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Programme Type
The Higher Certificate: Early Childhood Development NQF 5 SAQA ID 23117 is an accredited National Qualification with ETDP SETA.
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Entrance Requirement
Grade 12 (Std.10) with English and Maths or Maths Literacy and a second official South African language at Grade 11 (Std. 9), plus evidence of applied competence as outlined in the core unit standards of ECD NQF Level 4.
Course Outcomes
The Higher Certificate is designed to provide access to higher education for many experienced and skilled ECD practitioners and trainers who do not have recognized quilifications. The purpose of this qualification is to:
- Develop ECD ETD practitioners (e.g. home–based, centre and school–based practitioners including Grade R, family and community ECD motivators, fieldworkers, facilitators, trainers and managers) to provide appropriate education, training and development services in the ECD sub-field.
This qualification provides an opportunity for:
- Practitioners with a Level 4 certificate or equivalent in ECD to further their professional development in ECD by providing access to higher education and training qualifications and / or to specialise in aspects of ECD practice (e.g. Grade R) or specifi c roles (e.g. managers, trainers etc.).
- Practitioners with a Primary Teachers certificate (PTC), Primary Teachers Diploma (PTD), or an equivalent of 120 credits to obtain an ECD certificate, either in the preschool phase and/ or specialising in reception year teaching.
Course Duration
You should be able to complete this course within 24 months.
Course Content Fundamental: Communication
8647 - Apply Workplace Communication Skills
Core
13853 - Mediate Active Learning in ECD Programmes
13854 - Promote Healthy Development in ECD Programmes
13855 - Develop and Manage the ECD Learning Programme
Electives
10288 - Organise a Program of Learning
7409 - Facilitating a Literacy Learning Program in the Reception Year
7408 - Facilitating a Life Skills Learning Program in the Reception Year
7410 - Facilitating a Numeracy Learning Program in the Reception
Practical Component
Throughout the course, it is compulsory that you perform the practical tasks within an ECD centre that is registered with the Department of Social Development. It is therefore a prerequisite for you to access a registered ECD centre where you need to physically perform the prescribed practical tasks to complete the course.
Assessment
Assessment of your competency is based on the evidence you will submit in a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE). Your PoE will include theoretical tasks and evidence of the practical tasks done at a registered ECD centre. It is therefore important that you know and understand that you must identify and arrange access to a registered ECD centre at the start of your studies, in order to complete the practical tasks required, without which you will not be able to complete your studies.
Award
Upon successful completion of your studies, you will receive a Higher Certificate: Early Childhood Development NQF 5 SAQA ID 23117 which is awarded by the ETDP SETA. You will also receive a Statement of Results from INTEC College.
Accreditation
The ETDP SETA granted INTEC College full accreditation for the Higher Certificate: Early Childhood Development NQF 5 SAQA ID 23117 with 120 credits. Your learner details are uploaded to the ETDP SETA database upon enrolment. An ETDP SETA verifi cation site visit concludes and confirms your successful achievement of the unit standards linked to the qualifi cation. This achievement record will then be uploaded to the NLRD (National Learner Record Database) via the ETDP database.
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