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Employment Propects

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to apply their knowledge and skills in various work environments:

• Childcare centers
• Early years centers
• School day care
• Coordinating offices
• Home childcare services
• Drop-in day care facilities

Course list

Specialized training:

• Communication Skills in the Workplace
• Early Childhood Profession
• Safety and Hygiene in Early Childcare Centers
• Child's Health in Early Childcare Centers
• Childhood Development from 0 to 2 years old
• Child's Art Development and Playing Skills
• Creativity in Early Childcare Centers
• Meaningful Relationship with Children
• Nutrition for Children
• Childhood Development from 2 to 12 years old
• Planning Activities for Early Childcare Centers
• Child's Family Life and Social Environment
• Educational Program for Early Childcare Centers
• Observing Children's Behaviour
• Observation and Introduction Internship
• Organizing and Leading Individual Educational Activities
• Organizing and Leading Group Educational Activities
• Integrating Children with Special Needs
• Involvement Internship
• Quebec Society's Children in Multicultural Environment
• Integrating Children with Physical and Neurological Deficits
• Behavioural Interventions in Early Childcare Centers
• Development of Childhood Autonomy
• Intervention Internship
• Team Work Involvement
• Partnership between Early Childcare Centers, the Parents and the Resources
• Organizing a Childcare Center
• Educational Services and Management in a Childcare Center
• Program Exit Exam

General training:

• 3 Physical Education courses
• 3 Humanities courses
• 4 Language and Literature courses
• 2 Second Language courses
• 2 Complementary courses

* The College reserves the right to substitute certain courses.

Admission criteria

Have obtained a Secondary School Diploma (DES) and completed the following courses :

• Language of Instruction from Secondary V
• Second Language from Secondary V
• Mathematics from Secondary IV
• Physical Sciences from Secondary IV
• History from Secondary IV

or

Have obtained a Professional Studies Diploma (DEP) and completed the following courses:

• Language if Instruction from Secondary V
• Second Language from Secondary V
• Mathematics from Secondary IV

or

Have obtained an equivalent education or an instruction deemed sufficient. Every case will be analysed by the college.

Level

• This program leads to a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC).
• Holders of a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in Early Childhood Education Techniques may continue on to university if they so desire.
• Offered in French or English.

Immunization

As part of their internship requierement, students might be asked to prove their basic immunization is up-to-date: diphtheria, polio, tetanus, rubella, mumps and measles. Vaccines against hepatitis B and the cold may also be required. Students must be in good health.

Important note: Students will need to provide proof that they are eligible for their internships. A request for police file verification will be necessary. This request will be made by the College.

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• Early childhood education techniques AEC