Description
This qualification is only available until 31 December 2017.
To claim this qualification, you must complete the required 120 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.
Do you work with young people in the youth justice system? Would you like to study for a qualification that will have a real impact on your practice? This certificate course is designed for anyone working in a professional or voluntary capacity with children and young people in or around the youth justice system. It will equip you with the basic skills required of youth justice workers and those who provide support to young people in trouble. It offers you a wide range of information about the youth justice system and analysis of the way it works. This Certificate of Higher Education in Youth Justice is a vocationally-orientated academic award, and the first part of an integrated learning programme that leads to a BA (Hons) degree. You can study for the Certificate and stop there, or use it as a staging post to further qualifications.
This certificate is a really useful staging post to the Foundation Degree in Youth Justice (England and Wales) (G09) and the BA (Hons) Youth Justice Studies (England and Wales) (B63).
Planning your studies
For this certificate you must start your studies with Foundations for effective practice in youth justice (K115).
You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 40 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you. Before being awarded any intermediate qualifications, we advise you to check that you’ll have sufficient new credits to qualify for your certificate.
Career relevance and employability
This Certificate is relevant for workers and volunteers in and around the youth justice system, including those in Youth Offending Teams and ‘secure estate’ workers. It is appropriate for volunteers, locum and sessional workers as well as Referral Order Panel members. The Cert HE in Youth Justice will also be relevant to workers and volunteers in education, social care and youth sectors who want to develop their skills in working with troubled and troublesome young people.
Careers and Employability Services have more information on how OU study can improve your employability.
Modules
For this certificate you require:
120 credits from the following compulsory modules:
Level 1 compulsory modules |
Credits |
Next start |
- Foundations for effective practice in youth justice (K115)
|
60 |
|
and the now discontinued module: |
|
|
- Working with children and young people in trouble (K116)
|
60 |
|
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
If you have already completed some successful study at higher education level at another institution we may be able to give you credit for this study that you can count towards this Open University qualification. You can find out more on our Credit Transfer site. If you make a successful claim for transferred credit it may affect your choice of modules so you are advised to investigate this option as soon as possible.
On completion
On successful completion of the required modules you will be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education in Youth Justice and will be entitled to use the letters CertHE (Open) after your name.
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