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INTRODUCTION

Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development Practitioner
Purpose and Rationale of the Qualification
This qualification equips learners to excel as Early Childhood Development (ECD) Practitioners, preparing them to make a meaningful impact in children’s lives. 

THE ROLE OF AN ECD PRACTITIONER

Where a nanny or babysitter might engage in play-time just to keep children busy,
An Early Childhood Development practitioner will do it with very specific developmental goals in mind.
Your daily life on the job might therefore include any or all of the following:
Assessing a child’s developmental needs, deficiencies, and goals.
Developing a child’s language skills through songs and stories.
Choosing and facilitating activities that help a child to develop motor skills and fine motor skills for writing.
Promoting interaction between children to ensure healthy social development, effective communication
Promoting healthy psychological development through activities focused on aspects such as confidence building.
Interacting with parents and other professionals to discuss a child’s progress. 

THE ECD PROFESSIONAL’S OPPORTUNITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

  • DAY CARE CENTERS
  • TEACH ECD GLOBALLY
  • PAEDIATRIC INSTITUTIONS
  • DAY CARE CENTRE
  • MANAGER OR OWNER
  • SOCIAL WORK
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • PRE-SCHOOLS

ECD ROLE

An ECD Practitioner plays a vital role in:
Planning and Preparing stimulating activities tailored to the holistic development of children.
Facilitating and Mediating daily programs in both centre-based and non-centre-based settings.
Observing and Assessing children’s progress to ensure age-appropriate development.
Compiling Progress Reports to guide further learning.
Promoting Health and Safety to foster a nurturing environment. 

WHAT TO ACHIEVE

What You’ll Achieve
Upon completion, learners will gain the skills to:

  • Plan and create inclusive, developmentally appropriate learning environments.
  • Facilitate play-based learning programs for children from birth to school-going age.
  • Maintain children’s health, safety, nutrition, and overall well-being.
  • Monitor, assess, and document children’s progress effectively. An ECD Practitioner plays a vital role in:

DAILY PROGRAMME

An ECD Practitioner plays a vital role in:

  • Facilitating and Mediating daily programs in both centre-based and non-centre-based settings.
  • Observing and Assessing children’s progress to ensure age-appropriate development.
  • Compiling Progress Reports to guide further learning.
  • Promoting Health and Safety to foster a nurturing environment.
  • Planning and Preparing stimulating activities tailored to the holistic development of children.
  • Facilitating and Mediating daily programs in both centre-based and non-centre-based settings.
  • Observing and Assessing children’s progress to ensure age-appropriate development. to foster a nurturing environment.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Knowledge Modules (43 credits)

  • KM-01: Introduction to the early childhood development sector
  • KM-02: Theories and perspectives of child development
  • KM-03: Planning and programme development in early childhood settings
  • KM-04: Facilitation and mediation of active learning
  • KM-05: Observation and assessment in early childhood development
  • KM-06: Promotion of health, safety and well-being of children
  • KM-07: Administration for early childhood development services and programmes

Practical Skill Modules (43 credits)

  • PM-01: Plan and prepare inclusive educational activities and routines using an approved programme based on the curriculum framework
  • PM-02: Facilitate and mediate active learning in an integrated and holistic learning programme
  • PM-03: Observe, assess, record and report each child’s progress according to the age and stage
  • PM-04: Support and promote the health, nutrition, safety, protection and well-being of children
  • PM-05: Build and maintain collaborative relationships with parents and other service providers
  • PM-06: Prepare and maintain administrative systems

Work Experience Modules (45 credits)

  • WM-01: Learning programme and routines planning and preparation process
  • WM-02: Processes of facilitating and mediating the learning programme in a variety of contexts
  • WM-03: Processes of observation, assessment, recording and reporting on children’s learning and development
  • WM-04: Processes and procedures of promoting the health, nutrition, safety, protection and well-being of children in an early childhood development setting

ASSESSMENT

Students are required to complete the following:

  • 6 theoretical assignments
  • 6 practical assignments
  • 4 workplace assignments

Eligibility requirements for the external summative assessment:
In order to qualify for the external summative assessment, learners must have a copy of a completed and signed Statement of Work Experience as well as proof of successful completion of the Knowledge Modules and Practical Skills Modules.

Upon completion of this course, students will be awarded an Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development Practitioner from the QCTO. 

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At TRAIN FIRST, we believe in giving 110%. By using CURRENT, RELEVANT AND INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, we help students to virtually excel in agile ECD CENTRES nationally and internationally
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