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Certificate for Community Based Work with Children and Youth (CBWCY)

The programme aims at enhancing and developing participants’ grounding, understanding, skills and competences required to work effectively with children, youth, families and communities in diverse contexts. In the process, students will be enabled to work towards acknowledging strengths and abilities in themselves and others in a sensitive, ethical and resilient manner across different cultural, educational and socio-economic environments.

Programme Duration

  • The duration of the programme is 12 months. It is offered in collaboration with the Africa Psychosocial Support Institute (APSI), a training institute of the Regional Pycho-social Support Initiative (REPSSI)

Programme Requirements

The following requirements shall apply:

  • Minimum-Junior Certificate (JCE)
  • Senior Secondary Certificate (BGCSE)
  • Relevant work experience working with children and youth in a given organisation.

Semester 1

  • Personal and Professional Development (SPP511)
  • Introduction to Human Rights-based Approaches & Child Protection (SIR511)
  • Child and Youth Development (SCY511)

Semester 2

  • Care and Support of Children at Risk (SCS512)
  • Community Development (SCD512)
  • Service-Learning Project (SSL512)
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