Diploma in Youth and Community Studies:

• Is for people wanting to pursue Youth Work as a career and already have a proven educational background.
• Enables you to work with a considerable degree of autonomy and accountability for achieving outcomes as a youth and community work professional.
• Is run over two years and offers over 200 credits at level 5 and 6.
• Incorporates the National Diploma in Youth Work (level 6) as well as some local (praxis specific) standards.
• Is intended to credit directly in the new degree programme in Youth Development (The Praxis team are currently working with the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) on this programme, and hopes for a 2012 start date – watch this space!)
• The first year of the Diploma and the Certificate courses run at the same time. Both first year Diploma and Certificate students will attend the same lectures and have the same expectations regarding completion of the course. However each will have different workbooks and will be assessed at the level of the course they have chosen (see Course structure for an outline of modules)
• You may complete the second year of the Diploma as as full-time student (by completing all modules within the academic year) or part-time over a number of years by selecting modules that fit in with your schedule.
• For regional students, much of your ongoing learning will be done via Internet based conferencing and therefore it is required that you have access to a Broadband connection.
• Generally modules are offered in 4 blocks during the year. Each module takes a term to complete starting with a workshop and involving readings and practical application in your workplace.