Course Overview
As a Youth Worker, you have the chance to change the trajectory of a young person’s life. This practical, industry-relevant course builds your confidence to offer advice and support around housing, education, and social and work skills, helping at-risk youth and their families move towards a more stable future.
By offering advice and support to those who may be, or already are, at risk means that the youth of tomorrow will have a better chance of gaining an education, increasing their social and work skills, or providing their families with suitable accommodation.
Who's It For?
This course is suited to those who want to work with young people at a level where they are making decisions about their care. It is applicable to people from all sorts of backgrounds, including:
- Those seeking a fresh start in a rewarding profession
- Teachers, nurses, ministers of religion, corrective services officers, and administrators wanting to acquire youth work skills as an adjunct to their core profession
- Those with no background in the sector
Applicants must be over 21 and have completed Year 12 or a Certificate III to enrol.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Youth worker
- Youth program coordinator
- Residential youth care worker
- Youth outreach worker
- Case worker in a community service
What You'll Learn
- Analyse how someone's background changes the way a service reaches them
- Plan programs around that analysis instead of running the same thing for everyone
- Advocate for a young person's housing, schooling or health needs with the agencies that control them
- Assess risk and decide when a situation has moved beyond what your service can handle
- Build networks with the other organisations a young person may need
- Reflect on your own reactions when a case gets difficult
Recognition
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration Study Load
12 months full-time. Part-time and self-paced study is also available, with the option to spread study over up to five years. The course comprises 21 units.
Delivery
This course is delivered fully online. Students can progress through their studies at their own pace from home. The Institute website provides access to the My.AIPC Student Portal, where students can download electronic versions of workbooks, complete and upload activities for marking, and access e-learning functions.
Practical components can be completed through various means, including one-on-one or small group sessions with a private assessor, online group workshops, via Zoom/Skype, or by uploading a video demonstration of skills. Private assessors are available in numerous regional areas across Australia.
Entry Requirements
- Must be over the age of 21 to enrol.
- Completed Year 12, or
- Completed a Certificate III qualification, or
- Have at least 3 years of sufficient life experience (work or study), if over 21 years of age.
Course Features
- Fully online, self-paced study from home
- 21 units comprising practical, industry-relevant content
- 12-month full-time completion (faster than most diplomas at this level)
- Part-time and self-paced options available (up to five years)
- Unlimited access to the Institute's Toll Free 1300 Study Assistance Line (9am–5pm EST, Monday to Friday) with degree-qualified education advisers
- Access to the My.AIPC Student Portal for workbooks, activity uploads, online education adviser contact, and a Knowledge Base
- Private assessors available in numerous regional areas across Australia
- Option to complete practical components via Zoom/Skype, video upload, or in-person with an assessor
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Student Support Centres located in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast & Northern Rivers, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth
Work Placement
A minimum of 100 hours of work placement in a youth work setting is required. Certain units also require the demonstration of specific skills before placement. Practical components can be completed through one-on-one or small group sessions with a private assessor, online group workshops, via Zoom/Skype, or by uploading a video demonstration of skills.
Subjects
About Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) is Australia’s largest and longest-established educator of Counsellors. Our specialist training programs include our acclaimed Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling, and Master of Counselling. All our programs are government and industry-accredited.
We are an organisation founded on the principle of enabling people to help others. At the very heart of our logo, designed three decades ago, is the statement “Caring for people.” That’s the core of what we do, and that’s why our work matters.
RTO Provider Number: 0670 | Institute of Higher Education: Provider ID PRV12083.
