HIGHER CERTIFICATE: Early Childhood Development NQF 5

PURPOSE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The Higher Certificate is designed to provide access to higher education for many experienced and skilled ECD
practitioners and trainers who do not have recognised qualifications.
The purpose of this qualification is to:

1. 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.
2. Enable ECD ETD practitioners to use their knowledge of child growth and development from birth to nine
   years and relevant national policies to guide their professional practice in the ECD sub-field.

TITLE :	Higher Certificate : Early Childhood Developlment
SAQA ID :	64649
ACCREDITING AUTHORITY :	ETDP SETA
PROGRAMME DURATION :	1 230 hours (30% Theory 70% Work based practical learning)
CREDITS	123

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES:
On completion of this qualification learners are able to:

1. Mediate active learning in an integrated and holistic learning programme.
2. Facilitate learning and development of children with barriers to learning and other special needs, including those coping with abuse and violence, within an inclusive anti-bias approach.
3. Promote the safety and healthy development of each child.
4. Manage a well-planned and organised learning programme to meet the needs of individual children within the framework of the national school curriculum (where appropriate).
5. Select and use appropriate methods and procedures for assessing children`s progress and reporting on this to parents.
6. 7. Promote the development of high quality ECD programmes and services.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. National Certificate : Early Childhoood Development NQF Level 4
2. Candidates must be between 19 – 35 years of age

UNIT STANDARDS :
TYPE	SAQA ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Core	13855	Develop and manage the ECD learning programme	Level 5	36
Core	13853	Mediate active learning in ECD programmes	Level 5	12
Core	13854	Promote healthy development in ECD programmes	Level 5	10
Fundamental	8647	Apply workplace communication skills	Level 5	5
Fundamental	13925	Present information in a public setting	Level 5	15
Elective	244260	Facilitate a Life Skills Learning Programme in the Reception Year	Level 5	15
Elective	244257	Facilitate a Literacy Learning Programme in the Reception Year	Level 5	15
Elective	244256	Facilitate a Numeracy Learning Programme in the Reception Year	Level 5	15