1. Does PDP(E) provide a certification?
The PDP(E) does not provide a certification at the end of the programme. It is designed to support skills deepening.
However, if you complete the ACEY top-up modules, you will receive a statement of attainment (SOA), and be certified to teach children aged 2 months to 3 years old.
If you complete the pre-requisite modules for ACEY, ACECCE and DECCE-T, you will attain a statement of attainment (SOA), and be exempted from the module when you subsequently enrol in the full qualification.
2. How is the “3 years of trained experience” calculated?
This is calculated based on the educarer’s date of attainment of the HCIC/ACEY/Higher-Nitec/ACECCE, to the date of appointment onto the PDP(E). If the educarer has more than one of the above certifications, ECDA will calculate the years of trained experience based on the certification that was first attained.
3. Can Mother Tongue Language educators apply for the PDP(E)?
Mother Tongue Language educators who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for PDP(E). The compulsory core training is currently offered in both English and Chinese Language.
Educarers who are more comfortable with their Mother Tongue Languages may form their own Community of Practice and conduct their discussions in their Mother Tongue Languages.
The Teacher Training Programme Modules may be conducted in the various Mother Tongue Languages for future intakes if there is sufficient demand.
4. What will the PDP(E) programme milestone schedules look like?
The teacher training programme modules e.g. CET DECCE-T or ACEY pre-requisite modules may be conducted on weekday nights or afternoons.
Projects are carried out by educarers within their own centres based on their project proposals and implementation timeline.
The Communities of Practice (CoP) can be conducted by educarers anytime within the 3 year programme, depending on participant’s schedules. It can be done during or after working hours, within centres or clusters.
5. What are the funding available for the compulsory core training, electives and projects?
The compulsory core training, CPD courses and the teacher training programme module will be subsidised by either ECDA or funding from SSG.
For innovation and Practitioner Inquiry Grant projects, participating preschools will receive funding from ECDA to support the project implementation.
6. How will participants be eligible for the cash award yearly?
The annual cash awards will be made to participants if they successfully complete the stipulated programme milestones and if they remain employed with their nominating organisation for at least 6 months after the end of each PDP year.
7. What if participants leave their organisation midway through the programme and is employed by another organisation?
As participants need to complete the programme and service milestones to receive the annual cash awards, when there is a change of organisation, participants will not be eligible for the cash award for the particular year. They will also not be eligible for PDP(E) again. However they may be nominated for PDP(T) or PDP(L) if they meet the eligibility criteria.
8. Is there a cap to the number of educarers a centre can nominate?
There is no limit to the number of nominations a centre can submit.
Information updated as at 28 February 2019