ECD KBS 2016 ©Buffalo City TVET College

BUFFALO CITY TVET COLLEGEECD PROGRAMMES IN 2016

PRESENTATION CONTENTS:

Identify three different ECD programmes at BCC

Brief look at each programme

Focus on the popular Educare programme

Needs and possible way forward

Three ECD programmes in 2016

1. Pilot project: in-service training based on

Recognition of Prior Learning

2. National Certificate in Vocational programme

level 4 as a subject choice (FET band)

3. Traditional post matric

three year Diploma programme in Educare

Buffalo City TVET College – ECD

NCVNational

Certificate

Vocational

EducareNATED

programme 191

RPL

Recognition

of Prior

learning

1) RPL in-service

pilot programme

Based on Recognition of Prior Learning

towards level 4 (experienced practitioners)

Financed by Education & Training Development Practices

ETDP SETA Sector Education & Training Authority

109 Participants this year

In the process of being accredited – challenges &

remediation in progress

2) National Certificate Vocational

3 year vocational FET Level 4 qualification

ECD is one of the SUBJECT CHOICES of the

Education and Development programme

Level 4 ECD on the National Qualification

Framework

2) ECD subject topics

LEVEL 2 (1styear)

• Growth and

development

• Learning in the early

years

• Inclusion and special

needs

• Diversity in early

childhood

LEVEL 3 (2ndyear)

• Understanding care and

well being

• Families, caregivers, the

community and child and

childcare provision

• Health and hygiene

• Food and nutrition

• Safety

• Diversity and Care in

well being

LEVEL 4 (3rdyear)

• Approach to early childhood

development

• Parents caregivers and the

community

• Effective practice

• Creating learning

environments

• Curriculum experiences

• Career opportunities in ECD

2) Practical WORK BASED EXPERIENCE

•Part of the practical marks for level 4 is

observing in the work place.

•Students get placed to observe for a few days

at a Day Care Centre

• help students to understand the running of the

daily programme in an ECD Centre

2) Possible Career paths (level 4)

• Au pair

• Child minder

• Baby sitter

• ECD practitioner

• Gr R teacher assistant

• Foundation Phase teacher assistant

• Toy Librarian

• Parent educator

• Child and Youth Care worker

• Child hospital visitor

• Educational home visitors

• Community development worker

• Auxiliary social worker

• Field worker

• ECD level 1 facilitator

• University further study

3) Three year diploma in EDUCARE

ENTRANCE

requirement

Matric/ level 4

THEORY

18 months

3 SEMESTERS

N4 N5 & N6

PRACTICAL

18 months

WORK IN A DAY CARE

CENTRE

3) Four subjects per semester (full time)

N4

• Educare didactics theory

and practical

• Education (whole child)

• Child health (conception)

• Day care personnel

development (adim)

N5

• Educare didactics theory

and practical

• Educational psychology

• Day care communication

• Entrepreneurial and

business studies N4

N6

• Educare didactics theory

and practical

• Educational psychology

• Day care communication

• Day care management

3) Part time groups

•In January 2014 a part time group was added

•Students are employed at Day Care Centres or

volunteer in day care centres.

•TWO subjects are completed per semester, which

makes this a three year part time course

3)Didactics focus areas per semesteraccording to the current curriculum (1995)

N4 (First semester)

BABIES (O-2YEARS)

• The importance of

wellbeing from conception

• ‘Whole child’ development

• Stimulating babies in a

playful manner

• Language development

N5 (Second semester)

TODDLERS (2 – 3 YEARS)

• Understanding the toddler

stage & development

• Language and music as

special focus

• Daily programmes

• Continuous observation as

assessment

N6 (Third semester)

OLDER CHILDREN (4 – 6 y)

• older pre-schooler

towards school readiness

• Movement - physical

active play

• Outings & visitors

• Observations & report

writing

3)Didactics – practical, ‘hands on’reason for the success of the programme

• Practical articles – home / hand made with at least 80% recycled materials

• N4 – babies: physical care, variety stimulating games & overview of expressive studies

• N5 toddlers: language games, musical instruments & expressive art studies

• N6 Movement apparatus, perceptual games & expressive studies creative art, drama, dance…

• Work Based Experience (syllabi suggests 14 days per semester – max 7 days)

• Students are placed in Day Care Centres to experience the daily programme in

operation

• Planning of free choice and guided age appropriate activities in a child friendly environment

• Mentor and monitored by the relevant lecturer and the host

exploring space

& movement

Play to

learn

Problem

solving

activitiesMaking perceptual games

•

Creating

paper

mache

furniture

Outing to our local museum

exploring nature and heritage

Xhosa Culture

theme

inspired by

museum outing

water

theme

nature,

interest &

science

Portable ‘tippy tap’

conservation &

hygiene

3) Assessment per semester

•Year mark consists of the following:

•One formal test

•One formal practical per theory subject

•One internal exam

•Final National exam (June / November) - certificate

Practical

18 moths

• N6 certificate student find a day care centre to

work for 18 months

• Or start his/her own centre

POE

• Complete a Portfolio Of Evidence with guidelines

set by the college during these 18 months

DEP of

Education

• Moderation of the port folio by the

Department of Education

ECD diploma (annual ceremony)

3) Educare possible career paths

• Start own Educare Centre

• Au pair

• ECD facilitator / practitioner

• Supervisor at an ECD centre

• Toy librarian

• Toy librarian manager

• Programme developer

• Grade R teacher (many students)

• Community development worker

• FET (TVET) lecturer (colleague)

• Internal moderator

• Assessor

• Administrator / project coordinator

• UNVERSITY academic qualification

Educare programme in perspective

Strength the programme has a good practical core which could be

upgraded to link with the learning areas in the National Curriculum

Framework (0-4 year)

Weakness

Some outdated information is still used as National assessment material.

Lack of support & mentoring of students during the 18 months practical

period, is a major concern at present.

Needs - upgrade of curriculum content and programme structure

Quality sites in the field to provide quality practical experiences for the

18m period towards an Educare Diploma.

# salaries for the most important field in Education?

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Example of daily programme/s

MORNING ONLY Day Care Centre FULL DAY Day Care Centre

• Arrival ( breakfast / free play )

• Morning ring (guided)

• Creative art (guided)

• Routine: bathroom & morning snack

• Free play outside / inside (choice and

problem solving)

• Second ring – movement/ music

drama … (guided)

• Bathroom routine

• Story & language ring (guided) home

• Similar to morning only programme

• Story & language ring

• Lunch & rest routine

• Free choice inside / outside

• Bathroom & snack routine

• Free choice

• Pack up & bathroom routine

• departure