NTU Reg No: 200604393R. Copyright National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE/NTU), Singapore

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Empower participants to reflect on key issues and trends in the developments of ECE

Course synopsis

This course aims is to empower participants to explore and reflect critically on key current and historical issues and trends underpinning the developments of early childhood education (ECE), and through this, to examine and discuss how ECE in the Singapore context can benefit from developments in the wider field, and yet stay relevant to its contextual demands.

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Objective
In this course, participants will be able to examine, discuss and reflect on the following:
o knowledge about ‘children’ and ‘childhood’ from different socio-cultural contexts and paradigms.
o the importance and value of early childhood care and education.
o the philosophy and goals of early childhood care and education which have informed policies, training and practices.
o key issues and trends concerned with the care and education of young children, and the impact of changes in societal values and beliefs, both locally as well as globally, on the evolution of early childhood care and education.
o their role in the provision of quality care and education of young children.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:
• A good Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university; and
• A teaching qualification such as the NIE's Postgraduate Diploma in Education and at least ONE year of teaching experience, or
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education approved by the Early Childhood Development Agency, Singapore and at least THREE years of teaching experience in pre-schools.

Outline
Participants will examine, discuss and reflect on on-going discourses, debates and controversies surrounding quality care and practices for young children from international as well as local perspectives. In particular, there will be opportunities to explore how ECCE in the Singapore context can benefit from developments in the wider field, and yet stay relevant to its contextual demands. The course adopts a constructivist pedagogy in which learning takes place primarily through participation in critical discourses pertaining to the various topics, and through the process, to develop greater insights into how ECCE has taken shape over the years and in different socio-cultural contexts.

Course fee
MOE Educators*S'poreans & PRs

(aged 21 and above)

(Up to 70% funding)

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy1

(MCES)

(S'poreans aged 40 and above)

(Up to 90% funding)

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

(ETSS)

(Up to 90% funding)

Public
Full course feeS$520.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00
Cat-A SSG Funding-(S$2,884.00)(S$2,884.00)(S$2,884.00) -
Nett course feeS$520.00S$1,236.00S$1,236.00S$1,236.00S$4,120.00
9% GST on nett course feeS$46.80S$111.24S$111.24S$111.24S$370.80
Copyright feeS$1.00S$1.00S$1.00S$1.00S$1.00
Total nett course fee payable, including GST and copyright feeS$567.80S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$4,491.80
Less additional funding if eligible under various schemes - - (S$824.00)(S$824.00) -
Total nett course fee payable, including GST, copyright fee and after additional funding from various funding schemesS$567.80S$1,348.24S$524.24S$524.24S$4,491.80

*MOE Educators include MOE & Direct Hire Staff from Independent, Specialised Independent and Specialised Schools.

Who should attend
Educators and caregivers who want to embark on an in-depth study of theories and practices in early childhood education.

Overview

Duration:

52 hours

Course date(s):

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Subject:
Early Childhood

Who should attend:

Educators and caregivers who want to embark on an in-depth study of theories and practices in early childhood education.

Instructor(s):

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Enquiries:

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