What you will learn

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• Explore theories and emerging research about youth development and youth identity formation
• Gain an understanding of the concepts of youth culture and subcultures, the impact of globalisation, and social and technical change on young people
• Develop communication strategies and skills in order to maintain mutually respectful relationships with young people
• Explore the impact of risk taking behaviours in young people and identify tools and strategies to screen, assess and manage risk in the provision of youth development services
• Discuss ethical codes and conventions in developing a professional identity
• Gain skills in supporting youth participation in order to support young people’s positive and sustainable social development
• Learn how to manage and best respond to situations of crisis
• Develop your abilities to design, innovate, deliver and co-create programmes and initiatives for young people and the wider community
• Mentor a novice youth practitioner
• For Wellington students this programme will be taught at the Whitireia campus in Porirua
• We offer Certificate of Interest and Certificate of Proficiency courses that can be taken as a one-off professional development opportunity by anyone in the sector practice

 

Career options

• Youth development expert
• Youth worker
• Community development worker
• Youth minister
• Case manager
• Sports coordinator
• Policy advisor
• Youth centre manager