| SAQA US ID: | 64650 |
| Duration: | 24 to 36 months part-time distance learning with personal mentorship. |
| Quality assuring ETQA: | ETDP.SETA |
| Qualification Type: | National Diploma |
| NQF Level: | 5 |
| Credits: | 240 |
| Accredited Provider: | World Wide Education Providers (Pty) Ltd. |
| Field: | Field 05 – Education, training and development |
| Sub Field: | Early Childhood Development |
| Entrance Qualification: | ECD Higher Certificate |
The purpose of the qualification is to:
- Provide access to a recognised educator qualification at Level 6 for ECD educators who have a Level 4 or Level 5 certificate in ECD, providing a bridge between non-formal and formal learning programmes.
- To enable educators/ learners to plan and implement a learning programme which is based on their knowledge of child development from birth to nine years and which helps children in a specific phase work towards achieving the learning outcomes of the national school curriculum (where appropriate).
- To improve community-based ECD services for young children by raising the level of ECD teaching competence and/or by providing opportunities for training in support and leadership roles.
This qualification provides a substantial qualification for:
- Potential learners/educators who have acquired an FETC (Grade 12) or equivalent qualification at Level 4 (120 credits) and who wish to make ECD their full-time career (entry point);
- Learners/educators who have a Level 4 qualification in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD by providing access to a Level 6 qualification;
- Learners/educators who have a Higher Certificate in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD by providing access to a Level 6 qualification.
| Complete list of the unit standards of this course | ||||
| ID | Level | Title | Credits | |
| Core | 244485 | 5 | Design activities to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children | 8 |
| Core | 13853 | 5 | Mediate active learning in ECD programmes | 36 |
| Core | 13854 | 5 | Promote healthy development in ECD programmes | 12 |
| Fundamental | 8647 | 5 | Apply workplace communication skills | 10 |
| Fundamental | 14582 | 5 | Develop and apply academic literacy skills | 25 |
| Elective | 115753 | 5 | Conduct outcomes-based assessment | 15 |
| Elective | 244260 | 5 | Facilitate a Life Skills Learning Programme in the Reception Year | 15 |
| Elective | 244257 | 5 | Facilitate a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year | 15 |
| Elective | 244256 | 5 | Facilitate a Numeracy Learning Programme in the Reception Year | 15 |
| Elective | 10288 | 5 | Organise a programme of learning | 8 |
| Elective | 10289 | 5 | Facilitate a programme of learning | 24 |
| Elective | 13856 | 5 | Facilitate an inclusive educational environment in ECD settings | 12 |
| Elective | 10294 | 5 | Identify and respond to learners with special needs and barriers to learning | 10 |
| Elective | 244478 | 5 | Manage an Early Childhood Development service | 5 |
| Elective | 12842 | 5 | Manage diversity in ECD settings | 12 |
| Elective | 7400 | 5 | Managing the Learning Programme | 24 |
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