Colleges that offer Early Childhood Education

The entry qualifications to this Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education s programme of the Open University of Tanzania [OUT] are:

• OPTION I : One who obtained a Certificate of Secondary Education with a Minimum of FOUR passes in any subjects.
• OPTION II : One having a National Vocational Award (NVA) Level 3

College: Open University Dar es salaam

Website: https://www.out.ac.tz/cece/

Diploma in Early Childhood Education (DECE)

The Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education programme is designed to produce specialized teachers who can work in different early childhood institutions that are on increase, child focused NGOs, and in any other area that requires Early Childhood Care and education related skills. The attainment of Diploma in ECE may also be used as entry qualifications to degree programmes. Students seeking advanced degrees may benefit from this Diploma programme because they may better be prepared for further study in a wide range of disciplines. Some students may become interested in the advanced study of ECCE specialization after having completed the certificate.

Entry qualifications

The entry qualifications to this Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education s programme of the Open University of Tanzania [OUT] are:

OPTION I
Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) or equivalent, with passes in FOUR approved subjects, obtained prior to the sitting of the Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent.

(b) One of the following combinations of passes in Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (A.C.S.E.E.) or equivalent;

Either

(i) One principal Level passes (in appropriate subjects) and one Subsidiary pass or

(ii) An appropriate equivalent Certificate approved by the Senate of The Open University of Tanzania. The certificate must be of duration of at least one year.

OPTION II
Candidates who have satisfied completed Form Four with a minimum passes in 4 subject and have undergone training for about 9 months and obtained a certificate qualification equivalent to NTA level 5 or NQF level 5 may be considered for  admission

OPTION III 
Candidates with awards from other Institutions of Higher Learning will be considered on their own merit. These include a certificate, or a Diploma from other fields, or degree or an advanced Diploma in a relevant field.

College: Open University Dar es salaam

Website: https://www.out.ac.tz/dece/

Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education

Requirements
Direct Entry: Two or more principal level passes in two teaching subjects. Equivalent Entry: An appropriate equivalent Diploma in Education with an overall grade of ‘B+’ or possession of an Adult Education Diploma from the Institute of Adult Education, Dar es Salaam or Agency for the Development of Educational Management (ADEM) Institute, Bagamoyo with passes at an overall grade of ‘B+’ or better. Passes in Teaching Methodology courses will not be considered.

• College: University of Dar es Salaam School of Education
• Website:https://www.udsm.ac.tz/web/index.php/colleges/soed/programmes/Bachelor_of_Education_in_Early_Childhood_Education_73

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