how to become a youth worker
To gain work as a professional youth worker it is necessary to have a qualification recognised by the National Youth Agency (NYA) or the Youth Council for Northern Ireland. Qualifications currently recognised include a variety of foundation degrees, diplomas, honours degrees, post-graduate degrees and diplomas.any youth workers begin as a youth support worker which doesnât require any formal qualifications and then go on to complete a work-based qualification once they have gained skills and experience. If working with young people of a specific ethnicity a qualification in a second language may also be an advantage.