Welcome to the Emerge Academy!Emerge Academy is currently undergoing a period of transition as we seek to work with Youth Matters, Bedford, UK. A whole new suite of courses will be launched at Easter 2009 - keep a watch on this site and see how things unfold over the coming few months: new units, new courses, new price structures...!
The Partnership
Emerge Academy is a learning platform owned by The Edge
Emerge Academy has non-UK learning opportunities administered by Youth Focus
Youth Matters, Bedford, UK will be developing Emerge Academy curricula in the next few months...watch this space!
Emerge is emerging..!!
The Courses
Our Courses are validated by the National Open College Network
We currently offer this qualification:
Certificate in Christian Youth Ministry
This qualification (6 Units/Courses) costs £150 if you subscribe to Youthwork Magazine or £200 for non-subscribers
To subscribe to Youthwork (£29 for a year's subscription), click here
For UK learners, our Certificate in Christian Youth Ministry can currently be taken at 2 levels:
Basic and Intermediate
For non-UK learners, our Certificate in Christian Youth Ministry can be taken at 3 levels:
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced
All Academy course work is completed online, all resources are provided free and a personal tutor is appointed
To apply, download the Learner Application Form on the left
or e-mail us for more information: steve@youthfocus.biz
Here is what others have to say about the Emerge Academy...
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"The Emerge Academy has given our students the opportunity to develop their
understanding of youth work within the context of continual practical
application, greatly enhancing other input they receive. Being able to
access the academy at any time is fantastic. The course is definitely
helping to make our students better youth workers." - Lynn Howson, CEO FireStarters, Scotland |
"Throughout the years we have been involved I have been thoroughly impressed by the Emerge Academy. It allows students to learn, develop and grow at their own speed. It is extremely well resourced and easy to use for people approaching learning about youth ministry from many walks of life" - Richard James, Director of Oxygen, Kingston YFC, England
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"Emerge Academy, really blessed me and my ministry. It helped me become more aware of the needs of the people that I was working with and also more aware of my complete need for dependency on Jesus. This has really blessed my life and a great idea for anyone involved in youth ministry of any capacity! God Bless!" - Colin McCaw, Learner, Scotland |
"Emerge Academy has been great in that it teaches concepts that can be applied all over the world, and this has been fantastic for the practical side of my ministry - never mind how much I enjoy the theological side as well! There is always so much to learn!! It ROCKS!" - Jo Weakley, Learner, South Africa
| | "Thanks to Emerge Academy, I feel that I am being equipped with the necessary tools to really be able to fulfill my role and ministry much more effectively. The course has really helped me to rethink, revise, develop and improve how I communicate with and impact young people for Jesus". - Wayne Lawther, Learner, Senegal, Africa
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"The course enabled me to gain a good understanding of many different approaches to youth work" - Adam Robertson, Learner, England
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"As a young youth leader, Emerge Academy has really helped me to think about what I am doing and has also encouraged me to further develop the projects I am involved in" - Laura Kynaston, Learner, Scotland
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