Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
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- Semester 1 (February)
60
Overview
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Introduction
The Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership (PGCertYACL) creates responders to and innovators of change.
You will develop your own personal leadership identity, gain key action skills, and learn about improving issues faced by youth and other communities.
This Certificate provides flexible study with part-time distance study, and the option to later move into the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership programme.
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Entry requirements
You will need to have completed an Aotearoa New سԹbachelor's degree or a graduate diploma with an average B Grade Point Average or better, or have other approved qualifications of an equivalent standard.
One or more courses in this degree may also require vaccinations. Check each course page for more details.
If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.
For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership or use the .
How to apply
You can apply online at .
See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
How do I plan my certificate?
The PGCertYACL includes 60 points, made up of two compulsory courses. It is studied part-time for up to 1 year, beginning in February.
All courses in the programme are studied by distance so that you can complete your Certificate from your own location.
For full requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership.
Pathway to the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership
You may choose to transfer any completed courses in the Certificate to the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership programme during study.
The PGDipYACL can be studied full-time or part-time, and includes an additional 30 points of courses on topics of your choosing, so you can customise your Diploma towards a career path that interests you.
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2024 tuition fee estimate:$4,092 (60 points)
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2024 tuition fee estimate:$17,700 per 60 points
2025 tuition fee estimate: $18,400 per 60 points
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Subjects and courses
The two courses in the Certificate include collaborative learning, practical applications, and virtual site visits from local iwi and charitable organisations.
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Further study
You may move any completed courses into the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership, or go onto UC's leadership-focused degrees:
- Master of Education in Leadership
- Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership
UC also offers a range of master's programmes that can take your leadership skills further and change your career direction, for example in Business Administration, Social Work, Policy and Governance, and more.
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership
Career opportunities
UC's programme is designed to develop you into a leader who can channel your knowledge and passions into complex situations or even entrepreneurial ventures.
Being able to proactively find and resolve issues is a skill sought after in all varieties of careers, from global business to policy to human services.
Career pathways could include:
- Youth or social work
- Activism
- Public policy and civic service.
Useful information:
- Read what other UC postgraduate students have gone on to achieve in their studies and careers in our student stories.
- Te Rōpū Rapuara | UC Careers can help you to achieve the career you want, connect with employers, or find a job.
- For research into career destinations by qualification, visit .
- Find out more about what can you do with a degree from UC.
- Come along to an upcoming information event for prospective postgraduate students.
