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Contents

1. Programme Overview

2. Programme Structure

3. Programme Milestonesa. Compulsory Modules

b. Overseas Study Trip

c. Project

d. Other CPD activities

e. Example on how to complete Programme Milestones

4. Service Milestones & Cash Awards

5. Commitment

6. Contact Information

1. Programme Overview

What it is

Professional development &

retention programme for

leaders & organisations

What it does

Diverse professional development opportunities

Flexibility to complete

programmemilestones within 3

years

What it offers

An overseas study trip and up to

$15,000 bond-free cash award for

completing programme &

service milestones

What it requires

Strong partnership between operators, EC leaders & ECDA

2. Programme Structure

*Participants are required to fulfil programme milestones and remain with their nominating organisation 6 months after the end of each PDP year.

Total of 180hover 3 years

Year 21 May 20 – 30 Apr 21

$5,000*

Year 31 May 21 – 30 Apr 22

$6,000*

Year 11 May 19 – 30 Apr 20

$4,000*

PDP YearNo. of CPD

Hours to FulfillProgramme Milestones

a. Compulsory Modules in Year 1 (50hr)b. ECDA-funded Overseas Study Trip in either

Year 2 or 3 (Up to 40hr)c. Project by end of Year 3 (At least 30hr)

d. Choice of CPD Activities over 3 years(Remaining of 180hr):i. Recommended Electives ii. Local Learning Journeys, work attachments

and conferencesiii. Leadership Symposium, Community of EC

Leaders events and learning communitiesiv. ECDA and in-house CPD courses

Total $15,000

a. CompulsoryModules

b. Overseas Study Trip c. Project Other CPD Activities

PDP Year Year 1 Year 2 or 3 By end of Year 3 By end of Year 3

No. of Hours 50 hrs Up to 40 hrs (approx. 5 days) At least 30 hrs Remaining of 180 hrs

Professional Development

• Understanding leadership styles

• Key EC trends and issues in Singapore

• Recent research and reflective practices

• Gain new insights• Reflect on own practices• Learn & network with fellow

leaders • Adapt learning to local

context

• Lead centre in implementing project(s)

• Strengthen your theory-practice nexus

Choose from:i. Recommended Electivesii. Local Learning Journeys, work

attachments and conferencesiii. Leadership Symposium,

Community of EC Leaders events and learning communities

iv. ECDA and in-house CPD courses

Subsidy or Funding

SSG Subsidy(Remaining course fee

payable by participant/operator)

Funded by ECDADependent on project type

Dependent on CPD activity

Deliverable Dependent on course Report/article/presentationDependent on project type

Dependent on CPD activity

3. Programme Milestones

3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory Modules

S/N Course Title SynopsisCourse

ProviderHours

1 Building Effective Relationships with Stakeholders in Preschool Settings

Addresses the need for building effective relationships with staff and key stakeholders like parents in the preschool setting in order to meet the differing

needs of the children and families attending the respective preschools in Singapore.

NIE

9

2 Designing Integrated Play Experiences and Curricula in ECCE

Supports participants to continue developing their confidence and competence in designing, developing and enacting integrated and play-based curriculum for young

children.

18

3 The Power of Feedback 360

Enables pre-school leaders to become better leaders and to overcome the challenges of receiving and giving feedback to their staff. It will equip pre-school leaders with the simple principles and practices of feedback giving and receiving.

14

4 Trends and Issues in ECCE

Develops early childhood professionals with a critical lens in exploring key trends and issues emerging within the local context, and through this, to grasp the significance and implications of these trends in shaping the early childhood

educational landscape in Singapore.

9

Total 50

Complete in Year 1

Leaders have to attend four Compulsory Modules:

3a. Programme Milestones – Compulsory ModulesComplete in Year 1

No Course Title 1st Run 2nd Run 3rd Run 4th Run 5th Run 6th RunCourse Fee Range*(after SSG subsidy**)

1 Building Effective Relationships with Stakeholders in Preschool Settings (9h)

3 Jun 1924 Jun 19

10 Jul 1931 Jul 19

11 Jul 191 Aug 19

4 Sep 1925 Sep 19

6 Sep 1927 Sep 19

5 Feb 2026 Feb 20

$212.65 – $440.65

2 Designing Integrated Play Experiences and Curricula in ECCE (18h)

2 May 193 May 19

10 May 19

27 Jun 1928 Jun 19

5 Jul 19

22 Aug 1923 Aug 1930 Aug 19

30 Jan 2031 Jan 207 Feb 20

27 Feb 2028 Feb 206 Mar 20

19 Mar 2020 Mar 2027 Mar 20

$212.30 – $820.30

3 The Power of Feedback 360 (14h)

6 May 197 May 19

13 May 1914 May 19

23 May 1924 May 19

27 May 1928 May 19

8 Jan 209 Jan 20

13 Jan 2014 Jan 20

$135.90 – $629.90

4 Trends and Issues in ECCE (9h)

4 Jun 1918 Jun 19

23 Jul 197 Aug 19

6 Aug 1921 Aug 19

18 Feb 203 Mar 20

12 Mar 2026 Mar 20

18 Mar 201 Apr 20

$106.65 – $410.65

Compulsory Module Schedule

*The course fee range serves as a a guide to help with budgeting and facilitation of any discussions on course fee arrangement between the operator and participant. Any arrangements made should be mutually agreed between operator and participant.

**SSG subsidy for each individual is subjected to several variables determined by SSG at point of subsidy application (e.g. applicant’s age, sponsorship, organisation type, schemes etc)


How to register in ONE@ECDA?

For Participants

Refer to the Compulsory Module schedule for 2019

Register for the Compulsory Modules in ONE@ECDA starting from 17 Apr 2019 (follow steps on the right)

Discuss with your operator on any course fee arrangement

After successful registration:

If you are company-sponsored, please apply for SSG subsidy via the Skills Connect portal

If you are self-sponsored, NIE will put up your SSG subsidy application

Make payment to NIE after your subsidy is approved

Attend and complete the training you have registered for


For Operators

Nominate (follow steps on the left) or approve (follow steps on the right) your leader’s application for the Compulsory Modules through ONE@ECDA

Discuss with your leaders on any course fee arrangements and/or away-from-centre work arrangement Provide support and guidance

How to register in ONE@ECDA?


After completion, how to record hours for PDP?

For both Participants and Operators

• After completing the compulsory modules, the hours will be automatically updated in ONE@ECDA

• Participants and operators only have to check and verify that participant’s CPD portfolio has been updated accurately 2 months after completion date of course (Please do not update hours in CPD portfolio again)

• Inform [email protected] if there has been no recorded entry of the training hours.

mailto:[email protected]

3b. Programme Milestones – Overseas Study TripComplete in Year 2 or 3

For Participants

Look out for the overseas trip schedule from ECDA in Year 2 and 3

Register for the trip dates you wish to attend

No payment to be made to ECDA as the trip is funded

After completion of the trip, submit your deliverables to ECDA for CPD hours to be recorded

(More details will be provided later)

For Operators

Provide support and guidance, and discuss with your leaders on work arrangement for the centres while they are away

Leaders have to embark on one overseas study trip:

3c. Programme Milestones – ProjectComplete by end of Year 3

Innovation Grant Projects

Practitioner Inquiry Projects

Innovation Mentor Initiative

ECDA Fellows’ IBAP Projects

Centre-initiated Projects

1 application cycle per year

2 application cycles per year

Prior to application,mandatory to attend a PI workshop

No applicationrequired as selected centres will be invited by ECDA

Available runs throughout the year

• No deadline for application

• Prior to project implementation, approval of proposal is required

Look for email from ECDA on how to register!

Look for email from ECDA on how to register!

Look for the IBAP publicity email from ECDA and sign up via ONE@ECDA!

• Email your project proposal to [email protected] the Centre-Initiated Project Form (on PDP(L) webpage)

*Leaders may have to complete more than one project, if the hours awarded for any project is less than 30 hours.

Leaders have to lead and implement project of at least 30 hours:




For Participants

Innovation Grant Projects

Practitioner Inquiry Projects

Innovation Mentor Initiative

ECDA Fellows’ IBAP Projects

Centre-initiated Projects

After submission of deliverable required by the project type you embark on, email the following details to [email protected]:

• Name• Centre• Role in the Project• Project type • Name of Project• Date of Project completion

After submission of deliverable to Fellows, email the following to [email protected]:

• A copy of deliverable• IBAP completion form

(on PDP(L) webpage)

After completion ofproject, email the following to [email protected]:

• Reflection Journal (Part 4) on the Centre-Initiated Project Form

ECDA will verify the completion of your project and inform you of the number of hours awarded for the PDP project.






For Operators

Provide support and guidance, and discuss with your leaders how the projects can support their professional development while meeting the learning needs of the centre

3d. Programme Milestones – Other CPD ActivitiesComplete by end of Year 3

i. Recommended ElectivesECDA CPD courses which are specially curated and highly recommended for leaders to attend

List of Recommended Electives

Leadership Series

The Pillars of Leadership (14h)

The Art to Lesson Observations (15h)

A Journey towards Curriculum Leadership (14h)

Building a Supportive Learning Culture (28h)

Growing Leaders, growing teachers (14h)

Developing Leaders' Planning Capacity (14h)

Nurturing Reflective Practitioners (18h)

Lesson Study (14h)

SPARK~Practice & Theory (14h)

Winning the Hearts and Minds of Teachers and Parents (14h)

Importance of the Early Years: 3Rs for Positive Outcomes (14h)

Practitioner Inquiry in Early Childhood Education (PIECE) Workshop (14h)

Inquiry-Based Action Plan (IBAP) by ECDA Fellows (at least 14h)

Special Needs


• Refer to the quarterly ECDA Prospectus from ECDA’s CPD website for upcoming recommended electives

• Follow steps on slide 27 (How to register for ECDA CPD courses or events)

Any recommended elective(s) and ECDA courses completed before appointment onto PDP(L) (i.e before 1 May 2019), will not be counted towards PDP. You can choose to complete other recommended electives or CPD activities instead.


ii. Local Learning Journeys, work attachments and conferences

• Self-initiate or go on organised local learning journeys(e.g. Early Childhood Conference learning journeys –Look out for email from ECDA on how to sign up)

Local Learning Journeys

• Fulfil a work attachment at an organisation or centre of your choiceWork attachments

• Attend EC-related or leadership conferences (e.g ECDA Early Childhood Conference – Look out for email from ECDA on how to sign up)

Conferences


iii. Leadership Symposium, Community of EC Leaders events and learning communities

• Attend leadership symposiums co-organised by ECDA and external providers such as NIE and SUSS – Look out for email from ECDA on upcoming symposiums

Leadership Symposium

• Attend events organised for leaders throughout the year

• The next ‘Lecture for EC Leaders’ will be in July 2019 – Look out for email from ECDA on how to sign up

Community of EC Leaders events

• Form learning communities to meet your learning interest and needsLearning communities


iv. ECDA and in-house CPD courses


• Download the latest quarterly ECDA Prospectus from ECDA’s CPD website. Scan the QR code to visit the website!

• Browse through and identify CPD courses of leaders’ areas of interests and needs

• Check through CPD course entry requirements

• Follow steps on next page

PROSPECTUS2019


How to register for ECDA CPD courses in ONE@ECDA?

For Participants For Operators


After completion of ECDA CPD courses, how to record hours for PDP?

For both Participants and Operators (Nominators)

• After completing ECDA CPD courses, the hours will be automatically updated in ONE@ECDA

• Participants and operators only have to check and verify that participant’s CPD portfolio has been updated accurately 2 months after completion date of course (Please do not update hours into CPD portfolio again)

• Inform [email protected] if there has been no recorded entry of the training hours.



After completion of in-house CPD courses, how to record hours for PDP?For Participants For Operators

3e. Programme Milestones – Example on how to complete

Year 1

• Compulsory Modules

(50 hrs)

• CPD course (14 hrs)

Year 2

• ECDA-funded Overseas Study Trip (40 hrs)

• Community of EC Leaders event

o Lecture for EC Leaders (4 hrs)


Year 3

• Project

o Lead Centre-level Practioner Inquiry (40 hrs)

• Local learning journey (8 hrs)


Programme Milestones

Compulsory Modules in Year 1

ECDA-funded overseas study trip in Year 2 or 3

Project by end of Year 3

At least 180 hours of PD over 3 years of PDP(L)

64 hours 60 hours 60 hours

Total:184 hrs

Example 1: Evenly pacing out

CPD activities over 3 years

Participants are encouraged to embark on the project after completion of the compulsory modules, to optimise and transfer learning and new skills attained from the compulsory modules.

TIP


Total:183 hrs

Year 1


(50 hrs)

Year 2

• Project

o Lead Centre-level Innovation Grant project (50 hrs)

• Leadership Symposium

(7 hrs)

Year 3


• Project

o Lead centre-initiated project (22 hrs)

• CPD Course (14 hrs)







Example 2: Completing more CPD activities in

Year 3

If there are also PDP(T) participants in the same centre, you may embark on the same project with the PDP(L) participant leading the project.

TIP


Total:198 hrs

Year 1


(50 hrs)

• IBAP workshop

(20 hrs)

• Conference

o Early Childhood Conference (12 hrs)

Year 2

• Project

o Lead in IBAP project implementation (30 hrs)


• CPD Course (28 hrs)

Year 3

• In-house CPD (18 hrs)







Example 3: Completing all

CPD activities by end of Year 2

In Year 2 or 3, participants have to complete at least one CPD activity in the year in order to be eligible for the cash award.

TIP


• The IDP is for participants to plan ahead what Professional Development activities they intend to take, and to keep track of the programme milestones and hours that they have completed.

• There is no need to complete and submit the IDP to ECDA, as it is purely for participants to track their personal PDP journey.

• Participants may download a copy of the IDP from the PDP(L) webpage.

Individual Development Plan (IDP) to help you plan your journey:

4. Service Milestone

• Participants are required to fulfil the programme milestones and service milestones (remaining with nominating organisation for at least 6 months after end of each PDP year), in order to be eligible for the annual cash award.

• Participants may be deployed to other centres within the same nominating organisation.

For Participants

PDP Year Programme Milestone Service Milestone(Remain with organisation for 6 months after end of each PDP year)

Cash Award

Year 1 (May 2019 – Apr 2020) Complete respectiveprogramme milestone for the year

Until 31 Oct 2020 Receive in Nov 2020

Year 2 (May 2020 – Apr 2021) Until 31 Oct 2021 Receive in Nov 2021

Year 3 (May 2021 – Apr 2022) Until 31 Oct 2022 Receive in Nov 2022

For Operators

• Assist ECDA with verifying your leaders’ employment with the organisation as at 31 Oct of each year

5. Commitment

Completing all programme milestones and CPD hours in each year:

• At least a total cumulative 180 hours of CPD activities by Year 3

PDP(L) participants commit to:

Supporting your nominee throughout the 3 years by:

Notifying your leader when you receive emails from ECDA related to PDP(L) and providing advice;

Considering your leader’s learning needs and interests when discussing which CPD activity to complete; and

Plan advance work arrangements when your leader attends courses, study trip or other CPD activities

PDP(L) operators commit to:

Completing service milestones (Remaining employed with nominating organisation for at least 6 months after the end of each PDP year in order to receive the cash award)

Year 1Compulsory Modules

(50 hours) Project (at least

30 hours)Year 2 Overseas Study Trip

(approx. 40 hours)Year 3

6. Contact Information

For more information and subsequent

updates to the PDP(L), please refer to

https://www.ecda.gov.sg/Pages/ECDA-

PDP(L).aspx

Compulsory [email protected]

Innovation [email protected]

Practitioner Inquiry [email protected]

Centre-initiated [email protected]

ECDA CPD [email protected]

In-house CPD [email protected]

General [email protected]

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