Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education at Stadio (Pty) Ltd

Programme overview

The Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) at STADIO Higher Education is designed to widen access to higher education and address the growing need for qualified early childhood educators in South Africa. Aligned with national education and development priorities, the programme equips students with foundational professional knowledge, practical teaching experience, and 21st-century skills to support the holistic development of children from birth to five years.

Faculty: School of Education | Duration: 1 Year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Curriculum modules include Early Childhood Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment, Early Learning and Development, Foundations of Education Studies, Fundamental Literacies, Health, Safety and Nutrition in an Early Childhood Context, Literacy, Language and Creativity in Early Childhood, STEM in Early Childhood, Teaching Practice Experience.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped for jobs such as Early childhood educator, Childcare assistant or facilitator, Childcare provider, Child development specialist, Parent educator, Early intervention specialist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

THE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE HIGHER CERTIFICATE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION ARE : a Senior Certificate (SC); OR a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 40% in three modules, including a Home Language, and a minimum of 30% in three other modules; O R a National Senior Certificate – Vocational Level 4 (NC(V)); O R a National Senior Certificate for Adults (NASCA); O R an appropriate Level 4 Certificate in ECD; with a minimum of 40% in English Home Language or First Additional Language .

Contact Learning qualifications run from February to November, with the full-year tuition fee due by 28 February.

Distance Learning qualifications register per semester, with semester 1 payments due 31 March and semester 2 payments due 31 August; the second-semester intake for the Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching and the Higher Certificates in Education Assistance and Pre-School Education runs August to May.

Applications are open for 2027 Contact Learning and 2027 Distance Learning qualifications and are made online through the Apply Now page; downloadable application forms are available for selected Distance Learning qualifications.

Apply through the official page: https://studentportal.stadio.ac.za

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