The Education Workforce Council (Registration of Youth Workers, Youth Support Workers and Work Based Learning Practitioners) Order 2016

article 5

SCHEDULE 2 Youth Support Workers

PART 1 Qualifications

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“the 1996 (Scotland) Act” (“Deddf (Yr Alban) 1996”) means the Education (Scotland) Act 1996(1);

“the 2009 Act” (“Deddf 2009”) means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009(2);

“the 2015 Act” (“Deddf 2015”) means the Qualifications Wales Act 2015(3);

“the 1998 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1998”) means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(4);

“CCEA” (“CCEA”) means the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment continued in existence by article 73 of the 1998 Order;

“Ofqual” (“Ofqual”) means the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation established under section 127 of the 2009 Act;

“SQA” (“SQA”) means the Scottish Qualifications Authority established under section 1 of the 1996 (Scotland) Act;

“Qualifications Wales” means the body established under section 2(1) of the 2015 Act.

Youth support worker qualifications

2.  Paragraphs 2 to 5 set out the youth support worker qualifications.

Wales

3.—(1) A qualification set out in sub-paragraph (2) is a youth support worker qualification for the purposes of the youth support worker category in Table 1 in paragraph 1 in Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act if it was awarded by a body recognised by Qualifications Wales under Part 3 of the 2015 Act in respect of the award of that qualification.

(2) The qualifications are—

(a) Level 2 award in youth work practice;

(b) Level 2 certificate in youth work practice;

(c) Level 3 certificate in youth work practice;

(d) Level 3 diploma in youth work practice.

England

4.—(1) A qualification set out in sub-paragraph (2) is a youth support worker qualification for the purposes of the youth support worker category in Table 1 in paragraph 1 in Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act if it was awarded by a body recognised by Ofqual under section 132 of the 2009 Act in respect of the award of that qualification.

(2) The qualifications are—

(a) Level 2 certificate in working with young people;

(b) Level 2 award in youth work practice;

(c) Level 2 certificate in working with young people;

(d) Level 2 certificate in youth work practice;

(e) Level 3 award in working with vulnerable young people;

(f) Level 3 award in youth work practice;

(g) Level 3 certificate in working with vulnerable young people;

(h) Level 3 diploma in youth work practice;

(i) Level 4 award in working with vulnerable young people.

Scotland

5.—(1) A qualification set out in sub-paragraph (2) is a youth support worker qualification for the purposes of the youth support worker category in Table 1 in paragraph 1 in Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act if it was awarded by the SQA, or any body approved by the SQA under section 2(1) of the 1996 (Scotland) Act in respect of the award of that qualification.

(2) The qualifications are—

(a) Youth work SVQ 2;

(b) Youth work SVQ 3;

(c) SVQ youth justice 3.

Northern Ireland

6.—(1) A qualification set out in sub-paragraph (2) is a youth support worker qualification for the purposes of the youth support worker category in Table 1 in paragraph 1 in Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act if it was awarded by the CCEA, or any body recognised by the CCEA under Part 8 of the 1998 Order in respect of the award of that qualification.

(2) The qualifications are—

(a) Level 2 award in community relations, equality and diversity in youth work practice;

(b) Level 2 award in understanding the role of the youth council;

(c) Level 2 certificate in community relations;

(d) equality and diversity in youth work practice;

(e) Level 2 certificate in youth work practice;

(f) Level 2 diploma in youth work practice;

(g) Level 3 award in youth work practice;

(h) Level 3 certificate in outreach and detached youth work;

(i) Level 3 certificate in peer support worker – theory and practice.

PART 2 Alternative Requirements

7.  A person meets the alternative requirements for the purposes of the youth support worker category in Table 1 in paragraph 1 in Schedule 2 to the 2014 Act if that person—

(a) before 31 December 1988, was a qualified teacher within the meaning of Part 3 of the Education (Teachers) Regulations 1982 (see regulation 13), or

(b) is authorised to practice as a youth support worker by virtue of Part 3 of the 2015 Regulations (freedom of establishment in the United Kingdom).

(1)

1996 c.43.

(2)

2009 c.22.

(3)

2015 anaw 5.

(4)

S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13) as amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11).