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NCFE CACHE Level 4 Certificate in Professional Development (Youth Work)
Ref:
610/2080/1
Sector:
Health, Public Services and Care, Health and Social Care
Registration & certification fee:
£72.50
Level:
Level 4
Minimum entry age:
19
GLH:
90
TQT:
150
Credit value:
15
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About this qualification
This qualification develops the knowledge and skills needed when working in youth work. It contains both mandatory and optional units, allowing learners to tailor the qualification to meet their needs, interests, preferred progression paths and the context of their job role. It is designed to support professional development when working alongside young people.
Nested qualification
No.
Who is it suitable for?
This qualification is designed for those engaged directly in youth work or through multi-agency work, such as social workers, police officers, emergency services, teachers and those who work within the youth service.
What are the entry requirements?
Learners should be over the age of 19 at the time of commencing the qualification and hold a formal level 3 qualification, either in youth work or within their own discipline area. Due to the level of this qualification, it is recommended that learners have English skills to at least GCSE level or level 2 equivalent.
How is this qualification structured?
This qualification has 1 mandatory unit and 22 optional units.
How is it assessed?
This qualification is internally assessed and externally quality assured.
How many credits are required to complete it?
Learners are required to successfully achieve 5 credits from the mandatory unit and 10 credits from the optional units. A minimum of 10 credits must be achieved at level 4.
How long will it take to complete this qualification?
Learners can usually complete this qualification in a year or less.
Do you need to be working to take this qualification?
Yes, learners should be working in an appropriate youth work environment and working with young people within their role and discipline.
Career opportunities
• social worker
• police officer
• emergency services
• teacher
• youth service worker
Funding for our qualifications
Find out more about funding for this and other qualifications on our funding page.
Support materials
Mandatory qualification information
Qualification specification (PDF) (PDF | 723 KB)
Qualification specification (Word) (DOCX | 525 KB)
Additional qualification information
Qualification factsheet (PDF | 123 KB)
Teaching/delivery guidance
Qualification Tutor Guidance (PDF | 2221 KB)
Support Handbook
Support Handbook (PDF | 327 KB)
Unit breakdown
Mandatory units
Introduction to Professional Development (Youth Work) (F/650/5229)
Optional units
Conflict Transformation and Trauma-Informed Practice in Youth Work (K/650/5230)
Critical Youth Work Practice: Exploring Gendered Worlds (L/650/5231)
Critical Youth Work Practice: Opening Up Gendered Worlds (M/650/5232)
Detached Youth Work (T/650/5234)
Digital Youth Work (D/650/5237)
Leadership and Management in Youth Work (L/650/5240)
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Youth Work (R/650/5242)
Race, Racism and Their Relationship to Youth Work (T/650/5243)
Strength-Based Approaches to Youth Work Practice (Y/650/5244)
Exploring the Theoretical Underpinnings of Therapeutic Youth Work (A/650/5245)
Exploring Therapeutic Youth Work in Practice (D/650/5246)
Youth Work and Disability (F/650/5247)
Youth Work and Faith (H/650/5248)
Youth Work and LGBTQIA+ (J/650/5249)
Youth Work and Local Strategy, Local Youth Partnerships and Related Structures (M/650/5250)
Youth Work and Social Pedagogy in Children's Social Care (R/650/5251)
Youth Work and Social Work (T/650/5252)
Youth Work and Youth Justice (Y/650/5253)
Youth Work Approaches to Violence, Gangs and Exploitation (A/650/5254)
Youth Work Approaches to Working in the Secure Estate (D/650/5255)
Youth Work in Formal Education (F/650/5256)
Youth Work, Participation and Democracy (H/650/5257)