Early Childhood Development Centre of Excellence at the University - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Early Childhood Development Centre of Excellence at the University of Fort Hare Dr N. Sotuku

Conceptual Cornerstones …  Centre for Childhood Development  Iziko Labantwana  Living, Loving and Learning  An Academic Centre of Innovation: Teaching and learning , Demonstration ,Community Engagement and Research ( Pl Plan annin ning g yea ear e ended ed : 3 31 March ch 2016 )

Structures for Strategic Oversight and Accountability  Steering Committee  Implementation and Evaluation Team  Transdisciplinary ECD Working Group  Transdisciplinary ECD Research Group

Transdisciplinary Working Group  ECD Provisioning in the Buffalo City Municipality  Niche for the centre  Capacity Building  Curriculum Framework  Funding Proposal for Programme Development

Transdisciplinary Research Group  Conducted Community needs assessment  Framework for future research agenda  Funding Proposals for research : NDA ( Best practices ) and DHET ( Policy Coherence )

BEYOND THE PLANNING YEAR  Advocacy and Marketing  Community Engagement  Programme Development

BEYOND THE PLANNING YEAR  Translating the ECD curriculum framework into a transdisciplinary ‘operational /day to day working document .  Research  Seminars and Conferences ( Research dissemination)

Draft Policy ECCE  DHET is professionalising the field  Published a draft policy on Minimum requirements for Programmes Leading to Qualifications in HE for Practitioners and Educators in Early Childhood Care and Education ( February 2016)

ECCE Policy  Initial and Post Professional Qualifications for educators in ECCE  HEIs have been called to submit proposal to develop Initial Professional Qualifications for Educators in ECCE  ; ND in ECCE and B.Ed in ECCE.

Qualifications for ECCE Practitioners and Educators  See document circulated to you  Call for comments on the policy