Certificate
The Certificate IV in Youth Work will provide you with the skills and knowledge to enable you to support and engage with young people at risk, as a youth worker.
Students must be 18 years of age at course commencement and are required to produce a valid Working with Children Check and a satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement of the course.
Prior to enrolment or commencement of training you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment and a pre-training interview.
These will assist with determining your suitability to the course, verify your training plan, and identify any learning support needs.
Applicants will need to be able to obtain a valid Working with Children Check, a National Police Check, and you may be required to apply for an NDIS Worker Screening Check prior to course commencement.
The course will provide skills and training in listening and understanding young people's problems and counselling them around the areas they are struggling with.
You'll learn the skills to interact and work with the families and guardians of children and teens, to arrive at the best possible outcomes for your young client's welfare.
The course will teach you:
- to understand and work with a variety of cultural perspectives, and promote the health and safety of young people living in these communities.
- key relationship and trust building skills.
- how to assess young people, respond to their needs and link them in with services that will assist them and meet their needs.
- encourage youth participation, and help young people to connect with people and communities that will have a positive and healthy impact on their lives.
- how to respond to critical situations, and work with youth who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness.
- understand, work with and support young people struggling with mental health issues.
After building foundation skills in semester one, semester two will see you complete a project that will take you out of the classroom and provide you with an opportunity to work directly with young people.
Supported by our qualified teachers with youth work experience, you will participate in running group sessions to help engage and build rapport with young people.
You may be able to reduce the number of units to be studied in your chosen course by measuring skills acquired through work, life experiences or qualifications obtained from formal studies or training. AQF qualifications and statements of attainment issued by another registered training organisation will be recognised by Holmesglen. Read more about Recognition of Prior Learning, Credits and Advanced Standing.