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Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Course in Derby

Cost£2,882.00
Duration36 weeks
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryWork based
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Level 3 The Children and Young People's Workforce Course. Work-based training at your workplace. You train while working, volunteering, or on placement in a role with children or young people. The course runs over 36 weeks. You build knowledge and practical skills together, demonstrating competence in your day-to-day work. The children and young people's workforce qualification covers child development, safeguarding, communication, and supporting wellbeing. It suits a range of roles across early years, youth work, and residential care settings.

Who this course is for

Anyone who works or wants to work in the children and young people’s workforce.

Entry requirements

You will need to be working, volunteering or on practical placement in a suitable job role as you need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

What you will learn

  • You'll understand how to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
  • You'll learn how to support children's and young people's health, safety, and wellbeing.
  • You'll develop skills in communicating effectively with children, young people, and their families.
  • You'll understand child and young person development across different age ranges.
  • You'll learn how to support positive outcomes for children and young people.
  • You'll understand your responsibilities around equality, diversity, and inclusion in practice.
  • You'll develop knowledge of professional roles, responsibilities, and reflective practice in the workforce.

How you will learn

You learn on the job. Assessment takes place in your workplace through observation of your practice, professional discussions, and a portfolio of evidence showing your competence in both knowledge and skills. You'll need to be in a working, volunteering, or placement role throughout the course so that assessors can observe you directly in context.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Derby College The Roundhouse will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Youth support worker: supporting young people in community or residential settings.
  • Early years practitioner: working in nurseries, pre-schools, or children's centres.
  • Teaching assistant: supporting children's learning in school settings.
  • Residential childcare worker: providing care in children's homes or supported housing.
  • Family support worker: helping families access services and build parenting skills.
  • Play worker: delivering play and leisure activities for children and young people.
  • Learning mentor: guiding young people with additional needs or barriers to learning.

What you could study next

Level 3 Early Years Educator (various awarding bodies): deepens specialist knowledge for nursery and pre-school roles, and is recognised in statutory staffing ratios. Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training: useful if you move toward a teaching or training role. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services: for those moving into senior or management positions in children's services.

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