ECD Learnership, Course and Online Applications 2024.
Deadline: Ongoing
About ECD
Early childhood development (ECD) is a comprehensive approach to programmes and policies for children from birth to seven years of age. Its purpose is to protect the rights of children to develop their full cognitive, emotional, social and physical potential.
ECD Learnership, Course and Online Applications 2024
This is an entry-level qualification for those who want to enter the field of education, training, and development, specifically within the sub-field of Early Childhood Development (ECD). Many of those who will seek this qualification are already practising within the field, but without formal recognition.
This qualification will enable recipients of this qualification to facilitate the all-round development of young children in a manner that is sensitive to culture and individual needs (including special needs), and enable them to provide quality early childhood development services for children in a variety of contexts, including community-based services, ECD centres, at home and in institutions. In particular, recipients of this qualification will be able to:
Plan and prepare for Early Childhood Development
Facilitate and monitor the development of babies, toddlers, and young children
Provide care and support to babies, toddlers, and young children
About the Course
Modules and Courses
Module 1: Communication
- Accommodate audience and context needs in oral/signed communication
- Interpret and use information from texts
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
- Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts
- Engage in sustained oral/signed communication and evaluate spoken/signed texts
- Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
- Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts
Module 2: Mathematical Electives
- Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems
- Represent analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional space in different contexts
- Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues
Module 3: Childhood Development
- Prepare resources and set up the environment to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children
- Work with families and communities to support Early Childhood Development
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young children
- Facilitate the holistic development of babies, toddlers and young children
- Observe and report on child development
- Prepare Early Childhood Development programmes with support
- Provide care for babies, toddlers, and young children
- Design activities to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children
Module 4: Grade-R practitioner Electives
- Facilitate a Life Skills Learning Program in the reception year.
- Facilitate a literacy learning program in the reception year.
- Facilitate a Numeracy Learning Program in the reception year
Module 5: ECD Service Management Electives
- Conduct a structured meeting
- Induct a member into a team
- Motivate and build a team
- Develop, implement and evaluate a marketing strategy for a new venture
DELIVERY
Duration: 12 Months
Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
ENTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENT
Numeracy, Literacy & Communication equal to ABET 3
CAREER POSSIBILITIES
Possible careers on completion
Qualifying learners could follow a career in:
- ECD Educator
- ECD Content Creator
- ECD Centre Manager
Exit level Outcomes
- Communicate in a variety of ways within Early Childhood Development and societal settings
- Use mathematics literacy in real life and education, training, and development situations
- Plan and prepare for Early Childhood Development
- Facilitate and monitor the development of babies, toddlers, and young children
- Provide care and support for babies, toddlers, and young children
LEARNERSHIP STIPEND
- Learners participating in the ECD learnership receive a monthly stipend of R5000 (Average).
ACCREDITATION
Further Education and Training Certificate: Early Childhood Development
Online Applications 2024
To apply, Visit the official SpecCon ECD portal.
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