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Quick Overview
- ECD is currently defined as the provision of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and moral development for children aged between zero and nine years in a structured way.
- ECD is essential for assisting children’s transition to formal schooling; it is also pivotal to the identification of children at risk from learning difficulties and social, behavioural and health problems.
- It is also the foundation of any further education and training development of each person and therefore the most important phase of people development.
This include a starter kit with a variety of Educational toys and lesson plans per learner.
During the six months participants will be equipped with the National Certificate in Early Childhood Development on NQF level 4 if they have matric or a skills programme of 15 unit standards from the National Certificate in Early Childhood Development on NQF level 4.
- Child Development
- Daily Programme Management
- ECD Management
- Life Skills
- Inclusive Education
What is Early Childhood Development?
In the years leading up to the first democratic elections in 1994 the term ‘educare’ was adopted as it encapsulated the ideological belief that the care of young children should involve more than the mere act of keeping watch over children. It should rather include the creation of safe, nurturing environments in which children receive care and educational stimuli in a holistic model which caters for all their physical, developmental, emotional and cognitive needs. ECD is currently defined as the provision of physical, emotional, social, spiritual and moral development for children aged between zero and nine years in a structured way.
Not only is ECD essential for assisting children’s transition to formal schooling, but it is pivotal to the identification of children at risk from learning difficulties and social, behavioural and health problems.
It is also the foundation of any further education and training development of each person and therefore the most important phase of people development.
How Will Participants Be Equipped?
To ensure that the participants are equipped to start a new career, we present the following:
- During the six months participants will be equipped with the National Certificate in Early Childhood Development on NQF level 4 if they have matric or
- a skills programme of 15 unit standards from the National Certificate in Early Childhood Development on NQF level 4.
The following additional programmes will also be added to equip them to start their own business:
- Bright Star Personal Development and Leadership Programme
Training will be started with module 1 of the Bright Star Personal Development and leadership programme which will assist the participants to ensure that they choose a field for their new venture that is in-line with their dreams and passion.
- Entrepreneurial Skills
A major challenge for people starting their own business is entrepreneurial skills. Most people have a professional background and professional qualifications but they lack skills in running a business. During the project we would also like to expose the participants to another 3-day course which will assist them with various business skills. Participants will walk out of this course with a completed business plan that they will be able to use to start their new business.
- Teaching Aids and Lesson Plans
From our current experience with ECD training, it has become very clear that Practitioners struggle to put theory into practice due to the lack of resources. We would therefore like to incorporate a complete programme consisting of a manual for Practitioners with lesson plans consisting of themes and activities for one year as well as some teaching aids that are needed to facilitate this program. Everything will be packed into a durable container to make transport easy for the participant. Resources will also be in such a format that it can be used without electricity and technology. Each Practitioner will therefore have the necessary resources available during theoretical lessons to ensure maximum impact and the application of theory.
What Will Be Incorporated In The Training Programme?
- Child Development
- Daily Programme Management
- ECD Management
- Life Skills
- Inclusive Education
Modules will be clustered as follows:
1. Child Development
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young children (244484)
- Facilitate the holistic development of babies, toddlers and young children (244480)
- Observe and report on child development (244475)
2. Daily Programme Management
- Prepare resources and set up the environment to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children. (244468)
- Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication (119472) – RPL
- Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts (119462) RPL
- Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems (9015) – RPL
- Prepare Early Childhood Development programmes with support (244472)
- Provide care for babies, toddlers and young children (244469)
- Design activities to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children (244485)
- Interpret and use information from texts (119457) – RPL
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes (119467) – RPL
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes (119471) – RPL
3. ECD Management
- Manage an Early Childhood Development service (244478)
- Evaluate an Early Childhood Development service (244481)
- Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues (7468) – RPL
- Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts (119459) – RPL
- Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts (119469) – RPL
- Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2- and 3-dimensional space in different contexts (9016) – RPL
- Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts (119465) – RPL
- Work with families and communities to support Early Childhood Development (244462)
4. Inclusive Education
- Refer a person with a disability to specialised services (244610)
- Develop learning programmes to enhance participation of learners with special needs (13643)
- Support children and adults living with HIV and AIDS (244259)
5. Life Skills
- Describe how to manage anxiety and depression in the workplace (114938)
- Describe how to manage reactions arising from a traumatic event (114942)
- Child Development
- Daily Programme Management
- ECD Management
- Life Skills
- Inclusive Education
Modules will be clustered as follows:
1. Child Development
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young children (244484)
- Facilitate the holistic development of babies, toddlers and young children (244480)
- Observe and report on child development (244475)
2. Daily Programme Management
- Prepare resources and set up the environment to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children. (244468)
- Prepare Early Childhood Development programmes with support (244472)
- Provide care for babies, toddlers and young children (244469)
- Design activities to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children (244485)
3. ECD Management
- Manage an Early Childhood Development service (244478)
- Evaluate an Early Childhood Development service (244481)
- Work with families and communities to support Early Childhood Development (244462)
4. Inclusive Education
- Refer a person with a disability to specialised services (244610)
- Develop learning programmes to enhance participation of learners with special needs (13643)
- Support children and adults living with HIV and AIDS (244259)
5. Life Skills
- Describe how to manage anxiety and depression in the workplace (114938)
- Describe how to manage reactions arising from a traumatic event (114942)
Accreditation and Experience
Accreditation and Training Services is accredited with the ETDP SETA for various unit standards and Qualifications.
The vision of Accreditation and Training Services of Learning is to “impact the future by changing lives today” and due to the fact that our vision is not only dead words on a piece of paper we would like to build a relationship with the Practitioners for a period of another 6 months after the training at no additional cost. The purpose of this continual relationship will be to assist, support and develop them to start their own pre-school.