This qualification is suitable 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.

Learners will develop their knowledge, understanding and skills in the following: ? The values, core principles and current policies relating to youth work ? Intervention strategies in youth work settings ? The principles, knowledge and skills needed for work-based practice ? Working with challenging behaviour ? Work-based and reflective practice.

This qualification aims to develop youth work practitioners who can meet the needs of young people and employers in the youth work field as recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for youth and community workers.