BACHELOR of CHILD and YOUTH CARE
YOUR FUTURE
Well-educated child and youth care professionals are in high demand, and many of our graduates find related employment within six months.
This degree prepares you as an advanced front-line child and youth care practitioner and for supervisory positions. If you choose the diploma exit option, you are prepared to move immediately into entry-level, front-line positions in the field.
Careers
Our graduates work in a variety of positions, including:
- Youth worker
- Family support worker
- Child/youth care counsellor
- Out-of-school care worker
- Family-school liaison worker
- Human service caseworker
- Children’s Services caseworker
Child and youth care program graduates find employment in a variety of settings such as:
- Treatment centres
- Group care
- Youth centres
- Mental health centres
- Family support programs
- Community-based programs
- Foster care
- Schools
- Government
- Hospitals
- Shelters
The Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) hosts detailed occupational profiles, salary survey data, trend reports and assessment tools to help you choose and plan a career that matches your skills and interests.
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Further study
Once you graduate, consider further study in your field with a MacEwan University degree. All courses in your program are credit courses and may help you finish a second credential in less time.
All courses completed in this program are credit courses and may be transferable toward further study at post-secondary institutions in Alberta.