Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Are you considering a career as a Youth worker? Youth workers find employment in schools, health centres, social service centres, and community or religious organisations. Youth workers support the personal development of young people and help them learn to be responsible young people.
This programme is designed to facilitate the learner to explore Youth Work with a view to re-skilling/up-skilling and exploring concepts and subject areas that may interest the learner in future programmes or employment. It will afford the learner opportunities to enhance their confidence and ability to develop the skills to reach their full potential as well as to further develop their interpersonal, team working, problem solving and time management skills, as appropriate, so that the learner is enabled to take responsibility for his/her own learning and to support progression including future participation in education and employment.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Working with People 5N1384
Work Experience 5N1356
Communications 5N0690
Care Provision and Practice 5N2705
Word Processing 5N1358
Understanding Youthwork 5N1366
Young People and Society 5N2002
Social Studies 5N1370
Courses are continually developed – content and specific award components are subject to change.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M4732 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
- Community and youth work projects.
- Community childcare opportunities.
- Intellectual disability services.
- Social care assistant (after further study).
- Voluntary organisations.