Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Education studies
A course by
University of Canterbury
Develop skills and knowledge to become a leader and innovator in youth and community settings through flexible, part-time postgraduate study.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 1 year
Core skills this course teaches
Develop a personal leadership identity
Reflect on and build your own approach and philosophy towards leadership in youth and community contexts.
Gain key action and change skills
Acquire practical skills to create, manage, and sustain change in communities and youth environments.
Innovate in youth and community leadership
Learn how to be a proactive agent of change addressing complex issues affecting youth and broader communities.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership (PGCertYACL) is designed to create proactive responders and innovators of change. Students will develop a personal leadership identity, gain practical action skills, and learn strategies for improving issues faced by youth and communities. The programme includes collaborative learning, practical applications, and virtual engagement with local iwi and charitable organisations. It is available part-time and entirely by distance learning, with a pathway to further postgraduate study.
Course Content
- Leadership as Partnering: Moving Beyond Boundaries (EDME470)
- Youth and Community Leadership in Global Contexts (YACL401)
- Collaborative learning and practical applications
- Virtual site visits with local iwi and charitable organisations
What you need to know first
A bachelor's degree from Aotearoa New Zealand or a graduate diploma with an average B Grade Point Average or better
Other qualifications of an equivalent standard may be accepted
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Education
Community Development
Public Policy
Youth Work
Future employment opportunities might be
Youth or social work
Activism