Fundamentals Certificate (1)

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Fundamentals Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education/ Revised_June10

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Fundamentals Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education(English/ Chinese)

Accredited by Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) 180 Hours (120 classroom hours and 60 practicum hours)

Course Objectives

The Fundamentals Certificate in early Childhood Care & Education introduces the novice teacher to the early childhood profession by exploring his/her role as a teacher assistant and equippinghim/her with the necessary skills of working and guiding children in an early childhood setting. Byunderstanding the child, the teacher assistant will be able to assist in providing appropriatematerials and daily activities for young children (0-8 years) in the classroom.

The course also aims to raise the assistant teachers awareness in the areas of childrens safety,health, nutrition, child abuse, neglect and professional positions on children.

The assistant teacher will be encouraged to engage in reflective practice, promote positiverelationships with families and foster their positive sense of identity and personal effectiveness.

Course Content

There are a total of 6 modules:

Child Development andGuidance

Creative Approaches toCaring and Learning Early ChildhoodCurriculum

Safety, Health andNutrition

ProfessionalDevelopment

Working with Families

Practicum

Assessment

Consists of modular tests,projects and assignments.

Students are also required tokeep a learning journal of the60 hours of practicum.

There will be 2 practicum visitsfrom the practicum tutor.

Certificate

Successful completion of assignments and fieldpracticum leads to the awardof the FundamentalsCertificate in Early ChildhoodCare & Education.

AECES Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore)


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Who may enrol?

Candidates who:Are 17 years of age andabovePossess a minimum of Secondary 2 Level.

What is the class size?

Each intake is limited to 30participants

What to submit?

1. Application form

2. Academic certificatee.g. Secondary 2 leavingcertificate or any other relevant educationalcertificate

3. Registration fee of $ 50

How do I register?

Please complete the attachedapplication form and return tothe professional developmentvenue where the course isbeing conducted:Association for EarlyChildhood Educators(Singapore)

Blk 18 Hougang Ave 3#01-159 S 530018Tel: 62814989Fax: 62814328

Yew Tee Community Club20 Choa Chu Kang St 52

#04-04 S 689286Tel: 67645528Fax: 67645509

How long is the course?

The course consists of 180hours and will be conductedover a period of 5 months andwill comprise:

Tutorials(120 hours)

Practicum with 2supervisions (60 hours )

What is the cost?

Course fees* : $ 1,650Registration fees* : $ 50Total $ 1,700

Please make cheque payable

to Association for EarlyChildhood Educators(Singapore) or AECES

SDF & SRP Funding

Funding for Company Employers who sponsor staff areexpected to make their ownsubmission of the following:

SDF Easynet www.sdf.gov.sg SRP www.srp.org.sg

1 day before the course commencement

Funding for Individual Individual who sign up for thecourse may contactNTUC-SEP hotline atTel: 62138008 for course funding.

Registration should reach NTUC-SEP at least1 month before commencement of course

In the case of Withdrawala. There will be no refund for registration feesb. Withdrawal made 1 week before commencement of course: only 50 % of course fee will be refunded and

a written notice is required from the applicant.AECES reserves the right to postpone the classes due to unforeseen circumstances.

*All fees stated are subjected to 7% GST charges with effect from 1 June 2010.
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NTUC-SEP

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* S$1,650

* S$ 50S$1,700

Association forEarly Childhood Educators(Singapore) AECES

www.sdf.gov.sg www.srp.org.sg

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Fundamentals Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education

(ENGLISH / CHINESE )

Professional Development Venue: Yew Tee:

Intake : _______________________

Funding: SDF EasyNet/ NTUC-SEP/Individual: /NTUC-SEP/

Reg Fee**

$ 50 Cheq.

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Date

Course Fee**

$ 1,650 Cheq.

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Date

A. PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Name as in NRIC::

NRIC No::

Date of birth / Age:/ :

Marital Status / Sex:, , / :

Nationality::

Home Tel :

Handphone :

Home Address::

Postal code ( )

*All fees stated are subjected to 7% GST charges with effect from 1 June 2010.* 2010 6 1 7%

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B.WORK EXPERIENCE

i) Early Childhood

Name of Centre/Kindergarten and address / :

Postal Code ( )Telephone : Fax No :

Position held in the centre : Teaching Experience (in years & months):( ):

Age group you are working with :

ii) Other profession

Company Position : Years of Experience

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C. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Highest academic qualifications :

Language Proficiency :

More comfortable with Written Spoken

English

Mandarin

I hereby testify that all the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

_____________________ _______________

Signature of Applicant Date

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