Accredited Level 2 Award in Youth Work Principles
This qualification is for those who wish to begin working or volunteering with young people in a range of youth work settings in England.
Qualification Number: 603/5589/X
Introduction to the Level 2 Youth Work Award
Reaching Your Goals the SMART Way
Your Learning Plan- Introduction
Unit criteria: Young People’s Development (YPD)
Introduction to Young People's Development
YPD1 (Theory 1): Development During Adolescence
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development Theory (You Tube Video with Disney References)
Erikson's 8 Stages of Development
Piaget’s Intellectual Development Theory-Interactive Activity
YPD1 (Theory 2)
Submit YPD1 Worksheet
Submit Information About Your Organisation
YPD2: Theories of Adolescent Development
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YPD3: Completing Your Worksheet
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Unit Criteria-Safeguarding in a Youth Work Setting (SYW)
Introduction to Safeguarding in a Youth Work Setting
SYW 1.1: Defining the terms “child protection” and “safeguarding”.
Safeguarding interactive
SYW 1.2: Safeguarding legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures relevant to your own organisation.
SYW 1.3-1.4: Your organisation’s child protection policies and procedures and how your organisation’s safeguarding policies and procedures influence your practice.
SYW 1.5: The boundaries of confidentiality when working with young people.
SYW1 Slides
Submit Worksheet SYW1
SYW 2.1-2.2: Child protection and safeguarding support agencies and forms of abuse and their characteristics.
Know The Signs - Emma's Story - A Victim's Perspective of Child Sexual Exploitation
SYW 2.3: Forms of exploitation and their characteristics.
SYW 2.4-2.5: Your organisation’s safeguarding officer and policies and procedures for keeping staff and volunteers safe.
Submit Worksheet SYW2
SYW 3.1: Part 1-Health and safety risk assessment risk benefit processes used in a youth work setting, including assessing behaviour and needs of an individual young person or group of young people.
Inside Your Brain Video
Submit Worksheet SYW3.1
SYW 3.1: Part 2-Minimising Risks.
SYW 3.2: Part 2-Developing a health and safety risk assessment risk benefit analysis of work areas including off-site visits.
SYW 3.2: Part 1-Risk assessment in a youth work setting.
Submit Worksheet SYW3.2 - ONSITE Risk Assessment (1)
Submit Worksheet SYW3.2 - OFFSITE Risk Assessment (2)
SYW 4: Internet Safety
Submit Worksheet SYW4
Safeguarding Quiz
SYW 5.1-5.2: How youth work can protect and support young people and how the purposes and principles of youth work align with child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures.
SYW 5.3-5.4: Ways to support and empower young people to manage personal risk and challenges when implementing safeguarding procedures in a youth work setting.
Submit Worksheet SYW5
Introduction to the Theory of Youth work
Unit Criteria: Theory of Youth Work (TYW)
Community Research Project Introduction
TWY1: The Purpose, Principles & Role of Youth Work-Introduction
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TWY2 The Purpose, Principles & Role of Youth Work
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TYW 4: Sectors, Structures and Models of Youth Work Delivery
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TYW 5: Skills, Knowledge, Qualities and Values of a Practicing Youth Worker
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TYW 6: Your Skills, Knowledge and Values as a Youth Worker
Breaking Stereotypes- Pass it on
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Unit Criteria-Engaging and Communicating with Young People (ECYP)
Introduction to Engaging & Communicating with Young People
ECYP 1 -1.1: The importance of building professional relationships with young people in youth work.
ECYP 1.2: How effective communication skills impact on building and maintaining professional relationships with young people.
ECYP 1.3: Different ways to engage with young people in order to establish a professional relationship.
Submit Worksheet ECYP1
ECYP 2: Understand the different ways of engaging with young people.
ECYP 2.1: Approaches for engaging young people and increasing their participation in youth work.
Submit Worksheet ECYP2
ECYP 3.1: Advantages and disadvantages of different methods of communication when working with young people.
ECYP 3.2: The challenges of using social media to engage with young people.
Social Media Advantages & Disadvantages- Interactive Activity
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ECYP 4: Communicating with young people using effective listening skills.
Submit Worksheet ECYP4
ECYP 5: Supporting young people in engaging with the local community.
Submit Worksheet ECYP5
ECYP 6.1: Supporting young people to access impartial information and guidance.
ECYP 6: Non-advice giving case study
Submit Worksheet ECYP6
Submit Your Community Research with Young People’s Views
TYW3 - Understand the role of Youth Work in the young person’s local community
Submit TYW3 Worksheet
Youth Work Training Courses Learner Evaluation
Honest opinions from previous students