SCHEDULE 2Youth Support Workers
PART 1Qualifications
Interpretation1
In this Schedule—
“the 1996 (Scotland) Act” (“Deddf (Yr Alban) 1996”) means the Education (Scotland) Act 19965;
“the 2009 Act” (“Deddf 2009”) means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 20096;
“the 2015 Act” (“Deddf 2015”) means the Qualifications Wales Act 20157;
“the 1998 Order” (“Gorchymyn 1998”) means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 19988;
“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 qualifications2
Paragraphs 2 to 5 set out the youth support worker qualifications.
Wales3
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.
England4
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.
Scotland5
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 Ireland6
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.