Colleges and Universities Offering Certificate in Early Childhood Development in South Africa

Course Name: Certificate in Early Childhood Development(Early Childhood Development )
Major Subject: Early Childhood Development
Course Category: Certificate Courses

Institutions Offering Certificate in Early Childhood Development

Embury Institute for Higher Learning, Durban
Course Outline:

Unit 1: The Nature and Scope of an ECD Programme according to the Abridged NCF Document
Unit 2: Introduction to Early Childhood Development and the Role of the Teacher
Unit 3: The Baby Care Unit
Unit 4: Planning a Daily Programme in a Pre-School
Unit 5: Planning a Daily Programme in a Pre-School (cont.)

Certification:

Upon successful completion of this short course, you will be issued with:

-a certificate of competence by STADIO; School of Education;
-an official transcript of your marks; and
-a SACE certificate.
False Bay TVET College, Cape Town
1. GETC: ECD Practitioner Assistant NQF Level 1
Duration: 18 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 9 certificate and working in an ECD environment.

2. FETC in ECD NQF Level 4
Duration: 18 months

Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 11 or 12 and/or ECD Level 1 and employed in the ECD field.
Imvana Training College, Durban
Duration: 1 year

Tuition fees: R 12,500.00

Minimum entry requirements:
-Grade : 12
Tshwane South TVET College, Pretoria
Duration: 1 year

Minimum entry requirement:
Gr. 10/12, Gr 12 or Educare
Universal College Outcomes, Bloemfontein
Minimum entry requirement:
-Grade 12
-A career in ECD
Northern Cape Urban TVET College, Kimberley
Level 4-5
Duration: 1 year per level
Goldfields TVET College, Welkom
Eastcape Midlands College, Durban