Certificates and Credentials

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The choice to work with school-age children and youth is one of the most important career decisions a person can make. A youth development professional is an extraordinary individual who helps to guide youth to master skills, develop relationships, grow in independence, and move to new levels of thinking and understanding about themselves and the world. 

The MI-YDA Certificate and Credential support quality programs for school-age children and youth by providing standards for training and evaluation. The MI-YDA is based on and replaces the Michigan School-Age Youth Development (MISAYD). The MI-YDA is aligned to the National AfterSchool Association Core Knowledge and Competencies for Afterschool and Youth Development Professionals(NAA-CKCs) which define what youth development professionals need to know and be able to do to provide quality youth programming and support the professionalism of the youth development field.

Applying for the MI-YDA Certificate and Credential is a commitment to professionalism in the out-of-school time field. Working toward the credential can be a rewarding experience.  It offers candidates opportunities to: 

  • Be prepared to work with school-age children and youth. 

  • Appropriately support youth in their development. 

  • Create a professional development work plan. 

  • Increase knowledge and skills through focused professional development. 

  • Receive acknowledgement for education and experience working with students in out-of-school time programs. 

  • Improve the quality of youth development programs. 

For more information contact: michiganyda@gmail.com.

 

Michigan Youth Development Associate Credential (MI-YDA) College Credit

Lansing Community College

Did you know you can earn up to five credits at LCC if you have a Michigan Youth Development Associate Credential (MI-YDA) or Child Development Associate Credential (CDA). This is great news for high school students, saving you both time and money if you want to advance to an associate degree in Child Development and Early Education at LCC.

Do you already have your MI-YDA or CDA? Great! You are steps closer to completing an associate degree.

 

Washtenaw Community College

WCC is granting 10 credits for students who have achieved their MI-YDA Credential. With their current MI-YDA Credential, students receive credit for:

EDU 104 Introduction to Teaching in a Diverse Society (3 credits)

ECD 180: Working with Families in a Diverse Society (3 credits)

PSY 220 Human Development and Learning (4 credits)