Early Childhood Development Practitioner
Our qualification is designed to equip you with the expertise to allow progression opportunities.
NQF Level
NQF 4
Credits
131
SAQA Nr
97542
Delivery Mode
Full time + Online
Duration
12 Months
- 3 months knowledge
- 9 months work placement
- Repeats every year.
Cost Amount
R24 000 p.a.
Entry Requirements
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NQF Level 3 (Grade 11) or
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National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at
NQF Level 3
The Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development addresses the needs of the early childhood development sector in various settings, focusing on education, health, and safety. This qualification recognises entry – level practitioners, enhancing their employment prospects within the Department of Basic Education. An Early Childhood Development Practitioner plans and prepares activities, facilitates learning, observes and assesses children’s progress, and reflects on learning. They support holistic development from conception to school age in both centre – based and non – centre – based environments through inclusive, play – based methods.
What will be included in our costs?
External integrated Summative Assesment • Workplace Monitoring
What this qualification consists of
Knowledge
modules
- Introduction to the early childhood development sector.
- Theories and perspectives of child development.
- Planning and programme development in early childhood settings.
- Facilitation and mediation of active learning.
- Observation and assessment in early childhood development.
- Promotion of health, safety and well-being of children.
- Administration for early childhood development services and programmes.
Practical skills
modules
- Plan and prepare inclusive educational activities and routines using an approved programme based on the curriculum framework.
- Facilitate and mediate active learning in an integrated and holistic learning programme.
- Observe, assess, record and report each child’s progress according to the age and stage.
- Support and promote the health, nutrition, safety, protection and well-being of children.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with parents and other service providers.
- Prepare and maintain administrative systems.
Workplace experiences
modules
- Learning programme and routines planning and preparation process.
- Processes of facilitating and mediating the learning
- programme in a variety of contexts.
- Processes of observation, assessment, recording and reporting on children’s learning and development.
- Processes and procedures of promoting the health, nutrition, safety, protection and well – being of children in an early childhood development setting.
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