Overview
This Associate Degree programme is designed to target basic school teachers, teacher assistants for lower grades of the primary education system, along with persons desirous of accessing more advanced and appropriate training. This programme is the Ministry of Education’s recent initiative to replace the three year diploma with the four year Bachelors degree as the required entry qualification for the teaching profession.
The programme therefore aims to:
Who Should Apply
1. Individuals who are already in the field and require formal qualifications.
2. Persons who wish to develop skills in Early Childhood Education in order to contribute to nation building.
3. Persons who want to change their career path.
4. School leavers with CXC qualifications who would like to access the profession
Persons who want to change their career path
High school graduates with related subjects desirous of entering the profession.
Competencies that graduates of the programme will have:
On completing this program, graduates will be expected to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
Ability to:
Strong written and verbal communication and
etiquette in a formal business environment.
Public speaking and presentation abilities
Leadership qualities for team environments.
Awareness of globalization and cross-cultural issues.
* Note: Equivalency courses in Math and English available to persons without the required CSEC/GCE pass.
Course Structure – Full Time/ Day
Semester I | Semester II |
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education Child Development The Emerging Teacher Introduction to ICT Mathematics 1 Foundations of English Grammar 1 Health and Family Life Education | Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education Curriculum for Pre-Schoolers 3-5 Mathematics 2 Social Studies Foundations of English Grammar 2 Practicum 1 |
Semester III | Semester IV |
Pedagogical Strategies in Early Childhood Education The Birth to Three Curriculum Guiding Behaviour in Early Childhood Integrated Arts in Early Childhood Education Science Personal and Character Development Practicum 2 | Language and Literacy in the Early Years Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Early Childhood Policies,Regulations and Programme Management School, Family and Community Relations |
Semester V | |
Practicum 3 |
Course Structure – Part Time/Weekend
Semester I | Semester II |
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education The Emerging Teacher Foundations of English Grammar 1 Health and Family Life Education | Child Development Foundations of English Grammar 2 Mathematics 1 Practicum 1 |
Summer I | |
Integrated Arts in Early Childhood Education Social Studies Introduction to ICT | |
Semester III | Semester IV |
Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Curriculum for Pre-Schoolers 3-5 Mathematics 2 | Pedagogical Strategies in Early Childhood Ed. Guiding Behaviour in Early Childhood Science Practicum 2 |
Summer II | |
The Birth to Three Curriculum Early Childhood Policies, Regulations and Programme Management Personal and Character Development |
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