Early Childhood Care and Education
3-Term Certificate (9 month) at Castlegar
Program Calendar
2012
- January 3 - Winter semester instruction begins
- February 13 - 17 - Reading break
- April 5 - Winter semester instruction ends
- April 23 - June 1 - Spring semester
- September 4 – Get Connected student orientation
- September 5 – Fall semester instruction begins
- December 7 – Fall semester instruction ends
- December 10 – 21 – Fall semester examinations
2013
- January 2 – Winter semester instruction begins
- February 11-15 – Reading Break
- April 5 – Winter semester instruction ends
- April 8-16 – Winter semester examinations
Program Objectives
A career in the field of Early Childhood Care and Education combines challenge with creativity and enjoyment of people. The three-semester, 9 month, ECCE program at Selkirk College provides students with the knowledge, values and skills necessary to facilitate the growth and development of children two and one/half years through school-age.
See the website for possible changes in the 2011-2012 offering in ECCE.
Degree and Diploma Options
This certificate serves as a prerequisite for entry into the Human Services Diploma. Completion of the Human Services Diploma provides students with a variety of transfer options depending on the selection of elective courses.
Transfer credit will also be granted to a degree in ECCE from Capilano University. Students entering the basic certificate with a view to diploma and degree completion should discuss academic career plans with program instructors upon entrance in order to plan efficient course selections. When students complete their ECCE certificate with an overall grade point average of "B", or receive HS coordinator approval, they will be formally accepted in the HS Diploma.
Please see diagram: Human Services Certificate and Diploma Programs chart
