Training Child & Youth Care Workers
NACCW is an accredited training provider registered with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA). NACCW delivers training on the Level 5 Occupational Certificate in Child and Youth Care Work.
Non-accredited training courses on offer cover topics where intensive exposure helps people to implement specific skills and knowledge. These include, amongst others, courses on restorative practices, creative activities and the management of child abuse.
Why Choose NACCW
NACCW is committed to the development of child and youth care knowledge and skills amongst its learners. We want to be sure that NACCW training graduates are not only able to talk about working with children and youth but are able to implement new skills after training. NACCW training is experiential (including activities, role plays, group work), and is delivered in keeping with the principles of adult education. Participants’ prior learning and experiences are valued and acknowledged and used as a foundation for developing new intervention repertoires.
Our Accredited Training Courses
NACCW offers accredited training on NQF level 5 - Occupational Certificate in Child and Youth Care Work in modular form across all provinces of South Africa. This course enable learners, once they have graduated, to be qualified as auxiliary child and youth care workers.
Our Training Team
NACCW selects experienced child and youth care practitioners of integrity to be trained as trainers. All NACCW trainers respond ‘in the moment’ to the practical child and youth care challenges brought by learners into training sessions. Trainers are also selected to meet specific participant needs. This includes language and cultural skills’ alignment where needed. The trainers are supported by the NACCW training department who support in the coordination and operational functions of overseeing the completion of the training.
Level 5 Occupational Certificate
The NACCW NQF Level 5: Occupational Certificate: Child and Youth Care Worker OCCYCW, provides an excellent opportunity for individuals who wish to improve their skills and knowledge in child and youth care work to obtain the highest auxiliary level qualification available on the NQF.
A Career in Child and Youth Care Work
Child and youth work is a profession that is statutorily regulated in South Africa. The Social Service Professions Act (Act No. 110 of 1978) regulates the professional practice of social service professionals through the South African Council for Social Service Professionals (SACSSP), which is a statutory body established in terms of this legislation. Child and youth care workers can be prepared for registration at auxiliary or professional level, and there are training and educational opportunities for people to pursue the child and youth care profession in community, educational and residential group care settings in South Africa.
Interested in Starting a Career in Child and Youth Care Work?
Talk to our experienced child and youth care workers career advisors who can help you to explore your options.