The Certificate in Early Childhood Development Aide is designed to provide entry level qualification to persons who currently work in the early childhood sector and persons who wish to train for entry level positions in the sector. The programme comprises of courses in Child Development and Care; Procedures and Regulations of the Early Childhood Sector; and Nutrition in the Early Childhood Years. The programme adheres to the philosophy of Competency-based Education and Training. The CVQ competency standards for Early Childhood Development will be the focus of the teaching learning experiences. Competency standards are industry-determined specifications of performance, which describe the skills, knowledge and attitudes required by a worker in the performance of a particular role in the workplace. The teaching, learning and assessment experiences are therefore designed to ensure the active involvement of learners in class and workplace settings.
- Identify the stages of psychomotor development in children.
- Identify the stages of social, emotional development.
- Identify the stages of cognitive development.
- Examine the role genetics plays in determining the sex of children, and multiple births.
- Recognize genetic abnormalities in children.
- Examine the impact of the prenatal environment on children’s growth and development.
- Articulate the importance of prenatal health care on children’s growth and development.
- Identify the stages of childbirth correctly.
- Describe the effect of birth complications on children’s growth and development.
- Describe the effects of postpartum depression on children’s growth and development.
- Discuss the agents of socialization.
- Discuss how socialization factors influence the development of children’s personality and self-concept.
- Differentiate between self-concept and self-esteem.
- State the importance of self-concept and self-esteem in personality development.
- Apply correct methods for building positive self-concept and self-esteem in children.
- Detail factors that support or hinder the cognitive development of St. Lucian children.
- Scrutinize the factors that support or hinder the social, emotional, and moral development and personality formation of St. Lucian children.