Bachelor of Youth Development
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
Complete a degree with your experience recognised. Do you have the NZ Diploma in Youth Work (Level 6), industry registration (Korowai Tupu) and/or five+ years in a youth worker position? If any of these apply to you, you may be eligible to have your prior learning recognised for up to two years of the Bachelor of Youth Development.
To find out if you are potentially eligible, you will need to have an initial discussion with kaimahi to check out what will be needed to have your experience recognised before completing your study on a full-time or part-time basis.
In your RPL discussion, we will talk with you about what courses you will need to complete and how that might be achieved.
More detail about this qualification
Teaching and learning
During your discussion with kaimahi we will discuss the courses you will have to complete in order to obtain the degree – depending on your experience and suitability you might be able to complete courses online with an initial block course and the support of a tuakana kaiako or you might be required to come to a combination of block courses and classes.
Practicum
If you are working or volunteering in the industry, your hours may contribute to your learning.
Fees
For eligible students who enrol and start the BYD in 2026, the Recognition of Prior Learning fee (RPL) is waved.
Whitireia and WelTec reserve the right to only process Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applications for youth development students formally enrolled in the Bachelor of Youth Development with our institution.
Entry requirements
Domestic
University degree entry requirements or equivalent practical, professional or educational experience in an associated area of youth development or in the social service sector and evidence of suitability based on police vet, child safety check and interview.
International
Academic IELTS 6.5 in each band, or equivalent.
*For fee exclusions, please see ourterms and conditions.
About the provider
Whitireia and WelTec have a history of over 100 years of
vocational education delivery. We are proud stewards of our whakapapa, owning
our collective histories and aspirations for the future through acknowledging
people, place, culture, and values.
Whitireia and WelTec is known for our high student success rates and culturally diverse ākonga. Every year we train over 8,000 ākonga who study at one of our campuses across Porirua and Petone. Our highly skilled staff will be with you every step of your journey, providing the best possible learning environment. We enable learners from every stage of life – school leavers, university graduates, those preparing to reenter the workforce and those wanting to retrain or upskill. Our learning environments are open and ready to welcome you all.
More and more New Zealanders are choosing a local study pathway through dedicated vocational education providers to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and into their dream job. We offer a range of programmes of study at certificates, diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent vocational qualifications that are future-focused and provide ākonga with practical skills to pursue their career goals.
We are known for our Ahureitanga (distinctiveness), and we have special relationships with Iwi mana whenua as our campuses are in their rohe: Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Mā tātou, mō tātou ko WelTec ki Te Āti Awa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa Rangatira. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou. Together, we will lead and illuminate our communities through vocational education.