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FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATE: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
(SAQA US 58761 NQF LEVEL 4)
This is an entry-level Qualification for those who want to enter the field of Education, Training and
Development, specifically within the sub-field of Early Childhood Development (ECD). This
Qualification will enable you to facilitate the all-round development of young children in a
manner that is sensitive to culture and individual needs (including special needs), and enable you
to provide quality early childhood development services for children in a variety of contexts,
including community-based services, ECD centres, at home and in institutions.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
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Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF level 3 or equivalent.
Second language at NQF level 2 or equivalent.
NO MATRIC CERTIFICATE OR EQUIVALENT NEEDED TO REGISTER.
DURATION:
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10 months
TYPE OF LEARNING:
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Distance learning.
ECD support sessions to be held every quarter in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape
Town
COURSE OUTCOMES:
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Plan and prepare for Early Childhood Development
Facilitate and monitor the development of babies, toddlers, and young children
Provide care and support for babies, toddlers, and young children.
PRACTICAL COMPONENT:
Throughout the course, it is compulsory that you perform the practical tasks within an ECD
Centre/Pre School
ASSESSMENT:
Assessment of your competency is based on the evidence you will submit in a Portfolio of
Evidence (PoE) as well as a practical observation towards the end of training.
Your PoE will include theoretical tasks and evidence of the practical tasks done at a ECD
Centre/Pre-primary School. It is therefore important that you know and understand that you must
identify and arrange access to an ECD Centre or Pre-primary School at the start of your studies, in
order to complete the practical tasks required, without which you will not be able to complete
your studies.
COST:
R13 750.00 (VAT Inclusive)
Includes a tablet preloaded with all your course material.
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PROGRAMME LAYOUT
MODULE 1
DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF
BABIES, TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (244484)
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Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of ways of seeing the development of
babies, toddlers and young children.
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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers
and young children within each domain of development.
FACILITATE THE HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF BABIES, TODDLERS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN (244480)
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Facilitating development of babies, toddlers and young children.
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Reflecting on own facilitation.
OBSERVE AND REPORT ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT (244475)
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Observing babies, toddlers and young children.
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Recording observations.
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Giving feedback on observations.
PREPARE RESOURCES AND SET UP THE ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF BABIES, TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (244468)
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Identifying activities that support the development of babies, toddlers and young
children.
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Sourcing and select resources.
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Adapting resources.
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Setting up the environment.
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Reflecting on the use and effectiveness of the resources.
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ACCOMMODATE AUDIENCE AND CONTEXT NEEDS IN ORAL/SIGNED
COMMUNICATION (119472) – SECOND LANGUAGE
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Interact successfully in oral/signed communication
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Use strategies that capture and retain the interest of an audience
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Identify and respond to manipulative use of language
ENGAGE IN SUSTAINED ORAL/SIGNED COMMUNICATION AND EVALUATE
SPOKEN/SIGNED TEXTS (119462)
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Respond critically yet sensitively as a listener/audience
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Analyse own responses to spoken/signed texts and adjust as required
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Use strategies to be an effective speaker/signer in sustained oral/signed interactions
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Evaluate spoken/signed discourse
APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY TO CRITICALLY
INTERROGATE AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE FINDINGS ON LIFE RELATED
PROBLEMS (9015)
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Critique and use techniques for collecting, organising and representing data.
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Use theoretical and experimental probability to develop models, make predictions
and study problems.
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Critically interrogate and use probability and statistical models in problem solving and
decision making in real-world situations.
MODULE 2
PREPARE EARLY CHILDH OOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES WITH SUPPORT
(244472)
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Analysing the context.
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Preparing a programme.
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Reflecting on the programme.
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PROVIDE CARE FOR BABIES, TODDLERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (244469)
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Providing a safe and healthy environment to prevent and reduce injuries and illness.
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Promoting and maintaining optimal health and nutrition for caregivers and children.
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Promoting the rights of children.
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Managing routines and transitions.
DESIGN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF BABIES, TODDLERS
AND YOUNG CHILDREN (244485)
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Analysing learning and developmental needs of the children within a given context.
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Designing the activities.
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Evaluating the design of activities.
MODULE 3
WRITE/PRESENT/SIGN FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CONTEXTS (119459)
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Write/sign effectively and creatively on a range of topics
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Choose language structures and features to suit communicative purposes
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Edit writing/signing for fluency and unity.
USE LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN OCCUPATIONAL LEARNING
PROGRAMMES (119467) – SECOND LANGUAGE
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Access and use suitable learning resources
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Use learning strategies
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Manage occupational learning programme materials
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Conduct basic research, analyse and present findings
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Function in a team
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Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and occupational context affect
learning
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USE LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN OCCUPATIONAL LEARNING
PROGRAMMES (119471)
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Access, use and manage suitable learning resources
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Formulate and use learning strategies
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Manage occupational learning materials
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Conduct research, analyse and present findings
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Lead and function in a team
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Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and occupational context affect
learning.
EVALUATE ECD PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES (244481)
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Preparing for evaluation.
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Carrying out an evaluation.
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Compiling an evaluation report.
USE MATHEMATICS TO INVESTIGATE AND MONITOR THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS
OF PERSONAL, BUSINESS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES (7468)
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Use mathematics to plan and control financial instruments including insurance and
assurance, unit trusts, stock exchange dealings, options, futures and bonds
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Use simple and compound interest to make sense of and define a variety of situations
including mortgage loans, hire purchase, present values, annuities and sinking funds
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Investigate various aspects of costs and revenue including marginal costs, marginal
revenue and optimisation of profit
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Use mathematics to debate aspects of the national and global economy, including
tax, productivity and the equitable distribution of resources.
INTERPRET AND USE INFORMATION FROM TEXTS (119457) – SECOND
LANGUAGE
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Use a range of reading and viewing strategies to understand the literal meaning of
specific texts
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Use strategies for extracting implicit messages in texts
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Respond to selected texts in a manner appropriate to the context
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Explore and explain how language structures and features may influence a
reader/viewer
MODULE 4
READ/VIEW, ANALYSE AND RESPOND TO A VARIETY OF TEXTS (119469)
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Critically analyse texts produced for a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
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Identify and explain the values, attitudes and assumptions in texts
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Evaluate the effects of content, language and style on readers`/viewers` responses in
specific texts.
REPRESENT, ANALYSE AND CALCULATE SHAPE AND MOTION IN 2- AND 3DIMENSIONAL SPACE IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS (9016)
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Measure, estimate, and calculate physical quantities in practical situations relevant to
the adult with increasing responsibilities in life or the workplace
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Explore analyse and critique, describe and represent, interpret and justify geometrical
relationships and conjectures to solve problems in two and three dimensional
geometrical situations
WRITE/PRESENT/SIGN TEXTS FOR A RANGE OF COMMUNICATIVE CONTEXTS
(119465) – SECOND LANGUAGE
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Write/sign for a specified audience and purpose
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Use language structures and features to produce coherent and cohesive texts for a
wide range of contexts
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Draft own writing/signing and edit to improve clarity and correctness
WORK WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT (244462)
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Demonstrating understanding of key principles and values for working with adults,
families and communities.
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Assisting families to provide an environment conducive for development of young
children.
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REFER A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY TO SPECIALIZED SERVICES (244610)
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Describing specialised service providers according to scope of practice.
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Assessing suitability and effectiveness of services against identified needs.
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Implementing referral process according to identified needs.
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Interpreting and applying information from the referral process.
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Recording, storing and maintaining referral information.
DEVELOP LEARNING PROGRAMMES TO ENHANCE PARTICIPATION OF LEARNERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (13643)
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Demonstrate how learning programmes can enhance participation of learners with
special needs
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Respond appropriately to learners with special needs
SUPPORT CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS (244259)
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Describing the transmission, progression and effects of HIV and AIDS on children,
adults, families and communities.
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Demonstrating knowledge of precautions to reduce the risk and spread of infection in
adults and children.
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Providing care for children infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS in various Early
Childhood Development settings.
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Providing appropriate support for children, staff and families living with HIV and AIDS.
DESCRIBE HOW TO MANAGE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN THE WORKPLA CE
(114938)
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Describing anxiety and its impact on the workplace.
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Describing depression and its impact on the workplace.
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Distinguishing between anxiety, depression and stress.
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Investigating ways of supporting and accommodating anxiety and depression in the
workplace.
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DESCRIBE HOW TO MANAGE REACTIONS ARISING FROM A TRAUMATIC EVENT
(114942)
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Recognising reactions to post trauma stress.
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Explaining trauma debriefing and the referral process.
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Explaining possible support strategies.
MODULE 5
PERFORM BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES (119567)
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Demonstrate an understanding of emergency scene management
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Demonstrate an understanding of elementary anatomy and physiology
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Assess an emergency situation
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Apply First Aid procedures to the life-threatening situation
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Treat common injuries
AWARD:
Upon successful completion of your studies, you will receive a Further Education and Training
Certificate: Early Childhood Development NQF 4 SAQA ID 58761, which is awarded by the ETDP
SETA.
You will also receive your First Aid Level 1 Certificate after you have attended this two day
workshop that is an additional benefit for our learners (It does not form part of the of the
qualification).
ACCREDITATION:
The ETDP SETA granted CAL (Compass Academy of Learning) full accreditation for the Further
Education and Training Certificate: Early Childhood Development NQF 4 SAQAS ID 58761 with 140
credits. Your learner details are uploaded to the ETDP SETA database upon enrolment. An ETDP
SETA verification site visit concludes and confirms your successful achievement of the unit
standards linked to the qualification. This achievement record will then be uploaded to the NLRD
(National Learner Record Database) via the ETDP database.
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