After School Education Credential - Charter Oak State College - Online

The Credential in After School Education is a professional certification program developed through collaboration among Charter Oak State College, the Connecticut After School Network (formerly CSACA) , and Connecticut Charts-A-Course. The Credential establishes educational and experiential competency standards for specialists in the care and education of children, ages 5 – 15, outside of school hours.

Requirements for the Credential consist of four online courses offered by Charter Oak State College, and 240 hours of documented experience in after school education, with submission of a professional resource file and completion of either a 1-credit or a 3-credit field experience course, depending on the applicant's level of previous experience.

Youth Development Leadership Graduate program (Degree and Certificate) - Clemson University - Online

The online Youth Development Leadership Program in the College of Health, Education, and Human Development at Clemson University is moving forward to address the need for providing strong, effective leaders equipped to optimize the skills of youth and create a culture where youth thrive and are nurtured to become productive citizens of healthy communities in our society.

Our Youth Development Leadership program affords students the opportunity to receive a comprehensive discipline of study that (1) develops effective leaders to work with youth to foster healthy living and preparation for successful adulthood; and (2) expands the body of knowledge of best practices in serving youth.

Graduate Certificate in Community Education - University of Wisconsin-River Falls - online

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls provides high quality, innovative, learner-centered, academic and professional development programs that respond to the changing professional, cultural, and social needs of lifelong learners. We are dedicated to offering quality programs that are practical, flexible and convenient, thus fostering a climate in which our students can thrive.

Begin in January or June for the one year program. Credits may be applied toward a master's degree.

NEW Professional Youth Work (certificate) Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences , at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

The certificate program is intended to expand career options for students, whatever their majors may be. Employment opportunities include human services, community development, youth programs in public, private, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and teaching opportunities in a variety of environmental education/science centers and non-school settings. The certificate is administered through the Education Program in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The program addresses the growing need for educated professionals to work with youth in structured organizations. Contact Rebecca Jordan, 932-732-932-9164.

NEW University of Illinois at Chicago's new Masters Program in Youth Development - Questions can be answered by Stacey Horn, program coordinator; Allison Tingwall, program assistant; or Ana Valenta, M.Ed. Advisor.