ECD centre managers are required to show NQF 5 competency pertaining to operating and managing ECD centres. This ECD development training provides participants with the knowledge and skill required to prepare adequate programs for ensuring school readiness of young learners at the centres, whilst concurrently understanding their context within their community. The additional Gr8 start programme offers valuable practical learning to the participants.
Lusa is a service provider for Brainwave Projects653 (Pty) Ltd facilitating their Ready, Steady Learn program to early childhood educators. This program provides foundational training that enables the educators to better implement and manage an Early Childhood development (ECD) program that prepares young learners for school.
The programs explores activities that equip teachers to stimulate, develop and test the social, emotional and physical intelligence of young children. It enables teachers to monitor and evaluate motor development, hearing and listening skills, eye movements and visual processes as well as the gross motor and fine motor skills in pre-school children to prepare for and ensure school readiness. The educators are empowered with skills to use recyclable materials for creating teaching aids and testing instruments to enhance their classroom activities.
The facilitation of the Ready, Steady Learn program occurs over 5 days as a hands-on, practical and interactive course during which early childhood educators are up-skilled with the tools and techniques required to implement and manage an effective ECD program. In addition the programs assists the early childhood educators to better understand the vital role they play in developing well balanced, school ready children by creating an environment conducive to learning.
In order to operate and manage an ECD centre, as principal, you are required to have at least an NQF 5 qualification.
SAQA ID/
Course Code
Subject
NQF level
Credits
80946
National Certificate: Community development, specialising in early childhood development
5
147
13854
Promote healthy development in ECD programs
5
12
244478
Manage an early childhood development service
5
5
244472
Prepare early childhood development programmes with support
4
6
14020
Monitor budgets related to community projects
5
8
377873
Develop a community development intervention plan
5
6
377842
Critically assess the community development process
5
12
377840
Analyse and apply theories and approaches to facilitate community development interventions
5
10
377841
Analyse and interpret relevant legal and regulatory frameworks in a community development context
5
8
264975
Facilitate learning in a community context
4
8
377843
Explore and coordinate networks in pursuit of meeting community needs
5
6
377847
Promote and support collaborative and partnership work within and between stakeholders and sectors
5
8
230448
Contribute towards organisation policy development
5
8
254068
Recruit, induct and manage volunteers
5
6
117853
Conduct negotiations to deal with conflict situations
5
8
120300
Analyse leadership and related theories in a work context
5
8
Value add program
Gr8 start programme: 5 day practical training, empowering the participants to create a stimulating environment conducive for learning and to ensure school readiness of children
Purpose
Demonstrate the ability to implement comprehensive safety and health policies in a holistic, inclusive and developmentally appropriate way in association with families and the wider community. Manage the organisational systems and structures. Maintain administrative and HR systems. Analyse the context and prepare a ECD programme
Outcomes
Participants completing the module will have academic and practical knowledge on how to operate an ECD and how to create an environment conducive to learning.