Certificate IV in Youth Work
How Much Will It Cost?
Course Rundown
The online CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work course offered through Open Colleges, provides a framework for working with, supporting and empowering children and young people. Additionally, Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative makes finding required work placement easy.
This comprehensive certificate program will guide you through the social, behavioural, health, welfare, developmental and protection needs of young people, as well as how to work effectively with community services, and anticipate and respond to potentially critical situations.
You will gain an understanding of duty-of-care responsibilities, as well as the skills to help young people identify and self-manage some of the challenging issues they face.
Practical component
Students are required to undertake a work placement of 120 hours in order to demonstrate their competencies in the practical components of the course work.
160 hours of work placement is required to complete this course – made easy with Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, Open Colleges organises your work placement for you while you focus on study, ensuring students gain real-world experience in their dream career – close to home.
Please note: This is a fee-for-service course, it is not government funded.
Eligibility
Entry requirements can differ depending on the course. Generally, you need to be at least 18 years old to enrol. If you are under 18, you will require permission from a parent or guardian. Students should also possess basic language, literacy, numeracy, and digital skills to read course materials comfortably, understand technical terms, and communicate effectively via email.
To learn more about the specific entry requirements for this course or if you need advice on whether this course is suitable for you please enquire now.
Please note: This course is not available to student visa holders.
FAQS
The common misconception is that studying online means that you’re studying alone, but at Open Colleges, they take great pride in the superior support provided to their students. They make it easy for you to get support when you need it with their student support team available available from Monday to Saturday via email, phone, and Live Chat.. They’re here, in tandem with trainers and assessors, to make sure you’re supported the whole way through your course, from the time you enrol right through to your graduation.
