By obtaining recognition of your skills for a college diploma, you increase your employability and your opportunities for advancement in this field
DurationThe RAC approach allows you to obtain a recognized diploma in Early Childhood Education Techniques.
Intended for people working in the early childhood sector, this approach values your experience in areas such as: support and education of young children, management and coordination of childcare services, as well as stimulation and support for children's development.
What Is RAC In Early Childhood Education Techniques?
Recognition of Prior Learning and Skills (RAC) allows you to have your skills officially validated. These skills, related to the early childhood education sector, have been acquired through your work and life experiences.
By obtaining recognition of your skills for a college diploma, you increase your employability and your opportunities for advancement in this field!Who is this RAC approach aimed at?
This approach is ideal for people with experience such as:
Early childhood educator
Childcare service manager or coordinator
Educator in a school or family environment
Speech therapist or language stimulation specialist
Accompanying person or guardian
Or people working in sectors such as:
Early childhood centers
School and family daycare services
Private daycare centers
Daycare centers and kindergartens
Day camps and educational workshops
Advantages Of RAC
An accessible approach
Flexible hours easy to combine with a full-time job and your daily life.
Individual approach, which is done at your own pace and faster than training.
Hybrid Or 100% Remote
The RAC approach for this program is done in a hybrid or entirely remote manner.
Career Prospects
The RAC approach allows you to obtain a diploma recognized in your field and by your employer, without having to return to school.
Skills Assessed
Type Of Skills Assessed:
Here is an overview of the skills assessed in this RAC process:
Analyze the life context of the child and his family
Examine the child's overall development
Implementing democratic interventions
Organize the educational environment
Support the child in the development of self-knowledge and social skills
Support the child in the development of artistic expression skills
Provide educational services to a group of children
Skills are assessed through personal productions and/or tasks in the workplace and/or tasks in the training environment (possibility of videoconferencing), which will serve as proof of learning.
Skills are assessed through personal productions and/or tasks in the workplace and/or tasks in the training environment (possibility of videoconferencing), which will serve as proof of learning.
Special Features
Until June 30, 2025 , the first 16 skills of the RAC approach are free for candidates registered with RAC96 who work in Early Childhood Centers (CPE) or in subsidized or non-subsidized daycares (with a permit issued by the Ministry of the Family).
Click here to learn more about RAC96 or download this RAC96 guide !
Admission Requirements
The information session is mandatory to initiate a RAC process. You must have significant experience deemed sufficient in relation to the profession or the skills required for this study program.
Have at least two years of full-time professional experience in a field of study offered in RAC at Cégep de Sherbrooke.
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
All candidates must have a level of French expected to undertake college studies.Specific conditions for an AEC (certificate of college studies)
Interruption of studies or continuation of full-time postsecondary studies for at least two consecutive sessions or one academic year.
OR
Interruption of full-time studies during one session and continuation of full-time postsecondary studies during one session.
OR
Hold a DEP (vocational studies diploma)
Specific Conditions For A DEC (College Diploma)
Hold a comparative assessment or training deemed equivalent by the college and documented in the file
OR
Hold a DES (secondary school diploma)
OR
Hold a DEP (vocational studies diploma)
OR
Has interrupted full-time studies for a cumulative period of at least 24 months (2 years)
Required Documents
The following documents will be required to finalize your registration and submit an application to SRAM:
Descriptive sheets for specific training and general training* (these documents will be given to you following the information session)
Proof of employment from your current employer
Your resume
Transcript of grades (secondary, college and university)
Legal status document
General training descriptive sheets are only required for candidates who wish to enroll in a college diploma (DEC) .The following documents are not mandatory but it is strongly encouraged to submit them when registering with SRAM.
Job Description
Course plans related to the chosen program (carried out in another Cégep or at the university
Training certificates, skills cards
Comparative evaluation of studies carried out outside Quebec
Please note that original documents may be requested at any time during the process.
Costs To Be Expected
For a candidate registered in a program credited with recognition of acquired skills and competences (RAC), the costs are*:
About
Because they are looking for an environment conducive to well-being and conducive to the realization of future projects, more than 6,000 students from all over Quebec choose the Cégep de Sherbrooke each year .
The Cégep de Sherbrooke is recognized for the quality of its education and the excellence of its student services. Some thirty programs cover a wide range of disciplines and sectors of activity. In fact, the establishment is the largest CEGEP in the province located outside Montreal and Quebec and ranks among the major employers in Estrie with a workforce of more than 800 people in its employ.
Moreover, the wealth of the Cégep de Sherbrooke is found in the expertise, commitment and dynamism of its staff, which monitors learning and provides various support services that promote the academic success of students.
Personal development is a privileged value at Cégep! Training courses during studies, end-of-study projects, research projects and internships abroad complete the training. Several social, cultural and sporting activities are accessible, creating a most stimulating living environment.
Its campus of nearly ten hectares includes six teaching pavilions and a residence, which are surrounded by numerous green spaces. A service point related to agriculture is located in Coaticook. The Cégep also has several state-of-the-art teaching laboratories, a large performance hall (Alfred-Des Rochers) and a sports center (CAP).
Located in the heart of Sherbrooke, a green city, a student city, the Cégep de Sherbrooke is one of seven higher education and health institutions associated to form the University Pole of Sherbrooke, unique in Canada.
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