This Postgraduate Diploma Youth and Community Work (Initial Qualifying) programme has been designed to reflect the professional, policy, social and cultural contexts that youth work within the UK, is currently engaged. This course is for you if you are a graduate from a relevant academic background and profession looking to gain a JNC professional qualification in Youth Work and a Postgraduate/ MA qualification. You may be an experienced youth worker but not yet hold a JNC professional qualification. This postgraduate programme meets the professional development needs of a growing statutory and voluntary social and education sector that embraces, for example, professionals working in youth work, community development, health, education, social care and youth justice. At the University of South Wales, you will study 6 modules. You may then exit with a Postgraduate Diploma, or remain on the programme to complete your dissertation or internship and critical report and achieve the MA Working for Children and Young People. The additional strengths at the University of South Wales include its focus on the development of critical thinking and leadership skills and a greater understanding of the policy and practice context of this specific area of professional work. The focus on ethics, reflection and safeguarding complements this and the opportunity to both study, and directly experience, European models of practice with and for children and young people adds a further unique and interesting aspect to the programme. The programme is endorsed by Education Training Skills Cymru (ETS). As a student on the programme you will study the following core modules: * Principles, Practice and Professional Foundations of Youth Work * Ethics, Reflection and Safeguarding * Social Pedagogy * Professional Placement (180 hours) and linked teaching. * Alternative Professional Placement (120 hours) and linked teaching. Plus one of the following two optional modules: * Managing and Leading Interdisciplinary Teams * Research Methods and Project Management If you go on to the MA Working for Children and Young People you will also complete a Dissertation (20,000 words) or Internship and Critical Report (15,000 words)

Our graduates will be well placed to seek advancement in their own professional areas or seek a change of employment.