Youth Work Practice NOCN L3 Certificate
at Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Oldham · local authority
What the college says
Greater Manchester residents only. The NOCN Level 3 Certificate Youth Work Practice is designed to prepare learners to lead work with young people in a range of youth work settings. It is suitable for learners who need minimal support. This is for employees who deliver operational youth work and who undertake duties on their own initiative or who have supervisory responsibility for small projects, such as one night a week clubs. Workers with these responsibilities will receive leadership and operational guidance from professionally qualified youth workers.
What you need to get on
There are no formal entry requirements for learners undertaking this qualification. However, you are expected to be at, or working towards, a Level 2 English. A pre-enrolment, informal interview, by phone, to check your suitability and eligibility will take place with an advisor. Learners studying the Level 3 Certificate must undertake work experience of 60 and 80 hours respectively, in a youth work environment (paid or unpaid) throughout their learning journey.
How you are assessed
Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
OLDHAM LIBRARY & LIFELONG LEARNING CENTRE
GREAVES STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 1AL
EveningClassroom basedCheck the journey
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