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FETC: Occupationally Directed Education and Development Practices

The qualification will be useful to those within the world of work and who provide training in the workplace, or for those who have been practising within the field, but without formal recognition. In particular, this qualification will be useful for:

  • ETD coordinators.
  • Entry-level trainers.
  • Junior Training officers.
  • Training administrators.

    Learners of this qualification will be able to:
  • Prepare for and facilitate learning.
  • Provide learner support.
  • Carry out administration related to learning.
  • Contribute to Human Resource Management Practices.

    Learners will generally carry out their role within the context of:
  • Given learning material and course designs.
  • Given administration systems.
  • Given evaluation instruments.
  • Given Quality Assurance policies, procedures and processes.
  • An established learning environment where learners are already identified.
  • A guided and supported learning environment.
  • Given results from a learning needs analysis.

National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education and Development Practices

This qualification is for those who are qualified at Certificate, Diploma or Degree level within the Higher Education and Training (HET) band in an academic or occupational area, and wish to act in a variety of Education, Training and Development (ETD) related roles at a high level. This Certificate will enable a person to achieve recognition for Occupationally Directed Education, Training and Development (ODETD) competencies at a high level without needing to acquire a Degree in ETD. The Certificate includes competencies across all the ETD roles, with the opportunity to specialise at a high level in two or more of the following roles:

  • Learning Design and Development.
  • Learning Facilitation.
  • Assessment.
  • Strategic Management.
  • Quality Assurance.
  • Standards Setting and Qualification Design.
  • Skills Development Facilitation.

Depending on areas of specialisation selected, recipients of this Qualification will be able to:

Analyse needs and plan learning.

  • Design and develop learning programmes and processes.
  • Facilitate learning in routine and complex situations.
  • Engage in and promote assessment practices.
  • Facilitate and manage skills development in an organisation.
  • Define and evaluate standards and qualifications.
  • Evaluate HRD interventions.


National Diploma: Early Childhood Development

This qualification provides a substantial qualification for:

  • Potential learners/educators who have acquired an FETC (Grade 12) or equivalent qualification at Level 4 (120 credits) and who wish to make ECD their full-time career (entry point);
  • Learners/educators who have a Level 4 qualification in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD by providing access to a Level 6 qualification;
  • Learners/educators who have a Higher Certificate in ECD to further their career and professional development in ECD by providing access to a Level 6 qualification. 

Further Education and Training Certificate: Early Childhood Development

This is an entry-level Qualification for those who want to enter the field of Education, Training and Development, specifically within the sub-field of Early Childhood Development (ECD). Many of those who will seek this Qualification are already practising within the field, but without formal recognition. This Qualification will enable recipients of this Qualification to facilitate the all-round development of young children in a manner that is sensitive to culture and individual needs (including special needs), and enable them to provide quality early childhood development services for children in a variety of contexts, including community-based services, ECD centres, at home and in institutions. In particular, recipients of this qualification will be able to:

  • Plan and prepare for Early Childhood Development.
  • Facilitate and monitor the development of babies, toddlers and young children.
  • Provide care and support to babies, toddlers and young children.