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Diploma in
Early Childhood Education (ECED)
Early childhood education plays a critical role in the holistic development of young children and in building a strong foundation for their school education. The National Education Policy, 2020 has proposed several measures to achieve universal provisioning of quality early childhood development, care, and education.
There is an acute shortage of well-trained preschool teachers and functionaries of early childhood education who can fulfil the promise of delivering high quality services to the very large population of children in the 3 – 8 years age group in the country. The Diploma in Early childhood Education offered by Vikalp Academy aims to fulfil the need for good quality professional development programmes in Early Childhood Education in India.
Course structure
Diploma is offered in a blended mode, with online and on-campus interaction. The Diploma programme comprises four certificate programme (12 weeks duration, 6 credits each) covering key aspects of Early Childhood Education. Successful completion of the four certificate programmes leads to award of the Diploma. The Diploma can be completed with a maximum time period of 2 years
Pedagogy
The programme will be offered in blended mode:
Online — This will be conducted through lectures, group work, workshops, presentations, readings, participation in discussion forums on Learning Management Systems, audio/video material and regular assessment.
Face to face interaction — Each certificate programme will have one week on-campus engagement, providing opportunities for sharing of learning through intensive group work and interaction with experts and practitioners from the field.
Syllabus
Early Childhood Education: Development and Learning in the Early Years
- Understanding ECE: Themes and Issues
- Principles and Perspectives of ECE
Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education
- Perspectives in Curriculum and Pedagogy in ECE
- Curriculum for Fostering Physical/Motor, Cognitive Development and Early Math
- Curriculum for Fostering Social Development, Language and Early Literacy
Early Identification, Intervention and Inclusion
- Early Inclusion
- Early Identification and Intervention
Programme Management and Professional Development in Early Childhood Education
- Programme Planning and Management
- Professional Development of Early Childhood Educators
FAQs
What does the programme offer?
The programme offers a comprehensive, holistic and engaging curriculum covering all important aspects of the Early Childhood Education domain that will help ECE practitioners build perspective, sensitivity, and acquire knowledge, skills and capabilities to work with children in the age group of 3– 8 years. The programme is taught by highly experienced academics and practitioners of ECE.
Who should join?
The Diploma in Early Childhood Education is designed for teachers working with children in the age group of 3 – 8 years and early childhood education professionals looking to make a meaningful contribution in their specialized domain. A proven interest in working with young children and/or relevant work experience of 2 years or more, is essential.
What’s the Eligibility?
The programme is open for teachers from public and private school systems working with children in the age group of 3 – 8 years and for ECE professionals with minimum 2 years of relevant work experience. The eligibility criteria are:
- Undergraduate in any discipline (preferred)
- Working knowledge of English (reading, writing and speaking)
