Undergraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Course Description
In recent years, Early Childhood Education (ECE) has gained importance, recognized for providing crucial foundations and promoting lifelong learning.
A diploma in ECE equips practitioners with essential competences, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and characteristics necessary for the field. Beyond practical skills, the course offers a comprehensive understanding of ECE from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, considering the local context’s limitations and opportunities.
It prepares learners to provide and foster quality education in Kindergarten settings, ensuring they are fully competent to work with young children.
The course provides learners with a sound understanding of how to provide and foster quality education within ECE settings. (Kindergarten settings).
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course will possess:
- A full qualification at MQF level 4 in Early Childhood Education and SEC/Ordinary Level passes in Mathematics, English.
OR
- 2 Advanced Level passes and 2 Intermediate Level passes including 2 subjects from Mathematics, English.
- A pass at SEC/Ordinary Level in the subject that is not presented at advanced/intermediate level from the specified above.
*Students whose first language is not English and do not possess an ‘O’ level pass in English Language will be required to demonstrate English language capability at IELTS level 6.0 or equivalent.
Target Audience
This programme has the following target groups:
- Individuals who are approaching the field of Early Childhood Education.
- Individuals who have been working in the field as a means of capacity building.
- Individuals looking to advance to Kindergarten Educator III role.
Career Paths
This programme aims to equip the target audience with the knowledge, skills and competences listed in this application.
The possible posts that this course prepares as a foundation for to become a Kindergarten Educator III.
Modules
You are required to complete all 9 compulsory modules to fulfil the requirements of this Diploma.
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Undergraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education
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Undergraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education
How you’ll be assessed
The programme comprises a total of 10 modules.
Methods of assessment depend on the module and can be assessed in various modes.
Course Intake Dates
TBA 2025
Learning Outcomes
For Knowledge:
The learner will be able to:
- Gain an overall perspective of Early Childhood Education (ECE) on an international, European, and local level (Module 1)
- Review the foundations and roots of ECE through a historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective (Module 2)
- Discuss and consolidate knowledge with regards to the various areas of development (physical, cognitive, emotional, linguistic, social) of young children (Module 3)
- Identify appropriate research tools to strengthen own academic writing (Module 4)
- Show awareness of the most relevant contemporary issues within the ECE field (Module 5)
- Navigate the various pedagogical tools and documentation which are made use of within ECE (Module 6)
- Analyse the important role of learning through experiential immersion in ECE (Module 7)
- Discuss and evaluate how the Emergent Curriculum is responsive to the interest of young children (Module 8)
- Gain knowledge relating to the core functions of an ECE setting and one’s own responsibilities (Module 9)
For Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Apply the canonical theories of ECE (Module 1)
- Research historic, sociological, and philosophical approaches to ECE (Module 2)
- Promote healthy and holistic child development in ECE (Module 3)
- Display good use of academic writing, using an appropriate scholarly approach (Module 4)
- Make use of various resources (such as academic literature) to discuss contemporary issues in ECE (Module 5)
- Produce documentation based on careful observation of young children (Module 6)
- Promote an ECE setting which is conducive to experiential learning (Module 7)
- Move towards project-based and problem-based learning through the Emergent Curriculum (Module 8)
- Document basic reflections and potential self-recommendations after his/her first professional experience (Module 9)
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