COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CHILDHOOD DEVELOPM...

The primary aim of education and training in Early Childhood Development is to equip students with the knowledge, skills and values that are brought about by meaningful involvement and which will be to the advantage of the community, while forming a basis for further study in higher education and training and enabling students to be productive and responsible in an Early Childhood Development environment.

Type: Undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Mathematical literacy


• English


• Afrikaans


• Facilitating active learning in ECD Programme


• Facilitating healthy learning in ECD programme


• Manage the ECD learning programme

Second Year Subjects:

• Communication in Work place


• Mediate active learning in ECD Programme


• Promote healthy development


• Manage and develop the ECD learning programme

Third Year Subjects:

• Mediate active learning in ECD Programme


• Promote healthy development


• Manage and develop the ECD learning programme


• Plan and conduct assessment of learning outcomes


• Facilitate an inclusive ECD education environment


• Manage diversity in ECD environment


• Select , use and apply ECD training and learning strategies

Careers: Grade R practitioners, nursery school and crèche staff, day-care mothers, play school assistants, start own business, au pair locally, nationally or internationally, aftercare at schools and private companies with nursery school facilities.

Source: www.bolandcollege.com

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