ECDA Fellows
Roles and Responsibilities
ECDA Fellows will take on sector-level roles primarily in three (3) key areas:
Professional Development
e.g. Leading/facilitating master classes/workshops at the sector level, developing resources, mentoring/coaching centre leaders and senior teachers from other centres;
Curriculum Leadership
e.g. Guiding centres in the design, implementation and review of centres’ curricula or teaching and learning approaches; and
Sector Partnerships
e.g. Partnering ECDA in spear-heading improvements for the sector
Appointment Terms, Service Recognition and Professional Development
- A 3-year term (subject to confirmation upon 1st year of service).
- An average of 100 hours of service per year over 3 years.
- Annual Service Recognition Allowance (SRA) of $9,000 upon satisfactory fulfilment of responsibilities, including the completion of stipulated hours of service.
- Annual Admin Fund of $300 to cover transport and other costs for ECDA Fellows’ projects.
- Professional development opportunities (e.g. milestone leadership development course, overseas study trip, professional development grant, etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, an applicant should:
- Meet the relevant competencies and skills required for Senior Centre Leader / Senior Lead Teacher in the Skills Framework for Early Childhood.
- Have a minimum of 10 years’ teaching and/or leadership experience in the early childhood sector.
- Be employed in and/or overseeing a pre-school(s) registered/licensed with ECDA at the point of application and appointment.
- Possess relevant ECCE qualifications; and
- Preferably have experience in the SPARK certification process.
Application Period
If you have any queries, please email us at ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg.
How To Apply
All interested applicants must submit all of the following completed documents in softcopy in the required format to ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg. Total file size should not exceed 20mb.
Selection Process
All complete applications submitted will be assessed and reviewed through a rigorous selection process by ECDA. The selection process may include one or more interviews with an evaluation panel, and on-site observations. ECDA’s decision on the acceptance/rejection of application is final and further appeals will not be entertained.
Application and Selection
ECDA will not assess any applications that are received after the closing date. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to prepare and submit the necessary documents to ECDA, ahead of the closing date.
An acknowledgement email will be sent within three (3) working days to confirm receipt of your application. Please contact us at ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg if
you do not hear from us by then.
ECDA will assess your application and contact you in Oct/Nov 2020 if you are shortlisted for the interview session that will take place
in Jan 2021.
The interview session will take about 45 to 60 minutes. You are required to do a 20-min presentation in the following areas, followed by a Q&A session with the interview panel:
- Self-introduction
- Professional portfolio based on competencies/skills standards as specified in the Skills Framework for ECCE
- eaching and Leadership Philosophy
You will be asked to email the finalised presentation slides in MS PowerPoint format to ECDA_PP@ecda.gov.sg in mid-Dec 2020.
Appointment and Responsibilities
The ECDA Fellow shall commit an average 100 hours of service per year to the programme during his/her period of appointment, serving in sector-level roles and carrying out sector-level responsibilities as approved by ECDA.
The sector-level roles and responsibilities would be in 3 key areas:
- Professional Development e.g. Leading/facilitating master classes/workshops at the sector level, developing resources, mentoring/coaching centre leaders and senior teachers from other centres;
- Curriculum Leadership e.g. Guiding centres in the design, implementation and review of centres’ curricula or teaching and learning approaches;
- Sector Partnerships e.g. Partnering ECDA in spear-heading improvements for the sector.