In-Service EC Educators / Preschool Operators
For In-service Early Childhood Educators
DEEPEN YOUR SKILLS
Learning never ends for early childhood educators. Whether you are looking to progress to leadership roles or gain new skills to be better educators for our little ones, we have a range of courses for you!
Plan for the year ahead. Download the full schedule for all courses.
Certificates
- Certificate in Preschool Mother Tongue Language Teaching – Chinese (CPMTL-C)
- Certificate in Preschool Mother Tongue Language Teaching – Malay (CPMTL-M)
- Certificate in Preschool Mother Tongue Language Teaching – Tamil (CPMTL-T)
- Certificate in Inclusive Practice (CIP)
- Professional Certificate in Infant Care (PCIC)
- 婴儿保育专业证书课程 Professional Certificate in Infant Care (PCIC) (Chinese)
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) COURSES
Clock in your CPD hours with these courses and acquire new capabilities or strengthen current skills!
Birth to Three
- Effective Speech for Infant and Early Years Educators
- Making 3R Interactions Visible
Observation and Planning for the Holistic Development of Infants and Toddlers
- Positive and Responsive Experiences for Young Children: The Abecedarian Approach
- Responding to and Supporting the Social & Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers
- Using Music in the Infant Classrooms
- 与婴幼儿进行可视性的双向互动课程 [Making 3R Interactions Visible (Chinese)]
- 使用音乐促进婴儿与教师的互动课程 [Using Music in the Infant Classroom (Chinese)]
- 观察与制订促进婴幼儿全面发展计划课程 [Observation and Planning for the Holistic Development of Infants & Toddlers (Chinese)]
Classroom Management
- Move to Learn: Strategies for Managing Children’s Behaviour and Learning in Classroom
- Promoting Classroom Management Through Guidance Strategies and Positive Classroom Environment
- Storytelling for Effective Classroom Management
- Using Music for Classroom Management
- 通过引导策略与积极学习环境促进课室管理 [Promoting Classroom Management Through Guidance Strategies and Positive Classroom Environment (Chinese)]
- 使用音乐进行课堂管理课程 [Using Music for Classroom Management (Chinese)]
Special Needs/Inclusive Practice
- Effective Classroom Management & Behaviour Guidance for Inclusive Settings
- Embedding Strategies Across Daily Activities
- Introduction to the ECHO Framework: Pre-Service Online Course
- Supporting Children with Added Needs in Preschool Classroom Environment
- Understanding and Collaborating with Parents of Children with Additional Needs
- 全纳教育环境中的有效课堂管理和行为指导 Effective Classroom Management & Behaviour Guidance for Inclusive Settings (Chinese)
- 在日常活动中运用嵌入式教学策略以成功实现全纳教育 Embedding Strategies Across Daily Activities for Successful Inclusive Practice (Chinese)
- 在幼教课室环境中对有额外需要幼儿的支持 Supporting Children with Added Needs in Preschool Classroom Environment (Chinese)
Mother Tongue Languages
- Developing a Child e-Portfolio (Malay)
- Fi-Fai-Fonik: Learning Phonics in Malay through Play
- Improving Parental Engagement in the Preschool Classroom (Malay)
- Music and Dance in Malay Culture
- Preschool Tamil Language Drama Infused Workshop for Spontaneity & Creativity
- Storytelling for Child Audience (Malay)
Outdoor Learning
- Creative Outdoor Learning Experiences for 3 and 4-Year Olds
- Leading and Supporting Outdoor Learning (for centre leaders)
- Outdoor Experiences for Infants and Toddlers
- Outdoors as the Extended Classroom for 5 and 6-Year-Old
- 编制3和4岁幼儿创意性的户外学习活动 Creative Outdoor Learning Experiences for 3 and 4-Year Olds (Chinese)
- 设计婴幼儿户外体验活动 Outdoor Experiences for Infants and Toddlers (Chinese)
- 让户外环境成为5岁和6岁幼儿的学习课堂 Outdoors as the Extended Classroom for 5 and 6-Year-Olds (Chinese)
Personal Mastery
Leadership
- Essentials of Leadership (ESLP)
- [NEW] Executive Leadership Series: Leadership and Professionalism (LDPM)
- [NEW] Leadership Series: A Journey Towards Curriculum Leadership (JCLP)
- [NEW] Leadership Series: Developing Leaders’ Planning Capacity (DLPC)
- Leadership Series: Growing Leaders, Growing Teachers (GLGT)
- Leadership Series: The Pillars of Leadership (POLP)
- [NEW] Leadership Series: Winning the Hearts and Minds of Teachers and Parents (WHMT)
- Mentoring 101: Bringing Out the Best in EC Educators*
- Mentoring 201: Bringing Out the Best in EC Educators*
- 领导力的要素课程[Essentials of Leadership (ESLP) (Chinese)]
- 指导101：发掘幼师的最佳能力 Mentoring 101: Bringing Out the Best in EC Educators (Chinese)
*Mentoring 101 and Mentoring 201 will replace Mentoring for Professional Growth as pre-requisites to the Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Leadership (ADECL).
Social Emotional Development
Working with Families/Parental Engagement
- Building Relationships and Partnership with Families of Young Children
- Key to Successful and Appropriate Resolutions for Challenging Situations
- Managing Difficult Conversations with Colleagues & Parents
- 与幼儿家庭建立合作共育关系课程 Building Relationships and Partnership with Families of Young Children (Chinese)
- 与同事和家长沟通困难的处理方法课程 (Managing Difficult Conversations with Colleagues & Parents (Chinese)
Others
- Developing a Professional Portfolio for Educators
- Engagement in the Preschool Classroom
- Overview of NEL Framework 2022
- Overview of NEL Framework and Putting NEL Framework 2022 into Practice
- [NEW] Shaping Practices for Diverse Learners
- 创建教师专业发展档案课程 Developing a Professional Portfolio for Educators (DPPE) (Chinese)
More Reasons To Join The Sector
Growing Demand for Early Childhood Educators
The 24,000-strong early childhood workforce will require over 2,500 more educators by 2025.
Great Career Progression
With the right qualifications and competencies, you can go on to be in leadership positions.
Support from the Government
The Government’s annual spending on the sector has increased from $1 billion in 2018 to $1.8 billion in 2021 and is expected to double over the next few years.
What Makes A Good Early Childhood Educator?
- Work well in teams and are keen to learn?
- Love working with children?
- Care for others, have good values & social skills?
- Want to make a difference by giving every child a good start?
Existing EC Educators
| Certificates | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Post-Diplomas | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Birth to Three | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Classroom Management | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Special Needs/Inclusive Practice | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Mother Tongue Languages | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Outdoor Learning | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Personal Mastery | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Leadership | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Social Emotional Development | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Working with Families/Parental Engagement | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
| Others | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education (N96 & T68) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Education | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma in Tamil Studies with Early Education | NIEC (NP) | Poly Early Admissions Exercise (Poly EAE) Application for entry to AY 2025: To be announced |
What’s Life As An NIEC Student Like?
Hear what our students have to say about their NIEC experience – lessons, assignments and all!
Find out more about the NIEC student experience.
If you are taking a course at either NIEC (ITE), NIEC (NP) or NIEC (TP), you get to be a student of NIEC at one of your chosen poly or ITE.
Student Testimonials
The theories behind early childhood are so interesting! It amazes me how different theories explain children’s behaviour and how it might affect their future. I want this generation to be even better than ours!
One of my favourite parts about being in NIEC is having schoolmates not just from my campus, but from NIEC (ITE) and NIEC (TP) too! We get to exchange tips and notes about what we learn from each other!
Did You Know The ECDA Training Award Covers Your Course Fees?
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) Training Award lets you enjoy perks like course sponsorship, grants for study-related expenses and more. Click here for the full details.
The ECDA training award has helped me to cope financially with my daily expenses as a student and also there are personal development and coaching classes that I have attended which has benefitted me in terms of knowledge wise.
What Our Graduates Have To Say
As a preschool educator, our roles and responsibilities are definitely beyond routine care! I teach lessons which are integrated in subject areas such as Numeracy and Language & Literacy. I even help them develop their fine motor skills!
I will never get bored of [being a preschool educator]! The children bring me so much joy and challenges each day, no day is the same as before. I love dramatic storytelling and I’m looking to find different ways to engage children through fun and animated storytelling. That is one path I want to discover too!
SKILLS-BASED MODULAR COURSES (SBMC) AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (PDP)
Skills-Based Modular Courses (SBMC) provide learners with flexible, bite-sized and targeted learning options. These courses help you gain or deepen relevant skills and knowledge; and customise your learning according to your needs and interests.
Applicants under ECDA’s Professional Development Programme for Teachers [PDP(T)] may apply for modular courses under the Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Centre Leadership (ADECL) and Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Learning Support (SDELS).
Learn more about SBMC and PDP.
Funding information
Existing EC educators may qualify for certain financial schemes for course fee payment. Find out which financial schemes are available for you.
For Preschool Operators
Looking for courses to train your teachers?
We are here to support your training needs. Work with us to provide professional development opportunities for your staff, so they can take on enlarged responsibilities and build new capabilities.
We can customise short courses or conduct dedicated runs for selected courses to meet your needs. Contact us to enquire.
Workforce Singapore’s Career Conversion Programme
The Career Conversion Programme (CCP), with the Place-and-Train (PnT) mode, allows you to address your manpower needs quickly. Under CCP, you can hire mid-careerists with no prior experience in early childhood education.
These employees will spend part of their working hours attending classes at our campuses. You will also receive salary support from Workforce Singapore (WSG) on their salaries. Learn more about the eligibility criteria here:
Note: WSG will be making temporary funding adjustments for all new employees hired on their CCP for the period between 1 Sep 2020 to 31 Mar 2022. More information is available on the IRAS website.
Job Portals
You may visit these job portals to post job openings that are available at your centre:
NIEC Courses offered under the Career Conversion Programme (CCP)
Teach children aged 0 – 3 years old (EY2 certification)
Teach children aged 18 months – 6 years old (L2 certification)
| Teach children aged 0 – 3 years old (EY2 certification) | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Certificate in Early Years (ACEY) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| 幼儿保育高级证书 [ACEY (Chinese)] | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Teach children aged 18 months – 6 years old (L2 certification) | Campus | How To Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education - Teaching (DECCE-T) | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| Diploma(Conversion) in Early Childhood Care & Education - Teaching [DECCE-T (Conversion)] | NIEC (NP), NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| 幼儿保育与教育专业文凭课程-教学[DECCE-T (Chinese)] | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
| 幼儿保育与教育专业文凭(转业)课程–教学 [DECCE-T (Conversion) (Chinese)] | NIEC (NP) / NIEC (TP) | Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Application for entry to AY 2024: To be announced |
