Certificate IV in Youth Work

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.

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Key details

Degree Type

Certificate

Duration

1 year full-time

Course Code

CHC40413

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

Domestic Fees

$3,519 per year / $3,519 total

About this course

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.

Entry requirements

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.

Study locations

Moorabbin

What you will learn

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.

Career pathways

youth worker
recreational youth activities worker (youth)
community development worker (youth)
crisis accommodation support worker (youth)
residential youth worker
youth outreach
youth support worker
youth welfare worker (Schools)