitioners with a qualification that embraces National Occupational Standards for Youth Work and their mandatory competencies containing knowledge requirements and levels of skill.

There are 9 mandatory units within this qualification to ensure learners are well equipped to progress onto further training opportunities or work in a variety of settings.

The key areas covered in this qualification include:

• Principles of Youth Work
• Safeguarding in a Youth Work Setting
• Young People’s Development
• Engaging and Communicating with Young People
• Group Work in a Youth Work Setting
• Working with Behaviour that Challenges in a Youth Work Setting
• Reflective Practice in a Youth Work Setting
• Anti-Discriminatory Practice in a Youth Work Setting
• Work-based Practice in Youth Work

For those studying the SEG Awards Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Youth Support Work (Diploma) there is a requirement that across the programme learners must undertake 80 hours of work experience in a Youth Work environment (paid or unpaid) throughout their learning journey. Learners must have access to a real work environment for most of the units.

Who is aimed at? 
This course is designed for individuals employed as youth workers or in voluntary youth support worker settings, requiring a minimum commitment of 6 hours per week.

• Learning method:
  Duration: 12 months.
• Tutor-led Delivery.
• Blended learning encompasses online sessions, Interactive group workshops,
• Practical observations and assessments and professional discussions.

Become a JNC-recognised Youth Support Worker, access diverse roles, and advance into higher education with this accredited diploma.