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University of Manchester to ditch youth work degree

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The University of Manchester is planning to axe its community and youth work studies programme, it has emerged.

As part of a review of courses being offered, the institution is set to drop the three-year professional qualification.

A University of Manchester spokesman told CYP Now that the course has faced difficulties in maintaining its recruitment levels. "Despite efforts to address this", he said the university does not believe it will be able to recruit sufficient students in the future to make the programme sustainable.

“As a university we have a strong commitment to supporting local communities through both our research and teaching," he said. "We will continue to offer a range of programmes and courses which support this. The current cohort of students will continue with their programme as planned and complete their degree as they expected.”

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