Early Childhood Education Level 3

Each child is different and each one learns at a different pace. If you love working with children, you know that teaching preschool requires a great deal of patience, flexibility, and enthusiasm. It also requires practical and engaging teaching styles that can stimulate young developing minds. It also takes creativity and great organisational skills to capture their attention span.

This programme will provide you essential knowledge and skills so that you can care for and educate infants, toddlers and children in an early childhood setting. 

At the end of the course, you will have the necessary skills to work in an entry-level carer role in a myriad of early childhood and kōhanga contexts, such as centre-based, home-based, hospital-based, parent-led, or culturally-based environments. All different settings, but very important to our local communities. 

Reach out to us! Get to know more about our ECE Level 3 course.

PROGRAMME CONTENT INCLUDES:

• Knowledge of children’s learning and development
• The nature of the New Zealand early childhood curriculum framework – Te Whāriki
• Understanding ECE services and the philosophies that inform care
• Professional and ethical behaviour
• Developing your own culturally responsive practice
• Contributing effectively to the care of infants, toddlers and young children
• Developing respectful relationships and communication skills
• Te Reo & Tikanga Māori in the ECE environment
• Understanding legislation, regulations, community, and government services

QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE:

• New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care Level 3

ENTRY CRITERIA:

All students who wish to enrol must go through a selection interview process. Participants who meet the criteria below are

able to take part in these programmes:    

•  Aged 16 years and above, and have left school
• Must be eligible to study in New Zealand
• Commitment to completing the qualifications   
• Commitment to move to higher level education on completion of the programme   
• Pass a safety check for the Vulnerable Children’s Act 2014
• Have an appropriate level of literacy & numeracy skill to study at Level 3