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Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant

Child & youth care residential care assistants provide care and supervision for children in correctional services institutions. 

How to be a Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant in South Africa

Get the Required Qualifications

To become a Child or Youth Care Residential Care Assistant in South Africa, you will need:

  1. Certificate (National Senior Certificate / NC(V))
  2. Certificate in Early Childhood Development (NQF Level 5)

Accumulate Years of Relevant Study and Experience

Child or Youth Residential Care Assistants in South Africa typically study for 12-18 months.

Find Relevant Employment Opportunities

Child or Youth Residential Care Assistants in South Africa often work at early childhood learning centres.

Find More Information from Relevant Regulatory Bodies

To find more information about Child or Youth Residential Care Assistants, contact the South African Council for Educators.

Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant Related Careers

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Institutions Offering Programs Needed to be a Child or Youth Residential Care Assistant in South Africa

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Institutions for Higher Certificate in ECD (NQF Level 5)

Related Qualifications and Skills Programs

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FETC: Child and Youth Care Work

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