South Africa - Apply as ECD Practitioner

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply as ECD Practitioner, the applicant has to approach the South Africa Council of Educators Link or South Africa Council of Educators Link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. If the applicant is qualified as per the requirements, the applicant will get the certificate from the office.
13. This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Certified copy of a complete ECD Higher certificate with 120 credits for Level 4 and 240 credits for level 5.
• Certified copy of an Identity Document.

Office Locations & Contacts

South Africa Council of Educator
Physical Address
Crossway Office Park, Block 1,
240 Lenchen Avenue,
Centurion, 0157
Postal Address:
South African Council for Educators (SACE)
Private Bag X127
Centurion 0046
Contact - 012 663 9517
Email - [email protected]
Contact link

Department of Basic Education
222 Struben Street
Pretoria Central, Pretoria 0001
Tel: 040 608 4200
Postal Address
Private Bag X895
Pretoria, 0001
Email – [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• A trained qualified person for ECD is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• City
• Zip code
• Contact number
• Postal code
• Email ID
• Fax
• Qualification details
• Age
• Date
• Signature

Need for the Document

• An Early Childhood Development Worker plans, organizes and conducts activities to help pre-primary school students to develop a wide variety of skills including speech, reading, writing, motor skills, and social interaction.

Information which might help

• Assessing a child's developmental needs, deficiencies, and goals. Developing a child's language skills through songs and stories.
• Choosing and facilitating activities that help a child to develop motor skills. Promoting interaction between children to ensure healthy social development.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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