Youth and Community Work MA

You gain the skills to motivate and inspire young people to succeed and progress using creative and adaptive strategies. You learn to employ inclusive and informal educational programmes, and enhance your confidence and knowledge of their delivery. As you undertake professional practice experience, you develop your ability to critically reflect, becoming an articulate, resilient and inspiring leader. You also learn to apply a wide range of evidence-based academic research to your own practice. The course team is made up of professionally qualified youth workers and academics. Their knowledge and experience is used to hone your skills in managing and working with young people and the wider community. This includes a critical awareness of current issues and developments in youth work such as support into education, mental wellbeing, sexual health and homelessness. You are supported to deliver the key competencies you need to meet the Youth Worker’s standards and gain JNC-recognised professional youth worker status. Collaborating with other youth and community professionals, you evaluate the impact of policies and quality processes, using this to inform your development. You also refine your employability skills for careers in many areas, particularly youth-based contexts. Whether you’re a current practitioner who wants to advance your career, looking for a change or ready to continue your education, this course provides all the skills you need for a future in youth and community work. More details: https://www.tees.ac.uk/postgraduate_courses/education_&_youth/ma_youth_and_community_work.cfm