Become a Qualified ECD Practitioner
Learn the necessary skills to foster children's holistic growth, setting the stage for their future academic and personal triumphs.
Early Childhood Development Course Details
NATIONAL DIPLOMA ID 64650
National Diploma: Early Childhood Development, NQF Level 5, Credits 240 (minimum)
What is Early Childhood Development?
Early Childhood Development is the all-round development of our children to help them to further develop into childhood and adulthood. The development of babies, toddlers and young children form the foundation for all further development that a child undergoes. Childcare services (day-care, pre-school, etc.) represent much more than a drop-off location for working parents, they play a very important part in the development of children. They give children an opportunity to engage in a variety of educational and social activities. During early childhood, rapid development (physical, cognitive and emotional) takes place, this development is crucial in readying children for school. Children who are ready for school will be friendly, confident, and social; they will have good peer relationships, language skills and they will communicate well. School-ready children will be less likely to fail a grade and will perform better overall.
What age range can I teach?
This qualification is suitable to teach babies, toddlers, and young children. Age 0 to grade R.
Purpose of the qualification:
This qualification is designed to:
- Enable educators/ learners to plan and implement a learning programme which is based on their knowledge of child development
from birth to nine years and which helps children in a specific phase work towards achieving the learning outcomes of the national school curriculum (where appropriate). - Improve community-based ECD services for young children by raising the level of ECD teaching competence and/ or by providing opportunities for training in support and leadership roles.
This qualification provides a substantial qualification for:
- Potential learners/educators who have acquired an FETC (Grade 12) or equivalent qualification at Level 4 (120 credits) and who wish to make ECD their full-time career.
- Learners/educators who have a Level 4 qualification in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD.
- Learners/educators who have a Higher Certificate in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD.
Outcomes:
Once you’ve completed this qualification, you will be able to:
- Mediate active learning in anintegrated and holistic learning programme.
- Facilitate learning and development of children with barriers to learning and other special needs, including those coping with abuse and violence, within an inclusive anti-bias approach.
- Promote the safety and healthy development of each child.
- Work with colleagues, families and community systems to develop each child`s potential as fully as possible.
- Manage a well-planned and organised learning programme to meet the needs of individual children within the framework of the national school curriculum (where appropriate).
- Select and use appropriate methods and procedures for assessing children`s progress and reporting on this to parents.
- Promote the development of high quality ECD programmes and services.
- Communicate effectively for the purposes of academic study and professional practice.
- Plan and implement appropriate learning activities and materials or management practices based on knowledge of the principles, processes and content of the chosen specialisation.
Qualification modules:
Module 1: Design activities to support development.
Module 2: Mediate active learning.
Module 3: Conduct assessment.
Module 4: Promote healthy development.
Module 5: Literacy & communication skills.
Module 6: Facilitate a programme of learning.
Module 7: Diversity & special needs in ECD.
Module 8: Organise & manage the learning programme.
Module 9: Life skills, literacy, & numeracy learning programmes.
Module 10: Final integrated summative assessment.
Register with SACE
You will be able to register with SACE (South African Council for Educators) after completing the course.
Entry requirements:
Learners need the following knowledge and skills equivalent to NQF Level 4:
- The ability to read, write and use written resource material for learning and teaching in at least two South African languages.
- The ability to understand fundamental mathematical/numeracy concepts.
Course duration:
18 - 24 months.
Course price
R3 600.00
PER MODULE
- Includes VAT
- Full payment per module
- 10 Modules to be completed
- Integrated practical assessment
- ETDP SETA Accredited
- R30 330 once-off payment