Level Two Certificate - Employability

Overview

This Level Two NCFE qualification will develop your skills working with young people and demonstrate your employability to work across youth provision with a focus on quality practices and relational practice. This course is suitable for both young leaders, and new staff. It is a regulated accredited pathway with progression routes providing an opportunity to deliver the following:

  • Young Leaders
  • Employability
  • Leadership and Management

These programmes can also be linked to other qualifications and programmes, such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, meaning that young people are gaining dual accreditation when taking part in one programme. The programme will also provide a ‘pick and mix’ opportunity. Courses will be developed with organisations to ensure they meet their needs as well as ensuring young people gain an experiential learning opportunity.

Outcomes

Outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate professional work-based skills;
  • Understand the principles of working with young people;
  • Understand how to engage and work with young people in different settings;
  • Understand the youth sector;
  • Communicate and work effectively in settings with young people; and
  • Study and research an area of interest related to young people.

Qualifications and Credit Framework Level

This course is at QCF level 2.

Hours of learning

As an award this course involves 60 hours of total learning and gains you six level 2 credits. As a certificate this course involves 150 hours of total learning and gains you 15 level 2 credits.

 

Accreditation options

NCFE Employability award or certificate.

National Occupational Standards

This course will help you to evidence the following national occupational standards for youth work:

  • YW01 Initiate, build and maintain relationships with young people
  • YW02 Assist young people to learn and engage with the youth work process
  • YW03 Comply with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements when carrying out youth work
  • YW05 Enable young people to identify, reflect and use their learning to enhance their future development
  • YW06 Explore the concept of values and beliefs with young people
  • YW07 Apply youth work values and principles in group work
  • YW11 Plan, prepare and facilitate learning activities with young people
  • YW12 Manage resources with young people for youth work activities.

Cost

The award will cost £650 per learner for a group of 15 – 20.

The certificate will cost £1000 per learner for a group of 15 - 20.

You could apply to the National Lottery Awards for All England | The National Lottery Community Fund(tnlcommunityfund.org.uk) for potential funding to support your programme.

We can also accredit the course if you deliver the learning yourselves at a lower cost, please contact us for further details.

Module details

Dependent on the accreditation route taken.

Dates

This course will run on a bespoke basis, please enquire as to availability.

How to sign up

To register your interest in this course, or to discuss the course content further, please get in touch with us at training@ymcageorgewilliams.uk.