Foundation Degree
If you aspire to work with young people but don’t have much experience and are unsure of the role you want to undertake, then this foundation degree is an excellent route on which to start.
The course is designed to give you a grounding in the basics — the important things like how to relate to young people, to organise activities with them and to maximise their potential. It then supports you in finding out about the various career options and deciding on your way forward. There are opportunities to transfer to BA Youth Work if you want to become a professional youth worker or to progress to BA Integrated Youth Practice if you want to work in the young people’s substance misuse service, youth justice or advice and guidance.
The course will also give you the universal skills and knowledge needed to enable positive activities for young people. It will also provide you with the opportunity to develop specialist skills in, for example, performance or sport through participation in modules with other students who are specialising in these areas. These are wonderful vehicles for enhancing the development and inclusion of young people, and, indeed, for promoting your own development.
You will need to be in a placement or to work with young people throughout the course and will have an opportunity to work shadow in alternative settings.
Some of our modules
- Lifelong Learning
- Working with Young People
- Contemporary Culture and Community
- Youth Work Theory
- Advice and Guidance for Practitioners
- Substance Misuse
Benefits
- a qualification suited to the new world of integrated service delivery
- a chance to develop specialist skills
- strong links with employers in the region
Career paths
- a range of youth work roles in local authorities and the voluntary sector
- advice and guidance
- youth justice
- young people’s substance misuse services
Are there any placements for this course?
Concurrent placements are compulsory for students who are not already employed.
How will the course be assessed?
Assessment will include course work, work-based projects, reflective practice, project learning logs and observations of practice.
Entry requirements
- Points for Supporting Youth Practice: 120 UCAS points or equivalent experience and enhanced CRB clearance obtained through the University of Gloucestershire
Location
Francis Close Hall
Further Information
For further details contact:
The Courses Administrator
The Institute of Education and Public Services
Francis Close Hall Campus
Swindon Road,
Cheltenham.
GL50 4AZ
Tel : 01242 715138
Fax: 01242 714856
Email: sjrussell@glos.ac.uk