Additional programme information
Welcome to this learning programme that will lead you to greater understanding of:
- Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young children
- Using language and communication in occupational learning programmes.
As you work your way through the learning programme you will gain competence against the following unit standards:
This learning programme is intended for all persons who need to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of babies, toddlers and young children. This unit standard is for people who wish to enter or obtain recognition at an entry level of Early Childhood Development (ECD)
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes. The purpose of this unit standard is to facilitate learning and to ensure that learners are able to cope with learning in the context of learnerships, skills programmes, and other learning programmes. Many adult learners in the FET band have not been in a learning situation for a long time, and need learning and study strategies and skills to enable successful progression. Learners competent at this level will be able to deal with learning materials, to access and use useful resources, to seek clarification and help when necessary, and apply a range of learning strategies. They do this with an understanding of the features and processes of the workplace and occupations to which their learning programmes refer.
Programme entry level requirements
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of the full spectrum of language knowledge and communication skills laid down in the revised National Curriculum Statements or Unit Standards up to NQF Level 3.
It is assumed that people learning towards this Unit Standard comply with the following entry level requirements:
Programme Outcomes
This learning programme is outcomes-based, which means we take the responsibility of learning away from the facilitator and place it in your hands.
Your learning will begin in the workshop where you will identify the skills and knowledge you require in order to meet the specific outcomes and assessment criteria contained in the unit standard.
In this learning programme, we will be covering the following learning outcomes:
During the workshop you will complete a number of class activities that will form part of your formative assessment. During this process you have the opportunity to practise and explore your new skills in a safe environment. You should take the opportunity to collect as much information as you can to use during your workplace learning and self-study.
The workshop will be followed by summative assessment tasks to be completed through self-study in your workplace. In some cases you may be asked to do research and complete the tasks in your own time.
Assessment
PLEASE NOTE that it is your responsibility, as the learner, to prove that you are competent (that means, that you have acquired all the necessary skills and that you can successfully do all the necessary tasks). You therefore need to plan your time and make sure that you keep your Portfolio of Evidence up to date and hand it in timeously.
A Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) is a collection of documents of work you have produced to prove your competence. You will compile your portfolio from activities, tools and checklists that are associated with and relevant to the Unit Standard that is being assessed.
You will be given the following documents to assist you in creating a Portfolio of Evidence:
- Learner Guide: The Learner Guide is designed as a guide for the duration of your learning programme and as the main source document for transfer of learning. It contains information (the knowledge and skills that you need) and application aids that will help you to develop the knowledge and skills that are stipulated in the specific outcomes and assessment criteria. The Learner Guide also indicates the formative assessment class activities that you need to complete as part of your Portfolio of Evidence.
- Learner Workbook: The Learner Workbook contains all the class activities that you will be completing to show formative learning. These will be assessed as part of your Portfolio of Evidence as formative assessment. You will be handing in the Learner Workbook as part of your Portfolio of Evidence.
- Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide: The Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide provides details about the assessment, such as the assessment preparation, plan and specific summative assessment activities that you need to complete in the workplace.
Both formative and summative assessment is used as part of this outcomes-based learning programme:
- Formative Assessment: In order to earn credits for this Unit Standard you will need to prove to an assessor that you are competent. The Class Activities in your Learner Workbook are designed not only to help you learn new skills, but also to prove that you have mastered competence. You will have to develop a Portfolio of Evidence to hand in to an assessor so that you can be assessed against the outcomes of this Unit Standard. Where you come across a Class Activity icon, you must complete the formative assessment activity in the Learner Workbook. You can find the comprehensive guidelines for the development of your Portfolio of Evidence in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide for the particular learning programme that you are working with.
- Summative Assessment: The objective of the NQF is to create independent and self-sufficient learners. This means that you will also have to do independent research and assignments, such as Knowledge Questions, Practical Activity (completed in the workplace), Summative Project and Logbook.
The assessment process is discussed in detail in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide. When you are ready, you will advise your mentor that you are ready for assessment. He or she will then sign off the required sections in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide and you will be able to submit your Portfolio of Evidence for assessment. The summative assessment activities have been placed in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide for your convenience. If any of your assessment is conducted using observation, role plays or verbal assessment, you should place a signed copy of the checklists in your Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide, after your mentor or line manager has completed it.
The Training Provider will assess your portfolio. If you are successful, you will receive the credit value of this learning programme. The entire assessment process is explained in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide. Please read this guide as soon as possible, as it explains the assessment process in detail and clearly explains your rights and responsibilities that will ensure that the assessment is fair, valid and reliable.
If you are not successful, you will receive all the guidance needed to resubmit your Portfolio of Evidence within a specific time period, according to the requirements of the Training Provider.
Learning map (delivery structure)
Learner support
Please remember that as the programme is outcomes-based – this means the following:
- You are responsible for your own learning – make sure you manage your study, practical, workplace and portfolio time responsibly.
- Learning activities are learner-driven – make sure you use the Learner Guide, Learner Workbook and Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide as they are meant to be used, and that you know and understand what the Portfolio requirements are.
- The facilitator is there to help you during the contact, practical and workplace periods of this programme – make sure that you have his/her contact details.
Dear Learner
Please note the following: