Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Youth and Community Work University of South Wales - Newport Campus, UK

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young people and communities? Youth and Community Work is a methodology. Taught in one classroom day a week, it teaches you a way of working with young people to find the best in them, support them as individuals to ultimately develop and thrive. Every young person deserves the chance to be the best version of themselves and this course teaches you how to do that.

The course has been co-written with employers from the field to ensure you are gaining the skills, knowledge and qualities that are essential to make you employable as a Youth and Community Worker. Lecturers are experienced and award-winning qualified youth workers who come from vast and varied young people focussed backgrounds. These include youth centres, working with children with disabilities, young carers, youth justice, education, outdoor learning, outreach and detached and many more bespoke projects. The learning will prepare you for a career working with children and young people in a range of settings, helping them to enhance their personal, social and educational development.

A third of the course is carried out in practice with opportunities for you to use employment where you work with young people between 11 and 25 years as your placement opportunity. If this is not possible, we have a dedicated placement officer to support you to find a placement in a wide range of settings. We have exceptional relationships with third sector organisations and local authorities to support this.

In the second year, there are optional modules to choose from which include Positive Youth Justice and Global Youth Work where there are additional opportunities for specialist learning and travel.

On successful completion of our youth work course, you’ll not only graduate with a degree, but with a professionally recognised qualification that is recognised UK-wide by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) and endorsed by Education and Training Standards Wales (ETS). Covering everything from Safeguarding to Informal Education methods and Facilitation skills, your study here will prepare you for this rewarding profession and career.