[PPT] - Contents 1. Programme Overview 2. Programme Structure 3. Programme PowerPoint Presentation

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theory-practice nexus Choose from: i. Recommended Electives ii. Local Learning Journeys, work attachments and conferences iii. Leadership Symposium, Community of EC Leaders events and learning communities iv. ECDA and in-house CPD courses Subsidy or Funding SSG Subsidy (Remaining course fee payable by participant/operator) Funded by ECDA Dependent on project type Dependent on CPD activity Deliverable Dependent on course Report/article/presentation Dependent on project type Dependent on CPD activity

3. Programme Milestones

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3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

S/N Course Title Synopsis Course Provider Hours 1 Building Effective Relationships with Stakeholders in Preschool Settings

Addresses the need for building effective relationships with staff and key stakeholders like parents in the preschool setting in order to meet the differing needs of the children and families attending the respective preschools in Singapore. NIE

9 2 Designing Integrated Play Experiences and Curricula in ECCE

Supports participants to continue developing their confidence and competence in designing, developing and enacting integrated and play-based curriculum for young children.

18 3 The Power of Feedback 360

Enables pre-school leaders to become better leaders and to overcome the challenges of receiving and giving feedback to their staff. It will equip pre-school leaders with the simple principles and practices of feedback giving and receiving.

14 4 Trends and Issues in ECCE

Develops early childhood professionals with a critical lens in exploring key trends and issues emerging within the local context, and through this, to grasp the significance and implications of these trends in shaping the early childhood educational landscape in Singapore.

9 Total 50 Complete in Year 1

Leaders have to attend four Compulsory Modules:

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3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

Complete in Year 1 No Course Title 1st Run 2nd Run 3rd Run 4th Run 5th Run 6th Run Course Fee Range*

(after SSG subsidy**) 1 Building Effective Relationships with Stakeholders in Preschool Settings (9h) 3 Jun 19 24 Jun 19 10 Jul 19 31 Jul 19 11 Jul 19 1 Aug 19 4 Sep 19 25 Sep 19 6 Sep 19 27 Sep 19 5 Feb 20 26 Feb 20 $212.65 – $440.65 2 Designing Integrated Play Experiences and Curricula in ECCE (18h) 2 May 19 3 May 19 10 May 19 27 Jun 19 28 Jun 19 5 Jul 19 22 Aug 19 23 Aug 19 30 Aug 19 30 Jan 20 31 Jan 20 7 Feb 20 27 Feb 20 28 Feb 20 6 Mar 20 19 Mar 20 20 Mar 20 27 Mar 20 $212.30 – $820.30 3 The Power of Feedback 360 (14h) 6 May 19 7 May 19 13 May 19 14 May 19 23 May 19 24 May 19 27 May 19 28 May 19 8 Jan 20 9 Jan 20 13 Jan 20 14 Jan 20 $135.90 – $629.90 4 Trends and Issues in ECCE (9h) 4 Jun 19 18 Jun 19 23 Jul 19 7 Aug 19 6 Aug 19 21 Aug 19 18 Feb 20 3 Mar 20 12 Mar 20 26 Mar 20 18 Mar 20 1 Apr 20 $106.65 – $410.65

Compulsory Module Schedule

*The course fee range serves as a a guide to help with budgeting and facilitation of any discussions on course fee arrangement between the operator and participant. Any arrangements made should be mutually agreed between operator and participant. **SSG subsidy for each individual is subjected to several variables determined by SSG at point of subsidy application (e.g. applicant’s age, sponsorship, organisation type, schemes etc)

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3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

Complete in Year 1

How to register in ONE@ECDA?

For Participants

Refer to the Compulsory Module schedule for 2019
Register for the Compulsory Modules in ONE@ECDA

starting from 17 Apr 2019 (follow steps on the right)

Discuss with your operator on any course fee arrangement
After successful registration:
If you are company-sponsored, please apply for SSG

subsidy via the Skills Connect portal

If you are self-sponsored, NIE will put up your SSG

subsidy application

Make payment to NIE after your subsidy is approved
Attend and complete the training you have registered for

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3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

Complete in Year 1

For Operators

Nominate (follow steps on the left)
r approve (follow steps on the right)

your leader’s application for the Compulsory Modules through ONE@ECDA

Discuss with your leaders on any

course fee arrangements and/or away-from-centre work arrangement Provide support and guidance

How to register in ONE@ECDA?

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3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

Complete in Year 1

After completion, how to record hours for PDP?

For both Participants and Operators

After completing the compulsory modules, the hours will be automatically updated

in ONE@ECDA

Participants and operators only have to check and verify that participant’s CPD

portfolio has been updated accurately 2 months after completion date of course (Please do not update hours in CPD portfolio again)

Inform ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg if there has been no recorded entry of the training

hours.

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3b. Programme Milestones – Overseas Study Trip

Complete in Year 2 or 3

For Participants

Look out for the overseas trip schedule from ECDA

in Year 2 and 3

Register for the trip dates you wish to attend
No payment to be made to ECDA as the trip is

funded

After completion of the trip, submit your

deliverables to ECDA for CPD hours to be recorded (More details will be provided later) For Operators

Provide support and guidance, and

discuss with your leaders on work arrangement for the centres while they are away

Leaders have to embark on one overseas study trip:

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3c. Programme Milestones – Project

Complete by end of Year 3

Innovation Grant Projects Practitioner Inquiry Projects Innovation Mentor Initiative ECDA Fellows’ IBAP Projects Centre-initiated Projects

1 application

cycle per year

2 application cycles

per year

Prior to application,

mandatory to attend a PI workshop

No application

required as selected centres will be invited by ECDA

Available runs

throughout the year

No deadline for

application

Prior to project

implementation, approval of proposal is required

Look for email

from ECDA on how to register!

Look for email from

ECDA on how to register!

Look for the IBAP

publicity email from ECDA and sign up via ONE@ECDA!

Email your project

proposal to ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg using the Centre- Initiated Project Form (on PDP(L) webpage) *Leaders may have to complete more than one project, if the hours awarded for any project is less than 30 hours.

Leaders have to lead and implement project of at least 30 hours:

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3c. Programme Milestones – Project

Complete by end of Year 3

After completion, how to record hours for PDP?

For Participants Innovation Grant Projects Practitioner Inquiry Projects Innovation Mentor Initiative ECDA Fellows’ IBAP Projects Centre-initiated Projects After submission of deliverable required by the project type you embark on, email the following details to ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg:

Name
Centre
Role in the Project
Project type
Name of Project
Date of Project completion

After submission of deliverable to Fellows, email the following to ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg:

A copy of deliverable
IBAP completion form

(on PDP(L) webpage)

After completion of project, email the following to ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg:

Reflection Journal

(Part 4) on the Centre- Initiated Project Form ECDA will verify the completion of your project and inform you of the number of hours awarded for the PDP project.

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3c. Programme Milestones – Project

Complete by end of Year 3

After completion, how to record hours for PDP?

For Operators

Provide support and guidance, and discuss with your leaders how the projects can

support their professional development while meeting the learning needs of the centre

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

i. Recommended Electives

ECDA CPD courses which are specially curated and highly recommended for leaders to attend

List of Recommended Electives  Leadership Series  The Pillars of Leadership (14h)  The Art to Lesson Observations (15h)  A Journey towards Curriculum Leadership (14h)  Building a Supportive Learning Culture (28h)  Growing Leaders, growing teachers (14h)  Developing Leaders' Planning Capacity (14h)  Nurturing Reflective Practitioners (18h)  Lesson Study (14h)  SPARK~Practice & Theory (14h)  Winning the Hearts and Minds of Teachers and Parents (14h)  Importance of the Early Years: 3Rs for Positive Outcomes (14h)  Practitioner Inquiry in Early Childhood Education (PIECE) Workshop (14h)  Inquiry-Based Action Plan (IBAP) by ECDA Fellows (at least 14h)  Special Needs

For both Participants and Operators

Refer to the quarterly ECDA Prospectus

from ECDA’s CPD website for upcoming recommended electives

Follow steps on slide 27 (How to register

for ECDA CPD courses or events)

Any recommended elective(s) and ECDA courses completed before appointment onto PDP(L) (i.e before 1 May 2019), will not be counted towards PDP. You can choose to complete other recommended electives or CPD activities instead.

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

ii. Local Learning Journeys, work attachments and conferences
Self-initiate or go on organised local learning journeys

(e.g. Early Childhood Conference learning journeys – Look out for email from ECDA on how to sign up)

Local Learning Journeys

Fulfil a work attachment at an organisation or centre of

your choice

Work attachments

Attend EC-related or leadership conferences

(e.g ECDA Early Childhood Conference – Look out for email from ECDA on how to sign up)

Conferences

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

iii. Leadership Symposium, Community of EC Leaders events and learning communities
Attend leadership symposiums co-organised by ECDA and

external providers such as NIE and SUSS – Look out for email from ECDA on upcoming symposiums

Leadership Symposium

Attend events organised for leaders throughout the year
The next ‘Lecture for EC Leaders’ will be in July 2019 – Look
ut for email from ECDA on how to sign up

Community of EC Leaders events

Form learning communities to meet your learning interest

and needs

Learning communities

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

iv. ECDA and in-house CPD courses

For both Participants and Operators

Download the latest quarterly ECDA Prospectus from ECDA’s CPD
website. Scan the QR code to visit the website!
Browse through and identify CPD courses of leaders’ areas of

interests and needs

Check through CPD course entry requirements
Follow steps on next page

PROSPECTUS 2019

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

How to register for ECDA CPD courses in ONE@ECDA?

For Participants For Operators

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

After completion of ECDA CPD courses, how to record hours for PDP?

For both Participants and Operators (Nominators)

After completing ECDA CPD courses, the hours will be automatically updated in

ONE@ECDA

Participants and operators only have to check and verify that participant’s CPD

portfolio has been updated accurately 2 months after completion date of course (Please do not update hours into CPD portfolio again)

Inform ecda_pp@ecda.gov.sg if there has been no recorded entry of the training

hours.

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3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD Activities

Complete by end of Year 3

After completion of in-house CPD courses, how to record hours for PDP?

For Participants For Operators

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3e. Programme Milestones – Example on how to complete

Year 1

Compulsory Modules

(50 hrs)

CPD course (14 hrs)

Year 2

ECDA-funded Overseas

Study Trip (40 hrs)

Community of EC Leaders

event

Lecture for EC Leaders

(4 hrs)

CPD course (16 hrs)

Year 3

Project
Lead Centre-level

Practioner Inquiry (40 hrs)

Local learning journey (8 hrs)
CPD course (12 hrs)

Programme Milestones  Compulsory Modules in Year 1  ECDA-funded overseas study trip in Year 2 or 3  Project by end of Year 3  At least 180 hours of PD over 3 years of PDP(L) 

64 hours 60 hours 60 hours Total: 184 hrs

Example 1: Evenly pacing out CPD activities

ver 3 years

Participants are encouraged to embark on the project after completion of the compulsory modules, to

ptimise and transfer

learning and new skills attained from the compulsory modules.

TIP

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3e. Programme Milestones – Example on how to complete

Total: 183 hrs Year 1

Compulsory Modules

(50 hrs)

Year 2

Project
Lead Centre-level

Innovation Grant project (50 hrs)

Leadership Symposium

(7 hrs)

Year 3

ECDA-funded Overseas

Study Trip (40 hrs)

Project
Lead centre-initiated

project (22 hrs)

CPD Course (14 hrs)

Programme Milestones  Compulsory Modules in Year 1  ECDA-funded overseas study trip in Year 2 or 3  Project by end of Year 3  At least 180 hours of PD over 3 years of PDP(L) 

50 hours 57 hours 76 hours

Example 2: Completing more CPD activities in Year 3

If there are also PDP(T) participants in the same centre, you may embark on the same project with the PDP(L) participant leading the project.

TIP

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3e. Programme Milestones – Example on how to complete

Total: 198 hrs Year 1

Compulsory Modules

(50 hrs)

IBAP workshop

(20 hrs)

Conference
Early Childhood

Conference (12 hrs)

Year 2

Project
Lead in IBAP project

implementation (30 hrs)

ECDA-funded Overseas

Study Trip (40 hrs)

CPD Course (28 hrs)

Year 3

In-house CPD (18 hrs)

Programme Milestones  Compulsory Modules in Year 1  ECDA-funded overseas study trip in Year 2 or 3  Project by end of Year 3  At least 180 hours of PD over 3 years of PDP(L) 

82 hours 98 hours 18 hours

Example 3: Completing all CPD activities by end of Year 2

In Year 2 or 3, participants have to complete at least

ne CPD activity in the

year in order to be eligible for the cash award.

TIP

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3e. Programme Milestones – Example on how to complete
The IDP is for participants to plan ahead what Professional Development activities they intend to

take, and to keep track of the programme milestones and hours that they have completed.

There is no need to complete and submit the IDP to ECDA, as it is purely for participants to track

their personal PDP journey.

Participants may download a copy of the IDP from the PDP(L) webpage.

Individual Development Plan (IDP) to help you plan your journey:

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4. Service Milestone
Participants are required to fulfil the programme milestones and

service milestones (remaining with nominating organisation for at least 6 months after end of each PDP year), in order to be eligible for the annual cash award.

Participants may be deployed to other centres within the same

nominating organisation. For Participants

PDP Year Programme Milestone Service Milestone

(Remain with organisation for 6 months after end of each PDP year)

Cash Award Year 1 (May 2019 – Apr 2020) Complete respective programme milestone for the year Until 31 Oct 2020 Receive in Nov 2020 Year 2 (May 2020 – Apr 2021) Until 31 Oct 2021 Receive in Nov 2021 Year 3 (May 2021 – Apr 2022) Until 31 Oct 2022 Receive in Nov 2022

For Operators

Assist ECDA with verifying

your leaders’ employment with the organisation as at 31 Oct of each year

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5. Commitment

Completing all programme milestones and CPD hours in each year:

At least a total cumulative 180 hours
f CPD activities by Year 3

PDP(L) participants commit to:

Supporting your nominee throughout the 3 years by:

Notifying your leader when you receive

emails from ECDA related to PDP(L) and providing advice;

Considering your leader’s learning needs

and interests when discussing which CPD activity to complete; and

Plan advance work arrangements when

your leader attends courses, study trip

r other CPD activities

PDP(L) operators commit to:

 Completing service milestones (Remaining employed with nominating

rganisation for at least 6 months after

the end of each PDP year in order to receive the cash award)

Year 1 Compulsory Modules (50 hours) Project (at least 30 hours) Year 2 Overseas Study Trip (approx. 40 hours) Year 3

 

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6. Contact Information

For more information and subsequent updates to the PDP(L), please refer to https://www.ecda.gov.sg/Pages/ECDA- PDP(L).aspx

Compulsory Module CPDadmin@ecda.gov.sg Innovation Project Innovation_grant@ecda.gov.sg Practitioner Inquiry Project ECRF@ecda.gov.sg Centre-initiated Project ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg ECDA CPD Courses CPDadmin@ecda.gov.sg In-house CPD Activities ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg General Enquiries ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg