青年和社区工作基础证书旨在为学生提供必要的技能，价值观，信心，经验和知识，以满足青年工作的3级专业要求并升读青年和社区工作（荣誉）学士学位（青年工作）。该计划的独特之处在于，学生可以获得青年工作证书（3级），即青年支持工作者的专业资格。该资格得到威尔士教育和培训标准（青年工作）的认可，并与威尔士成人学习协会（以前称为YMCA学院）一起提供。所有讲座均由小型小组进行，并由在青年和社区工作方面具有丰富经验的合格人员提供。在整个课程中，学生处于各种各样的青年和社区环境中。这些实习机会将使学生获得升读文学士（荣誉
Youth and community workers play a central role in today's society, working in a wide range of formal and informal educational settings, supporting individuals personal and social development and enabling them to realise their potential.<br>The Foundation Certificate in Youth & Community Work at Cardiff Met aims to equip you with the skills, values, confidence, experience and knowledge necessary to fulfil the Level 3 professional requirements for youth work and to progress to the BA (Hons) Youth & Community Work. <br>This programme is distinctive in that you are able to obtain the Certificate in Youth Work (Level 3), the professional qualification for Youth Support Workers. This qualification is endorsed by Education & Training Standards Wales (Youth Work) and is delivered in partnership with Monmouthshire Youth Service. <br>All lectures are undertaken in small cohorts and delivered by qualified staff with significant experience in youth and community work. You will be on placement throughout the course in a wide variety of youth and community settings. These placement opportunities will enable you to obtain the 100 hours of youth work experience required for progression on to the BA (Hons) Youth & Community Work degree.