Childcare and Language Assistance with Co-op
| Study location | Canada, British Columbia |
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| Type | First level of higher education, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year (90 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | (Childcare and Language Assistance with Co-op) |
| Tuition fee | CA$14,500 per programme |
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| Registration fee | To be confirmed You need to choose an individual service package. Please contact the center curator or your agent and consult. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) High school graduates or mature student status (19 years or older at start of program) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English |
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Overview
The more you know about Canada, the more confident you are communicating in English, the more you know about the fundamentals of business, the better you will be able to adapt to the Canadian work environment. The Canadian Workplace Skills programs provide students with an orientation to Canada, the education environment, English language and communication skills, and employment readiness. Each one of the programs focuses on different sectors of industry.
The Childcare and Language Assistant (Co-operative Diploma) program provides all of the areas described above as well as the knowledge of working with children, including child development, early learning in BC (and Canada) and its regulatory environment, child guidance, health, safety, and nutritional needs of children, the Montessori method and creative learning, and assisting in the learning with language arts.
The courses are provided with a variety of activities via classroom, guest speakers, observations, in-class practice, and field trips. It also includes a co-op placement to apply the knowledge and skills gained in class.
Students will be able to gain work experience in childcare settings such as daycare facilities, home child care, after-school programs, and community-based activity programs. The purpose of the work experience is to introduce students to the environment of working with children in a safe, health, and creative learning environment.
Programme structure
7 Months of Theory Courses + 5 Months of Work Experience
Theory Courses
CPDT100 | College Success Strategies and Orientation (20 hours) CMTY101 | The Canadian Community (40 hours) CMTY102 | The BC Experience (40 hours) CMNS089 | Canadian Interactions (40 hours) ENGL099 | Business, Professional, and Technical English (40 hours) CMNS155 | Intercultural Business Communications (40 hours) ECCE101 | Early Learning Environments (40 hours) ECCE102 | Learning Activity Centers (40 hours) ECCE111 | Child Growth and Development: Foundations and Social Development (40 hours) ECCE112 | Child Growth and Development: Cognitive and Language Development (40 hours) ECCE121 | Guidance, Caring, and Behavior Management (40 hours) ECCE131 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition (40 hours) ECCE141 | Assisting in Language Arts (40 hours) ECCE155 | The Montessori Classroom and Language Arts (40 hours) CPDT099 | Working in the Canadian Workplace (40 hours)Work Experience (Excluded in Associate Diploma)
COOP120-CLA | Co-operative Education: Childcare and Language Assistant (400 hours)Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to comfortably communicate in various forms, work as a team or independently with a confidence to work with children with a full understanding and awareness of the regulations and policies specific to the workplace. The graduate will be confident in their decisions for their future career path or educational goals in becoming a licensed early childhood educator or other fields such as an education assistant.
Students successfully completing the CLA program may submit their transcript to the Early Childhood Education Ministry to request the equivalent ECEA certificate.