Youth work qualifications are currently offered by 40 universities and higher education colleges across England, but the upcoming rise in tuition fees and the uncertainties of securing a job are threatening to deter prospective students.
Enrolments had already begun to fall, by 11.3 per cent between 2008/09 and 2009/10 (from 3,367 to 2,988), according to data from the National Youth Agency. Figures for 2010/11, due to be published this summer, are expected to see the downward trend continue.
Furthermore, pressure on local authority budgets has led to a reduction in the amount of money allocated to sponsor people to undertake the courses – historically constituting the largest proportion of the total cohort.
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