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JNC Youth Support Worker

Youth Support Worker

For those working in a supporting role to professionally qualified workers (often this is not an individuals' main career and they may do this work in the evenings in addition to their main job)


- QCF/RQF Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice (minimum 27 credits)
- QCF/RQF Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice (minimum 26 credits)

These courses are delivered locally so look on your local authority website under 'y' in the A-Z section to find contact details of your local Youth Service and manager. They will be able to provide details of youth work training available.

In Wales, the Agored Cymru level 2 & 3 qualifications are used by many local authorities
They are delivered locally by Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales

Some local authorities use other awarding organisations.

 

Wales update on current Youth Work Practice qualifications at Levels 2 & 3 (JNC Youth Support Worker) 2020


ALL JNC Youth Support Worker Qualifications - Wales and England

Minimum Level 3 Certificate – Youth Support Worker; Level 2 Certificate – Assistant Youth Support Worker 

Awarding Organisation Name 

Previous Name

Course Title 

Available From 

Available To 

Notes

Agored Cymru

SEG were ABC Awards

Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2020

31/Mar/2025

One qualification covering England and Wales

AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group

NOCN Group

OCN West Midlands

Open Awards

Prince’s Trust

Skills and Education Group (SEG) Awards

 

Agored Cymru

SEG were ABC Awards

Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2020

31/Mar/2025

One qualification covering England and Wales

AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group

NOCN Group

OCN West Midlands

Open Awards

Prince’s Trust

Skills and Education Group Awards

 

Agored Cymru

SEG were ABC Awards

Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2020

31/Mar/2025

One qualification covering England and Wales

AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group

NOCN Group

OCN West Midlands

Open Awards

Prince’s Trust

Skills and Education Group Awards

Pre-2020

ABC Awards

 

Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2015

31/Mar/2020

One qualification covering England and Wales

Agored Cymru 

AIM Awards

APT Awards

Certa

Laser Awards 

OCNWMR (West Midlands Region)

OCN London

NOCN

 

ABC Awards

 

Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2015

31/Mar/2020

One qualification covering England and Wales

Agored Cymru 

AIM Awards

APT Awards

Certa

Laser Awards 

OCNWMR (West Midlands Region)

OCN London

NOCN

 

ABC Awards

 

Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice

01/Apr/2015

31/Mar/2020

One qualification covering England and Wales

Agored Cymru 

AIM Awards

APT Awards

Certa

Laser Awards 

OCNWMR (West Midlands Region)

OCN London

NOCN

Pre-2015

Agored Cymru

 

* NVQ/VRQ in Youth Work Level 2 & 3 Certificate / Diploma 

2005

2015

Range of different qualifications some for England, some for Wales. Most would be on DaQW/ QIW/ Ofqual Register

City & Guids

 

ABC Awards

 

NOCN

 

Regional OCNs

 

 

Open University

 

Level 4 (90 Credit) Certificate Working with Young People

2005

2015

UK wide

City & Guilds Mg Training

 

NVQ Youth Work Level 2

2005

2006

Wales only

City & Guilds Mg Training

 

NVQ Youth Work Level 3

2005

2006

Wales only

Wales Youth Agency Staff College

 

OCN Level 4 (Foundation) Qualifying Practitioner Training

2003

2008

Wales only

University of Wales College Newport, Caerleon

 

Level 4 Foundation Course

2002

 

Wales only

North East Wales Institute (NEWI)**

 

Level 4 (20 Credit) Foundation Course

2003

2008

Wales mainly

Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS)/YMCA

 

Foundation Course

1998

2001

Wales only

WJEC*** 

 

Scheme for the Validation of Initial-Part-time Training

1990

1997

Wales only

Individual Local Authority pre 1996****

 

Bessey Course / Stage 1 Course

1970s

1990s

Wales only

 

* National Vocational Qualification or Vocationally Recognised Qualification in Youth Work: levels 2 and 3 Certificate and Diploma 2005-15; (these qualifications were offered by a range of accredited awarding organisations and listed on the Register of Qualifications/DAQW when these registers came into being. They would include, for example, Agored, NOCN, regional OCNs, ABC, City & Guilds plus others and could have slightly different titles)

** North East Wales Institute (NEWI) Level 4 (20 Credit) Foundation Course1999+: Cardiff & Swansea 2003-2008. Programmes under franchise arrangements with Flintshire, the North West Wales Training Consortium (Conwy, Ynys Mon & Gwynedd),  Neath and Port Talbot Training Consortium, Merthyr and Caerphilly Training Consortium, Vale of Glamorgan, Mg Training and, in England, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Training Consortium

*** WJEC Scheme for the Validation of Initial-Part-time Training 1990-1997: CWVYS (1995-2001); NEWI (1992-95); Clwyd (1990-97); Dyfed (1991-96); Gwent (1994-96); Gwynedd (1991-96); Mid Glamorgan (1992-96); Powys (1991-93 & 1995-96); South Glamorgan (1990-96); West Glamorgan (1990-96)

**** Local 'Bessey' Course / Stage 1 Course (1970s/80s/90s) - part-time youth workers could complete a regional or locally developed qualification which varied in complexity and volume.

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