| Diploma in Early Childhood Care Development (Part Time) |
General Aims
The Diploma in ECCD aims to address the need to prepare knowledgeable, skilled and competent ECCD facilitators capable of providing care, early stimulation and learning opportunities in different ECCD programme and services in the country. Specifically, the programme will address the need for qualified and professionally trained facilitators in the ECCD sector.
Objectives
The specific objectives of this programme are to prepare ECCD facilitators who will be able to:
- demonstrate a sound understanding of child development while working with young children;
- make an informed decision of their daily practices using knowledge of contemporary early childhood theories;
- organize developmentally and culturally relevant learning environments in the ECCD centre;
- organize relevant learning activities for children informed by knowledge of child development, strengths and interests of the , and the social cultural context they live in;
- observe and document children’s learning regularly and make informed curriculum decisions;
- develop responsive and reciprocal relationships with children, families and communities they work with; Page 3 of 156
- respect and value local funds of knowledge when working with families and communities;
- establish mutually beneficial relationship with families and communities;
- exhibit knowledge of health care, safety principles, nutritional and physical needs of young children;
- apply appropriate practices to ensure that a child is healthy, nourished and protected;
- advocate the benefits of play in the holistic development of a child;
- plan appropriate play activities for children;
- use different teaching methods and strategies to support children achieve learning goals in Bhutan
- Early Learning and Development Standards;
- possess knowledge about different kinds of disabilities and liaise with relevant agencies to support children with disabilities;
- apply basic skills in programme management and operations within an ECCD centre and use leadership skills to advocate for quality education in ECCD centre; and
- exhibit sound knowledge of both global and national early childhood education policies, practices and regulations.
Programme Structure
| YEAR ONE | ||||
| Semester | Code | Modules | Credits | Total Credits |
| I | EAS101 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Enhancing Children’s Development (embedded Practicum 24 hours) |
12 | 72 |
| ACS101 | Personal Development Studies Academic Skills | 12 | ||
| EPR101 | Early Childhood Professional Development Studies (EPR) Family and Community ‘Funds of Knowledge’ (Embedded practicum 36 hours) |
12 | ||
| II | FIT101 | Personal Development Studies Functional Information Technology | 12 | |
| EPD101 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD) Learning Environment (embedded practicum 33 hours) | 12 | ||
| EPD102 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD) Learning through play (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| YEAR TWO | ||||
| Semester | Code | Modules | Credit | Total Credits |
| III | EAS202 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Supporting mathematical thinking (embedded practicum 32 hours) |
12 | 84 |
| EPD203 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD) Observation and assessment for learning (embedded practicum 33hours) | 12 | ||
| EAS203 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Supporting language and literacy development (embedded practicum 30 hours) |
12 | ||
| EPR202 | Early Childhood Professional Development Studies (EPR) Curriculum and programming(embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| IV | EAS204 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Supporting young children’s scientific thinking (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | |
| EPR203 | Early Childhood Professional Development Studies (EPR) Guiding responsive and reciprocal relationships (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| EPD204 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD) Creative Arts in Early Childhood Education (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| YEAR THREE | ||||
| Semester | Code | Modules | Credits | Total Credits |
| V | EPD305 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD) .The Project Approach in Early Childhood Education (Embedded Practicum 30 hours) | 12 | 84 |
| EPD306 | Early Childhood Pedagogy (EPD). Movement and Safety Education (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| EAS305 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Inclusive Education (Embedded practicum 36 hours) | 12 | ||
| EAS306 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Health and Nutrition (embedded practicum 30 hours) | 12 | ||
| VI | EPR304 | Early Childhood Professional Development Studies (EPR) Leadership and Management (embedded Practicum 33 hours) | 12 | |
| EAS307 | Early Childhood Academic Studies(EAS) Foundationin Early Childhood (embedded practicum 12 hours) | 12 | ||
| DZG101 | Personal Development Studies Dzongkha for Communication | 12 | ||
Admission Criteria
Entrance requirement
The programme proposes for the following entrance requirements:
An applicant aspiring to enrol in this programme should have a minimum academic qualification of class XII passed withminimum of 40% in English and Dzongkha. The applicant must be employed in one of the ECCD centres and should have aminimum2 years work experience in an ECCD centre at the time of seeking enrolment.The applicant will be merit ranked using the following ability rating points:
| Subject | Ability rating point |
| English | 5 |
| Dzongkha | 5 |
| 3 other subjects | 1 |
The selection of the candidate will be based on the merit ranking of the ability rating points.
For Inquiries , you may contact:Ms. Sonam Lhazeen Mr. Karma Yeshey Programme Leader Dean of Academic Affairs Early Childhood Care and Development Email: karmayeshey.pce@rub.edu.bt Email: sonamlhazeen.pce@rub.edu.bt Phone # +975-8-27620 Phone # +975-8-271487
Fee Structure Inquires about tuition fees may be directed to sangaychoden.pce@rub.edu.bt at phone number +975-8-271497 |