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The Diocese of
Monmouth

Training for Youth Leaders

This is a flexible modular training scheme for people over 18 who are working with or would like to work with young people. 

The course is made up of 5 modules which each last 6 hours:

  • ‘The Bare Essentials’
  • ‘What Makes Young People Tick?’
  • ‘Communication in the 21st Century’
  • ‘The Meaning of Life and Everything’
  • Managing Youth Work’

The delivery can be flexible: as a series over weeks, as 5 x 1 day courses or any combination to suit the individual group.

  • The scheme works on three levels…
    Course attendance leading to a  Certificate
  • An accredited Portfolio of Evidence leading to a Bishop’s Certificate.
  • Essays and assignments as credit towards a BA degree* in Youth Work

*still waiting for accreditation from University of Wales College, Newport