| Entry
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For school leavers, you need
to have at least Three GCE 'O' Level
Grades:
 Grades 1 - 6 in
English Language and two other subjects.
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| Course
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On completion of the course, students should be able
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Handle oral and written communication.
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Prepare documents using application software. |
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Provide customer service.
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Plan programmes.
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Conduct class.
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Assist children in daily activities.
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Manage safety, health and nutrition of children.
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Handle administrative work.
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Pursue personal growth and professional development. |
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| Campus(es) Offering This Course |
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The duration of this course is two years and is conducted at:
ITE College Central (Bishan Campus).
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| Progression
Opportunities
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Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education graduates may apply for admission to the first year of a related course at the polytechnics. However, your admission is subject to you meeting the entry requirements set by the respective polytechnics. With the polytechnic diploma, graduates can go on to pursue a university degree.
For more details on related diploma courses, please refer to the website of each polytechnic.
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| Career
Prospects |
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Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education graduates are employed by childcare centres and kindergartens.
Some of the job titles held by Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education graduates include:
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Childcare Teacher
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Kindergarten Teacher |
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Preschool Teacher
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| Course
Structure |
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To obtain the Higher Nitec in Early Childhood Education certification, you need to accumulate at least 71 credits.
CERTIFICATION
Credits required for certification
| Core Modules |
53
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| Life Skills Modules |
10
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| Elective Modules |
8
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| Total |
71 |
CORE MODULES
- Communication Effectiveness (7 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to communicate
effectively and handle both oral and written communications required in
a childcare environment.
- Office Applications (5 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to produce
office documents, process and organise data, create simple personal
and business homepage and create presentations using commonly used
software packages as well as send, retrieve and search for information
using the internet and electronic mail.
- Early Child Development (6 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to understand
how children learn and develop in their early years, with a focus on the
inter-related stages of early development in young children, especially
in relation to children’s play behaviour.
- Principles and Practices in Preschool Education (6 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to understand the
principles of child care and development; be aware of health and safety
features; learn to build relationship with children, their parents, families,
and others concerned with the education, care and welfare of the child.
- Learning Environments (5 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to plan for
exploring, discovering, and learning in a variety of settings; create
spaces for learning; provide challenges for learning and balance the
needs and interests of children with learning outcomes.
- The Communication Curriculum (5 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to learn the
numerous ways of developing and providing for the language and
communication curriculum in childcare settings as well as explore
the use of drama and mime in the provision for personal, social and
emotional development.
- The Discovery Curriculum (7 credits)
On completion of this module, students should be able to learn the
numerous ways of developing and providing for the numeracy, natural
science and environmental awareness curriculum in childcare settings
with an additional focus on physical and health development and the
provision for indoor and outdoor play.
- The Aesthetic Curriculum (5 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to develop young
children’s representational skills in a variety of forms through art and
craft, dance, music, and movement.
- Industry Attachment (7 credits)
Students are provided with the opportunity to work with childcare centres
and kindergartens to gain practical ‘hands on’ experience specifically
designed to relate and extend participants’ theoretical knowledge
gleaned during the course.
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LIFE SKILLS MODULES
- Life Skills for Personal Development (8 credits)
Life skills in broad terms are the foundation skills and personal qualities
that an individual can transfer from one job setting to another to manage
and adapt to changes in technology and work environments.
- Sports and Wellness I (1 credit)
On completion of the module, students should be able to maintain a fit and healthy body and develop an appreciation of sports and games.
- Sports and Wellness II (1 credit)
On completion of the module, students should be able to maintain a fit and healthy body and develop an appreciation of sports and games.
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ELECTIVES
Electives ( Course Specific) |
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- Public Relations (5 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to describe the role
of public relations and the scope and nature of public relations work.
- Human Resource Administration (4 credits)
On completion of the course, students should be able to explain the various aspects of a human resource department in an organisation.
- Principles of Management (4 credits)
On completion of the course, students should be able to relate the principles of management to the activities and role of a secretarial/administration appointment in the present day organisation.
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| Electives (Inter-disciplinary) |
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- Entrepreneurship (4 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to apply the
knowledge and skills acquired from the course to identify a business
opportunity and to develop a business plan for launching and operating a
small enterprise. The training also covers market and competitor analysis
and fundamentals of business finance.
- Web Publishing (5 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to lay out web
pages, create and update basic HTML documents; incorporate images,
links and anchors, lists and tables, forms, web-based animation and
multimedia elements into HTML documents; create HTML documents
with frames; connect website with web hosting service provider; and
register website with directory services providers and search engines.
The training also covers issues relating to ethics and intellectual property
protection.
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| Electives (General) |
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- First Aid, CPR and Sports Injuries (2 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to apply basic concepts and principles of first aid to render first aid treatment at the workplace and perform CPR during an emergency.
- Business Mandarin (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to listen and
comprehend the Chinese language and engage in simple dialogues
and transactional discourse in a range of common everyday situations
using the correct vocabulary, sentence structure, stress intonation and
pronunciation.
- Elementary Japanese (3 credits)
On completion of the module, students should be able to read Japanese
in Romanised script and communicate in Japanese using the correct
vocabulary, sentence structure, stress intonation, pronunciation when
making and responding to enquiries in a bank, travel agency, shop,
restaurant and post office.
- Overseas Experiential Programme
On completion of the module, students should be able to develop
leadership qualities, self-confidence, independence, cross-cultural
interaction skills and other life skills.
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