Would you like to work as a youth worker, community worker or in another related field in the future?
Would you like to know more about Youth Work, Volunteering or Leadership?
About the Young Leaders Programme
Through the Young Leaders Programme you work towards a 43 Credit NCEA Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work. One of the practical assignments for this is to put on or be a part of a team volunteering project involving other young volunteers. That is the volunteering aspect.
What does the programme involve?
The Young Leaders Programme involves an intensive five days of training followed by six months of support to finish off practical assignments. A project is one of your practical assignments, mentoring a young person for a period of time is the other.
What are the benefits?
The Young Leaders Programme helps you develop skills in teamwork, leadership, project management, working with young people and loads of other transferable skills. There is no cost to you to be a part of the Young Leaders Programme. The course is open to 16 – 24 year olds.
Key details
Free qualification
Open to 16 -24 year olds
One week of training plus 6 months of supports to finish off practicals (project/mentoring)
You come away with a 43 Credit Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work.
Young Leaders groups in previous years
Time Commitment
You need to be available for the whole training week, at The Habitat Hub, 166 Tāhunanui Drive.
Training week for 2025: January 20th – 24th.
There will be follow-up huis for 6 months after the training.
A minimum of 20 hours volunteering on a project and mentoring over 6 months is required.
Where do I read more about the qualification?
Careerforce are the industry training provider that provide the accreditation for the course. For more about the qualification go to their website here.
Why do Volunteer Nelson run the Young Leaders Programme?
Volunteer Nelson runs the programme because it grows youth volunteering. You are deciding on volunteering projects to do and involving your peers. Youth led projects are much more likely to be appealing to other young people. Examples of past projects are a clothing swap, organising the club’s information day for school, being part of the organising group for a camp or an art exhibition. You can get involved in or start whatever kind of project you like.
When and where is the next programme?
The next programme starts with a training week in the new year 2025. There will be 6 months following the initial training week to finish practical assignments.
Information session
There is an information session about the programme at the Habitat Hub, 166 Tāhunanui Drive, Wednesday 27th November 4.30 – 5.30 pm.
To register for the information session please email [email protected]
How do I get involved?
To express your interest in the programme just fill in the form below, email [email protected] or phone 03 546 7681 ext 3. There is an application pack to fill in to apply for the programme, we will either give this to you at the information session or we can email it to you.
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