Certificate in Non-Formal Education

Admission Requirements:

• Persons are eligible to be admitted to study for the Certificate in Non-formal Education if they have:
1. passed a Senate-recognised Form 7 examination or equivalent or
2. admission with standing.

Programme Requirements:

• The Certificate in Non-formal Education consists of five courses plus two weeks practicum experience.

Courses:

1. ED152 (Issues In Adolescence) - This course is designed to encourage a better understanding of human development, by adopting a perspective that covers the period of adolescence. It will compare various theories of adolescence (e.g., Erik Erikson), as well as discuss the contemporary issues that are experienced by adolescents in the South Pacific. An introduction to research methods is also introduced.


2. ED153 (School & Society) - The principal aim of this course is to establish a foundation for subsequent education courses by introducing students to a wider understanding of education and schooling and the issues relating to it in the societies in which we live. In the Pacific, schooling as a form of education has had a great impact on the lives of the people, thus the focus of the course on school and society.


3. ED158 (Intro To Non-Formal Education) - This course enables students to develop an ideological base for non-formal education practices.


4. ED258 (Adult Learning) - This course builds on the principles and conceptual understanding for non-formal education development in ED158 and further fosters relevant knowledge and understanding among non-formal educators of the psychology of adult learning, the principles of group dynamics and techniques of teaching adults.


5. ED358 (Community Education) - This course is usually completed as the final course in the Certificate in Non-Formal Education, although students may be admitted to the course at the discretion of the lecturer if they have experience in non-formal education, community or adult education or community development work.


6. Two (2) weeks of practicum experience.

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