Open Colleges is the new name for Cengage Education, and is Australia's oldest and most respected provider of Online and distance education courses. We deliver over 130 online and distance education courses, including an extensive range of nationally recognised Certificates and Diplomas.  

If you seek to enhance your career prospects as a youth worker, the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Youth Work is ideal.

You will gain valuable insights into issues faced by youth and youth services and learn effective strategies that can be applied in your workplace. The course also covers duty of care responsibilities; liaising with community services to gain maximum support for your clients; and working with young people to help them identify and self-manage various aspects of their lives.

Potential jobs:

• Youth worker
• Recreational youth activities worker
• Indigenous youth worker
• Youth, alcohol and other drugs worker
• Youth and family service worker
• Youth case worker

Open Colleges, Australia’s leading distance education provider, has partnered with Integrated Care Management Training (ICMT) to promote and provide access to the Certificate IV in Youth Work Assisting CHC41808, which is delivered through distance education by ICMT (NTIS Provider Code 90197).

ICMT is a leading provider of education and training in the Health and Community Services sectors. ICMT is distinguished by its up-to-date courses, designed in partnership with industry, and its outstanding student and graduate outcomes.

Students will be studying the course with ICMT. When the course is successfully completed, the nationally recognised training qualification will be issued by ICMT.

Course Fees

You can choose to pay your full course fee upfront and receive a 10% discount or you can pay using our interest–free weekly/fortnightly/monthly instalment payment plans.

The Open Colleges difference:

• Nationally accredited: This ensures your qualification is recognised by industry around Australia.
• Start today! Open Colleges courses offer you ultimate flexibility. There is no need to attend classes at a campus or wait for an intake or start date. You can start your course whenever it suits you!
• Study from home at your own pace: You can study from home at your own pace. You can a choose to receive your learning materials by mail or online.
• Benefit from 100 years of history: Open Colleges has been delivering distance education to Australians for more than 100 years. Join over 700,000 Australians who have studied with Open Colleges. Unlike many other institutions, we are specialists in distance learning.
• We help you to succeed: Open Colleges provides you with comprehensive support throughout your studies. From access to ‘OpenSpace’ — our online learning portal — to support from experienced tutors, we help you every step of the way.
• Affordable fees: Open Colleges provides you with a range of different payment plan options. You can pay upfront and get a discount on your fees or you can choose to pay by instalment – including weekly, fortnightly and monthly options.