{"id":86,"date":"2019-05-09T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T11:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/featrainingcentre.org\/college\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2019-05-10T15:35:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T15:35:44","slug":"aboutus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/featrainingcentre.org\/college\/aboutus\/","title":{"rendered":"aboutus"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"86\" class=\"elementor elementor-86\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f01b5ff elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f01b5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3124f1e0\" data-id=\"3124f1e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-682357b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"682357b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ad9b9e1\" data-id=\"1ad9b9e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112f1563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"112f1563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about the programme<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d12e4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d12e4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diploma in Early Childhood Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a551c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36a551c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f5d0664 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f5d0664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b239c5\" data-id=\"56b239c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c958771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c958771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/featrainingcentre.org\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/books-441866_1920-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featrainingcentre.org\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/books-441866_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The training is comparable to a one-year full time training offering about 1060 periods in class. It is organised as in-service (part time study) during two years. They have four weeks<span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0intensive study during the school holidays each year and on<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">e full day study (9 periods) every week during the terms (Wednesdays for first year students and Thursdays for the second year students).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">We presuppose that the students have a job in a preschool, day care centre or comparable institution and that they will be given a leave of one day a week to attend the lessons. The students will be expected to carry out practical assignments in their work with children every week and share their learning from the training with other staff as part of their study.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18eea326 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18eea326\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12aa6f49\" data-id=\"12aa6f49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c7cc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c7cc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fieldwork\/ Teaching Practice<\/strong><\/p><p>Students have 4 fieldwork periods during the study, two in the first year and two in the second year:<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Observation practice in our own demonstration preschool for one week.<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Fieldwork in a preschool for 5 weeks focusing on understanding the different preschool activities and child observation.<\/li><li>Fieldwork in the second year for 5 weeks focusing on planning, preschool administration and leadership.<\/li><li>Fieldwork in institutions for challenged children for 3 weeks in conjunction with the period of teaching Special Education.<\/li><\/ul><p>In addition to the periods in class, the study will consists of practical assignments to be carried out in the preschools, fieldwork, written and practical assignments and self-study.<\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Award<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Upon successful completion of the programme, students are awarded with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. We are affiliated to Queen Maud\u2019s University College which is responsible for accreditation of the Diploma.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">The College has no intention of diverting from the principles and practices as stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Training. English is used as a medium of instruction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Teaching Methods<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Being an in-service training for people who are working in the field, students&#8217; own contributions will be emphasized. The students are also expected to try out new teaching methods and different types of assignments in the preschool and report back to the college. A great variation of methods are applied, e.g. lecturing, group work, class discussions, pair work, project method, field trips, etc. The training includes themes that are relevant to address the needs of students including HIV\/aids issues. Local personnel who are expects in some of these fields are used as guest lecturers to give lectures in such topics.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Queen Maud\u2019s University College of Early Childhood Education in Norway is responsible for accreditation, monitoring the curriculum and the standard; once the affiliation with the University of Eswatini has been approved it will take over.<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Evaluations<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">The students are evaluated continuously during the course. This includes their written assignments, their participation in classroom discussion and group work, report from their performance at working place etc. In addition there will be a final exam in all the different subjects. Continuous assessment makes 50 percent of their final mark and examination is 50 percent. The final examination is moderated by Queen Maud\u2019s University College of Early Childhood Education in Norway.<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Literature<\/strong><\/p><p>The college will give the students a list of prescribed and recommended books for the different subjects. The students are expected to buy their own books for use during the study and for later reference material. \u00a0Students are also expected to pay a book fee amounting to E1000.00 for the modules which are provided by the college.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62f6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e62f6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Subjects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6eded5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6eded5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2e719d\" data-id=\"b2e719d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad3ed59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad3ed59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Core subjects<\/strong><\/p><ol style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Child Psychology<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Education<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Teaching Practice (Fieldwork)<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22cb08e\" data-id=\"22cb08e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6642471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6642471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other subjects offered are:<\/strong><\/p><ol style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" start=\"\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Academic communication Skills<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Language and Culture (SiSwati)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Child Health and Nutrition<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Religious Education<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Music and Movement<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dramatic Expression<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 Arts and Crafts<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Natural Science<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Social Studies<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ICT<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Special Needs Education<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about the programme Diploma in Early Childhood Education The training is comparable to a one-year full time training offering about 1060 periods in class. 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