Diploma in Early Childhood Education

The program provides an excellent early childhood and classroom management skills for future teachers, as well as professional pedagogical and subject knowledge. Students who have successfully completed this program will be able to identify a suitable teaching and learning approaches for young children, attend to their needs, and to be reflectively and professionally engaged in teaching-learning processes and experiences, curriculum planning, aspects of management, and development of the profession. 

According to UNESCO ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) Unit, early childhood is defined as the period from birth to 8 years old. A time of remarkable brain development, the foundation for subsequent learning lay in these years. 

A systematic review of international evidence suggests that the benefits of early childhood education come from the experience itself, of participation, and tany excess of more than 2.5 hours a day does not greatly add to the child development outcome especially if this means the young child is missing out on other experiences and family contact. 

Early Childhood Education Program is the latest course offered by Geomatika to cater to the growing needs of a better educator in early childhood development.

First Year

• Introduction to Child Growth & Development
• Issues & Policies in Early Childhood
• Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Principles & Practice
• Children Learning & Play
• Children’s Social Development Behaviour
• Language Literacy in early Childhood
• Infant Todlers & Twos

Second Year

• Creative Experience for Young Children
• Adult Child Relations
• Child Health, Safety & Nutrition
• Administration in Child Care Program
• Infant & Toddler Development & Care Giving
• Teaching Mathematics & Science in Early Childhood
• Music & Movement Experience for Young Children
• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Exceptional Child Development
• Teaching Young Children in Diverse Society
• Home & Family Partnership

Third Year

• Project Based Approach Early Childhood
• Curriculum Development for Early Childhood
• Childhood Through Observation
• Instructional technology Development in Early Childhood
• Industrial Training

Local Admission

SPM / SPMV

• Pass SPM/SPMV with at least credits in Three (3) subjects; OR

O – Level

• Pass O-level with at least grade C in Three (3) subjects; OR

STPM

• Pass STPM or equivalent with at least grade C (NMGP 2.0) in One (1) subject; OR

STAM

• Pass STAM rank Maqbul; OR

Certificates

• Pass a Certificate (MQF Level 3) in a related field from a Higher Education Provider (PPT) recognized by the Malaysian government with at least a CGPA of 2.0; OR

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

• Pass the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) with at least a B grade in Three (3) subjects; OR

SKM

• Pass SKM Level 3 in Early Childhood Care / Pre-school and pass SPM with at least credit in One (1) subject; OR

Employment opportunities are available as per the following:

• Educationist
• Entrepreneur
• Children’s Home Helper
• Creative Writer
• Children’s Events Organizer
• Teacher
• Promoter