Description
This qualification is only available until 31 December 2016.
To claim this qualification, you must complete the required 60 credits by this date.
If you have any questions about your eligibility for this qualification, please contact the Centre for Qualifications and Ceremonies on +44 (0)1908 653003 or by email.
This qualification is for you if you work in the area of youth justice. It will deepen your knowledge and critical understanding of the youth justice system in England and Wales; encourage you to reflect on the ideas that influence your work; and develop the understanding and skills you need to move on in your own practice. You’ll study the operation of the youth justice system within a multi-agency context; examine the principles of evidence-based practice; and consider the appropriateness of different approaches designed to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people. You’ll provide evidence of competence in putting these methods, values and principles into practice – drawing on your own practice and the operation of the team in which you work. You’ll also be able to accurately and discriminately specify, search for and use the information needed for effective practice.
By the end of the module you’ll be expected to be able to accurately and discriminately specify, search for, and use the information needed for effective practice in work within the youth justice system. You’ll be able to show that you’re confident and competent in the relevant communication and learning skills, at a level that enables you to continue to develop as an autonomous learner and reflective practitioner.
Planning your studies
You will be expected to be working in a professional or voluntary capacity with young people who are within the youth justice system.
You are not necessarily expected to have taken any other Open University modules before this one. Nevertheless, it is a Level 2 module and therefore you will require the relevant study skills gained from Level 1 study or recent experience of studying at this level.
If you have any doubt about the level of study please contact us for advice.
Career relevance and employability
This certificate aims to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively in the youth justice sector. You’ll learn how to apply general and specialist knowledge of the youth justice system to your own context, and to put into practice a range of key methods, values and principles, such as evidence-based practice and critical reflection. You’ll also be able to demonstrate your competence as an individual practitioner, as a team member, and within the wider multi-agency youth justice system. By the end of your studies, you’ll be a confident communicator ready to continue development as an autonomous learner and reflective practitioner.
Careers and Employability Services have more information on how OU study can improve your employability.
Modules
For this certificate you require:
60 credits from the following compulsory module (now discontinued):
Level 2 compulsory module |
Credits |
Next start |
- Effective practice in youth justice (K208)
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60 |
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Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Read more detailed information about the learning outcomes, and how they are acquired through teaching, learning and assessment methods.
Credit for previous study elsewhere
For this qualification, we do not allow you to count credit for study you have already done elsewhere.
On completion
On successful completion of the required module you will be awarded a Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice). Holders of this qualification are permitted to use the letters Cert EP(YJ) after their names.
Regulations
As a student of The Open University, you should be aware of the content of the qualification-specific regulations below and the academic regulations that are available on our Student Policies and Regulations website.
How to register
If you want to study for this qualification, read the description and check you meet any specific requirements (for example, some of
our qualifications, require you to be working in a particular environment, or be sponsored by your employer). Then select the
module you wish to study first and ensure it is suitable for you before following the registration procedure for that module.
During the registration procedure you will be asked to declare which qualification you are studying towards.
See a full list of modules available for this qualification