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Youth and Community Work (Youth Work)

Study level:
Undergraduate
Awarded by:
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Course summary

The course is professionally endorsed by Education Training Standards (ETS) Wales and recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth & Community Workers.

The course is designed for youth and community workers who wish to extend their understanding, skills and competence as informal educators and gain a nationally recognised professional qualification in youth and community work.

All our lectures are undertaken in small cohorts (usually no more than 35 students) and delivered by qualified staff who have significant experience in youth and community work. Students are on placement throughout the course in a wide variety of youth and community settings.

Youth and community workers play a central role in today’s society, working in a wide range of formal and informal educational settings, supporting individuals’ personal and social development and enabling them to realise their potential.

This course helps students to develop their critical faculties, giving them a deeper understanding of social inclusion, empowerment and the nature of society, allowing them to develop skills that will enable them to engage effectively in a key role in the community.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
X320
Institution code:
C20
Campus name:
Cardiff Met - Cyncoed
Campus Code:
2

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff

104 points to include minimum BCC

A level

Grade combinations totalling 104 points considered with a minimum BCC

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM

Access to HE Diploma

Pass the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at level 3 to reach a minimum of 104 points, grade combinations accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - D*D

Scottish Advanced Higher

Grade combinations totalling 104 points considered with a minimum DD

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

A minimum tariff of 24 from Higher Level subjects

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

104 points from at least 3 A levels or equivalent to include minimum grades BCC. Skills Challenge Certificate accepted as the third subject

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

104 points with a minimum of two H2 grades. Minimum grade H4 considered within points

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Five GCSEs at grade C or above/grade 4 or above to include English Language and Maths. For Welsh applicants we will accept either GCSE Mathematics or Mathematics-Numeracy. Five Scottish National 5 subjects at grade C or above to include English Language and Maths.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - MMM

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D

T Level - Pass (C and above)

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6No element lower than 5.5. Academic IELTS test required.
PTE Academic52No element lower than 51
TOEFL (iBT)72TOEFL Internet required.
Cambridge English AdvancedLevel B2Minimum 169 (no element lower than 162)

Historical entry grades data

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9250Year 1
Northern Ireland£9250Year 1
Scotland£9250Year 1
Wales£9250Year 1
Channel Islands£9250Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9250Year 1
EU£16000Year 1
International£16000Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For additional costs relating to this programme, please refer to https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/additionalcosts

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