The Youth and Community Work team at The University of Wales, Newport has been training and educating students to work with young people for over ten years. As a result of their skills and experience in delivering professional training courses, many positions in local authorities, councils, youth centres and voluntary organisations in South Wales and further afield are filled by graduates from the Youth and Community Work courses delivered here.
After completing one of the following courses you will be well prepared to join them in a wide range of positions and organisations across the youth and community work sector. Choosing a course at Newport will give you:
- Opportunities to gain theoretical knowledge;
- Increased networking across the youth work sector with colleagues and students;
- Additional experiences of working with young people in professional placements across the youth and community sector including youth justice and sporting placement opportunities;
- Contact with highly qualified academics that have the practical hands on experience as a result of their careers as youth work practitioners, academics and working within the voluntary sector.
If you are passionate about helping your community and making a difference to the lives of young people, then find the course that’s right for you at Newport and get working with young people!
In addition to BA (Hons) Youth and Community Work, the University also offers the two following specialist pathways as alternatives:
- BA (Hons) Youth and Community Work (Sport Pathway)
- BA (Hons) Youth and Community Work (Youth Justice Pathway)
Find out more about what these exciting course have to offer by visiting the following pages:
Course information page
Work experience and employability
Additional course information