Higher Education in Children and Families The Open University UK

Overview

This Higher Education in Children and Families Graduate Certificate from The Open University UK will introduce you to key issues relating to the welfare of children and young people, including how health and social care services and practices are organised.

Key Facts:

• Investigates key issues and debates about childhood, child development, child psychology and children’s rights

• Helps you apply your knowledge and understanding to your own life or work environment

• Builds a solid foundation for further study

Skills for career development

During your studies you will develop skills of communication, information seeking, analysis, evaluation and knowledge that can be applied to practice in a wide range of settings with children and families. These skills are also highly valued in the world beyond health and social care.

Career opportunities:

This qualification is applicable to work in a wide variety of health and social care settings, and has been developed in response to feedback from employers and prospective students.

In the meantime if you want to do some research around this qualification and where it might take you, we’ve put together a list of relevant job titles as a starting point (note that most careers will require further study, training and/or work experience):

• Outreach worker
• Youth worker
• Teaching/classroom assistant