Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
The course enhances your understanding of young children’s play, development, and learning in various contexts. It incorporates local and international perspectives on children’s rights, health, well-being, and diverse pedagogical approaches.
A key feature is the opportunity for you to choose from a number of elective modules;
- Inclusive Education Practice
- Montessori Education
- Provision of School Age Childcare
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Perspectives on Growth and Development
Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment for Early Years
Leadership, Supervision and Quality in Early Learning and Care
The Child, Family, Community and Society
Advanced Professional Practice in Early Learning and Care
Inclusive Care and Education
Montessori Education in Early Years Practice
Provision of School Age Childcare
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
Career Progression
Early learning and care settings.