Go here to find the TAFE courses available across Queensland.  You can search for Youth Work, Youth Justice or Child Protection (Child, Youth and Family Intervention).

Not all courses are listed here, so we also recommend you contact the RTOs or TAFE you find listed for these qualifications on the National Training Information Service (NTIS) and try to talk with the either the teaching team, the education manager for community services or business development unit at the TAFEs to find out what they can deliver and what delivery methods they use.

Delivery methods can include: face to face, workshop style short courses, workplace based training, on-line, e-learning through my.TAFE or other, supervision and mentoring, work based projects, self paced learning, Recognition of Prior Learning, blended or flexible delivery using a combination of the previous methods and others.  You can do individual units of competence (subjects), skills sets or whole qualifications.

Contact details for each TAFE Institute here. You can go to the websites of each TAFE to find out what courses they offer as well.

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is training accredited under the Australian Qualification Training Framework and is delivered by Registered Training Organisations (including TAFEs).  A statement of attainment for each unit of competence (or subject) and qualification is nationally recognised within the national curriculum or Training Package.  The current training package is the CHC08 Community Services Training Package.  You can locate the CHC08 CSTP at the National Training Information Service. Search under training packages for CHC08.  The current qualifications in youth work, child protection and youth justice are listed below:

This is a start, please send us any extra suggestions you'd like included in the list below:

Non accredited training is any learning process that does not lead to a qualification outcome.  This can include workshops, forums, mentoring, supervision, peer based learning, self directed learning such as reading journals and texts, keeping updated through websites and e-lists etc.  It can help you develop the knowledge and skills you need to do your job.  If you have evidence of participation in this learning, such as certificates, this may be helpful evidence in Recognition of Prior Learning Processes through Registered Training Organisations (such as TAFE etc).

Here's some training providers who offer non-accredited training that youth workers may find useful:

In the Vocational Training System there are 2 pathways to gaining a qualification.  The 1st is through Training and Assessment to achieve the qualification outcome.  The 2nd is through an Assessment only pathway.  Recognition of Prior Learning is one of these.  Every Registered Training Organisation who offers a qualification is required to also offer a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathway as well.

RPL considers your previous work and education background, life experiences and any other evidence that you can provide that you meet the assessment criteria for each unit in the qualification.  This pathway is much shorter than attending the whole course.

Some options for RPL listed below:

This is just a start, please send us any additional key links or organisations you'd like included:

Australian Flexible Learning Framework - website to support online or E-Learning, includes toolboxes for a range of industries including youth work, AOD etc

Australian Qualifications Framework - details of the overall Education system framework from primary right through to tertiary education, also has info on VET for schools, learning pathways, quality assurance, RPL principles and more

Australian Qualifications Training Framework - all the AQTF standards and guidance publications and access to associated projects

This is a start, please send us any additional resources that you'd like added to the list below:

Toolbox for training and youth work, Salto Youth Resource Centre

Youth Work Toolbox - Australian Flexible Learning Framework - e-learning toolbox, try the toolbox preview, linked to the outdated CHC99 Community Services Training Package but could be put to other use

Training resources you can purchase for specific Units of Competence under the CHC08 Community Services Training Package listed below:

This is a start, please send us any additional suggestions to add to the list below:

Community Door E-Learning Resources - on line resources for 8 units of competence from the CHC02 Community ServicesTraining Package (now superseded by CHC08 CSTP)

Multicultural, cross cultural and intercultural games and activities

Others - please email your suggestions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This is a start, please send us any suggestions you have to amend this list:

List of all Queensland University courses available from the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)

The QTAC site gives more information about location, full time, part time and external study options - search for "youth work" in "find a course" on the QTAC site

Undergraduate study

1. Specialist Youth Work Qualifications eg Bachelor of Youth Work

To our knowledge there are no specialist Bachelor of Youth Work or Youth Studies in Queensland.  The closest would be the Bachelor of Human Services with a youth work specialty at QUT. There are youth work degree course available at the following interstate Universities:

Australian Catholic University, Edith Cowan University (WA), RMIT (VIC), Swinburne University of Technology (VIC), University of Western Sydney (NSW), Victoria University,

2. Related qualifications with subjects or specialisations in youth work listed below:

National listing of Youth Work Courses through ACYS - Australian Clearinghouse of Youth Studies

University

- youth studies / youth work specific eg Bachelor of Youth Work

- other university courses related to youth work eg social work, psychology, human services, behavioural sciences etc

- postgraduate studie

Vocational Training

- TAFE eg Certificate IV in Youth Work, Diploma of Youth Work

- other Registered Training Organisations eg same qualifications but run by private or not for profit training provider

Non-accredited training / short courses / workshops

International Youth Studies Courses

Sources of information on youth work