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Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Development & Education

P147,865.00

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The purpose of this qualification is to:

Equip the learner with comprehensive knowledge in early childhood education and care.
Enable the learner to guide the holistic development of the child from birth to nine years and facilitate readiness for primary schooling.
Empower learners to effectively assist the child in developing the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills in the child’s social, physical and spiritual environments.
Enable them to conduct themselves professionally and ethically.
Provide the learner with contemporary theoretical foundations and research skills.
Facilitate professional registration of the graduate with the envisaged Botswana Professionals Teaching Council.

Minimum requirements

Minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
NCQF Level 4, Certificate IV or equivalent.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

There will be access through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) in accordance with the National RPL and CAT Policies.

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Language	English
Level	NCQF LEVEL 7
Learning Outcome of the Qualification	• Advocate for early childhood education and care as a professional practitioner. • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of leadership and management within the early childhood education context. • Demonstrate knowledge of assisting with the implementation of early intervention programmes in ECCE in a holistic and integrated manner. • Demonstrate knowledge of assisting with the implementation of early intervention Programmes in ECCE in a holistic and integrated manner. • Manage a well-planned and organised learning programme to meet the needs of individual Children within the framework of the national school curriculum. • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of behaviour change for children with challenging behaviour in early childhood educational setting. • Identify and apply ethical guidelines for working with young children in early childhood contexts. • Promote the safety and healthy development of each child in a safe environment. • Apply the principles and concepts of emotional intelligence to the organisation of self and others within early childhood education contexts. • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA) Leadership within the early childhood education context. • Carry out basic research on an education problem within ECCE contexts.
Minimum requirements	Minimum entry requirement for this qualification is: NCQF Level 4, Certificate IV or equivalent. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL): There will be access through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) in accordance with the National RPL and CAT Policies.
Formative assessment	The contribution of formative assessment to the final grade is 60%.
Summative assessment	The contribution of summative assessment to the final grade is 40%.
Mode of delivery	Full Time, Part Time
Employment Pathways	• Pre-school teacher • Curriculum developers in pre-school • Self-employment as owner of pre-school • Consultant for preschools
Campus	Gaborone, Francistown

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