5M4732 Youth Work and Community Development including Criminology and Addiction Studies
QQI Level 5 Certificate in Youth Work 5M4732
Certificate in Occupational First Aid
Child Protection
Duration: One Year Full-Time - September to May
Coordinator: Mariena Kelly
This Youth Work and Community Development course offers a broad introduction to the study of community youth work. The course is designed to enable students to develop the personal qualities, knowledge, skills and competencies required to progress and pursue a career in the community youth work sector, either through advancement to third level, or by going directly into employment.
Stimulating and engaging, the course examines the methods and strategies used to engage and build supportive relationships with young people, explores contemporary issues in the lives of young people such as identity, youth culture and the role of social media and encourages students to link theory and practice in a variety of critical and reflective ways.
Employment Opportunities
Direct employment in the youth services or community development sector in
the following areas:
- Youth Support Work
- Family Work
- Youth Justice
- Community Work
- Learner Mentoring
- Sports Development Work
“School & I were never friends! It was difficult at the start learning how to use a computer, but with guidance from my fellow students and encouragement from my tutors, I found my way through, and realised my passion for learning that I never knew I had. I have applied to do the Level 6 course in Sallynoggin and can’t wait to be a student again and sit in a classroom, eager to learn.”
Niamh Becton, Graduate 2020
Education Progression
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Community and Youth Development G | Level 7 | TU792 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Community Dev. t &Youth Work G | Level 8 | TU992 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Applied Social Studies in Social Care G | Level 7 | TU791 |
| TU Dublin Blanchardstown | Applied Social Studies in Social Care G | Level 8 | TU991 |
| TU Dublin Tallaght | Applied Social Care G | Level 8 | TU997 |
| Maynooth University | Community and Youth Work G+ | Level 8 | MH116 |
| Maynooth University | Social Science | Level 8 | MH107 |
| Maynooth University | Arts with Criminology | Level 8 | MH101 |
| Maynooth University | Law and Criminology | Level 8 | MH502 |
| Maynooth University | Psychology | Level 8 | MH106 |
| UCD | Social Sciences | Level 8 | DN700 |
| UCD | Social Policy and Sociology | Level 8 | DN750 |
| UCD | Psychology | Level 8 | DN720 |
| UCD | Arts | Level 8 | DN520 |
| UCD | Humanities | Level 8 | DN530 |
| UCD | Law | Level 8 | DN600 |
| TCD | Deaf Studies G | Level 8 | TR016 |
| TCD | Law | Level 8 | TR004 |
| UCC | Social Science-Youth &Comm. G+AE | Level 8 | CK114 |
| UCC | Criminology | Level 8 | CK113 |
| Dundalk IT | Community Youth Work G+ | Level 7 | DK767 |
| Dundalk IT | Social Care G | Level 8 | DK862 |
| Atlantic TU | Community Development &Youth Work | Level 7 | GA876 |
| Atlantic TU | Community Development &Youth Work | Level 8 | GA892 |
| TU South | Community and Addiction Studies G | Level 8 | LC297 |
| DCU | Education and Training G | Level 8 | DC235 |
| DCU | Health & Society G | Level 8 | DC209 |
| DCU | Arts- Politics | Level 8 | DC295 |
| DCU | International Relations | Level 8 | DC231 |
| DCU | Law and Society (BCL) | Level 8 | DC232 |
| IADT | Applied Psychology | Level 8 | DL825 |
| NCI | Psychology € | Level 8 | NC010 |
| South East TU | Criminal Justice Studies | Level 8 | WD150 |
| South East TU | Social Science | Level 8 | WD187 |
| South East TU | Psychology | Level 8 | WD163 |
| South East TU | Applied Social Care G | Level 7 | WD018 |
| South East TU | Social Care Practice G | Level 8 | WD192 |
| Munster TU | Counselling with Addiction AG | Level 8 | MT925 |
| DBS | Applied Social Care G | Level 7 | DB528 |
| DBS | Applied Social Care G | Level 8 | DB527 |
| DBS | Social Science | Level 8 | DB566 |
| DBS | Psychology | Level 8 | DB562 |
| ICHAS | Counselling & Psychotherapy G | Level 8 | CI110 |
| ICHAS | Counselling & Psychotherapy with Addiction Studies G | Level 8 | CI111 |
| ICHAS | Counselling & Psychotherapy with Youth Studies G | Level 8 | CI112 |
For a more detailed list of progression options please www.cao.ie