Educare N4-N6
What you should know about Educare N4-N6
Educare equips you, the
student, with theoretical knowledge and practical skills to work with children
up to 5 years old and start your own crèche. You will be trained as an Educarer
who can educate the young child with love – who guides the infant, toddler and
pre-scholar through all his phases to develop into a well-balanced individual
ready for the demands of society. You will learn to identify signs and symptoms
of child illnesses, learn the methodology of planning and presenting lessons,
how to make equipment for class, how to deal with staffing issues, how to
organize budgets. Each N-Level in Educare
N4-N6 takes a minimum of 6 months (Semester) to complete. A student in
the possession of Grade12 or equivalent is admitted into N4. One can proceed to
the next level only when the previous level has been successfully completed
with minimum of 4 subjects. On successful completion of each level the
candidate will be issued with a National Certificate by The Department of
Higher Education and Training (DHET), Quality assured by The Quality Council
for Trades and Occupations (QCTO). It is recommended that students enrolling on
the National N4 Certificate programme complete the N5 and N6 as well as the
18-month or 2000 hours of suitable workplace experiential training in order to
qualify for the National Diploma.
The NATED Business/General Studies N4-N6 qualification
is designed to provide the theoretical component in order for you to attain a
National Diploma in Educare. The practical component comprises of a
minimum of 18 months (2000 national working hours) relevant work experience.
The Department of Higher Education will issue you with a National Certificate once you have passed each level with a minimum of 4 subjects eg. N4, N5, N6.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Grade 11 or 12 or equivalent qualification
NOTE: Proceed to next level only
when the previous level has been successfully completed i.e. N4 for N5, N5 for
N6.
Minimum Duration
6 Months (Semester)
What subjects will I be
taking?
· Day Care Personnel Development
· Educare Didactics: Theory and Practical
· Education
· Child Health
· Entrepreneurship and Business Management
· Day Care Communication
· Educational Psychology
· Day Care Management
Career Opportunities
· Au Pair
· Day-mother
· Educare practitioner
· Play group
practitioner
· Manage an ECD site
· Starting and managing you own ECD site /Entrepreneur
Personality
Traits
The ideal Educarer is a person who, beside her love
for children, has an impeccable character, high moral values and a sense of
responsibility in order always to set a good example.