Available at: Swinton and Durban Campuses
Programme Overview: This qualification prepares learners to operate as Early Childhood Development Practitioners who plan and prepare early childhood activities, facilitate and mediate learning, and support
holistic development of children from conception to school-going age.
Duration: 1 Year | Credits: 131 |SAQA ID: 97542
What You'll Learn
- Plan and prepare inclusive educational activities and routines using approved programmes
- Facilitate and mediate active learning in integrated and holistic learning programmes
- Observe, assess, record and report each child's progress according to age and stage
- Support and promote health, nutrition, safety, protection and well-being of children
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with parents and other service providers
- Child development theories and practices
Minimum Entry Requirements
- National Certificate Vocational (NCV) at NQF Level 3, OR any other NQF Level 3 qualification (the college may recognise RPL against the entry requirements)
- Clear criminal record (no child abuse history)
- Passion for working with children
Career Opportunities
- ECD centres and preschools
- Community-based care facilities
- After-school care Programmes
- Home-based ECD services
- NGOs focusing on child development
Certification: QCTO Occupational Certificate.
Financial Aid: NSFAS funding available for qualifying students.
Knowledge Modules
- Personal Hygiene and Safety
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance
- Workplace Safety
- Numeracy, Units of Measure and Computer literacy
- Environmental Awareness
- Introduction to Nutrition and Diets
- Basic Ingredients
- Theory of Food production
- Introduction to the Kitchen, and the Hospitality and Catering Industry
- Theory of Commodity Resource Management
- Food Preparation Methods
- Food Preparation Techniques
- Food Cooking Methods and Techniques
- Personal Development as a Cook
Total number of credits for Knowledge Modules: 57.
Practical Skill Modules
- Prepare and Assemble Food Items using Different Methods and Techniques, Equipment and Utensils
- Cook Food Items using Different Methods and Techniques, Equipment and Utensils
- Implement Food Production
- Maintain Food Production Systems
- Documents and Report on Kitchen Activities
- Assist with Kitchen Activities
Total number of credits for Practical Skill Modules: 48.
Work Experience Modules
- Preparation Processes and Procedures to Provide Cooking Services within the Cook-Serve or Cook- Chill/Freeze Food Production Environment
- Hygiene Practices and Cleaning Processes and Procedures within the Cook- Serve or Cook-Chill/Freeze Food Production Environment
- Processes and Procedures for Communicating with and Assisting other Kitchen Personnel within a Cook-Serve or Cook-Chill/Freeze Food Production Environment
- Processes and Procedures for Preparing and Assembling a Variety of Food Items using Different Methods and Techniques, Equipment and Utensils, and to Accommodate Special Dietary Requirements
- Processes and Procedures for Cooking a Variety of Food Items Using Different Methods and Techniques Equipment and Utensils
Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 79. << Back |
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