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SINGAPORE: A new framework, based on the Employability Skills System's Workplace Literacy Course, is being explored for existing preschool teachers who may not be able to meet the minimum language requirements or hold a Diploma in Pre-School Training.
This will be an alternative to the O-level credit or a pass in English Language Proficiency Test.
The framework is being mulled by the newly launched "Professional Chapter for Early Childhood Educators".
The chapter, launched by the labour movement, aims to reach out to more than 11,300 early childhood educators in Singapore to raise their standards. It will be supported by NTUC's SEED Institute, the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) and NTUC.
NTUC's Education Services Union and e2i will conduct a pilot Computer Adaptive Test on a sample group of existing teachers next month, in order to assess their English Language literacy level. This will determine the current literacy standards for discussions on the proposed alternative framework.
The SEED Institute will also conduct a Mentoring Novice Teachers Professional Development Workshop early next year to groom senior teachers and principals to be effective mentors.
The professional chapter is open to all early childhood educators in Singapore. All existing members of the Education Services Union, who are preschool educators, will automatically become members of the chapter.
The early childhood education industry is expected to expand rapidly with the set up of 200 childcare centres in the next five years.
Besides a rise in numbers, the quality of preschool education is also being improved with the raising of minimum qualifications of pre-school educators by the government.
- CNA/sc
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