OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE

Early Childhood Development Practitioner (Level 4)

What you should know

This qualification helps students plan and prepare early childhood activities, facilitate and mediate learning, observe and assess the progress of children, and reflect on learning in an inclusive, play-based environment to support holistic development of children (from conception to school-going age) in different centre-based or non-centre-based settings.

Requirements

Grade 11/NCV Level 3 Students will need to undergo verification against the Child Protection Register

Duration & Credits

• 1 Year
• Number of credits: 131

Career Opportunities

• Centre-based settings: Preschools, crèches, daycare centres
• Non-centre-based settings: Home-based care, community programmes
• Government & NGO sectors: Health, education, social development
• Private sector: Early learning centres, training institutions

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A qualified student can

  • Plan and prepare inclusive activities to support holistic development and well-being of children
  • Facilitate and mediate appropriate holistic learning of every child
  • Observe, assess, and record each child’s progress according to age and stage
  • Develop reports on children’s development and learning
  • Promote the well-being, health, safety, and protection of children

Structure of the qualification

Knowledge & Practical Modules

On campus in a classroom setting and in practical simulation rooms.

Assessments

• Internal Assessments: Based on module-specific criteria (e.g., observation templates, reports, practical demonstrations).
• Workplace Evidence: Includes logbooks, mentor sign-offs, self-evaluations, and activity plans.
• External Assignments: None specified for this qualification.

Workplace-based Modules

In a real-life work environment gaining experience and recording the experience and evidence in a workplace logbook.

Certification

• College statement of results will allow access to the External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA).
• Once achieving all aspects of course and passing the EISA – QCTO issues relevant qualification.