Understanding Children with Special Educational Needs and Their Families

Highlights

Intended learning outcome

1. Design and implement learning and teaching programmes and activities with variations to cater for children’s individual differences and needs
2. Demonstrate competence in working with other professionals and mobilising community resources to support children with diverse needs and from differing cultural backgrounds
3. Compare, separate and prioritise the diverse needs of children to determine early intervention methods during different stages of development

Duration

Summer classes
Jul & Aug 2021: 3 weeks, from 9:30am to 4:30pm

Regular classes
Sep onwards: 4 months, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Class schedule and venue

For class schedule and venue, please click here

Teaching mode

Face to face teaching

Medium of instruction

Both English and Cantonese classes are available. For details, please click here for the class schedule.

Tuition Fee

$4,950 (collected on an equal monthly installments basis)

Summer classes
Jul & Aug 2021: 3 weeks
Tuition fee to be settled by one installment, HK$4,950, the installment has to be settled upon submitting the application.

Regular classes
Sep onwards: 4 months
Tuition fee to be settled by four installments, 1st/2nd/3rd installment each HK$1,238 and 4th installment HK$1236, the first installment has to be settled upon submitting the application.

Awards

Professional Certificate in Working with Children with Special Educational Needs

Students who have completed all four constituent courses and fulfilled relevant course and attendance requirements will be awarded with a Professional Certificate in Working with Children with Special Educational Needs which is equivalent to a HKQF Level 4 qualification.

(I) Understanding Children with Special Educational Needs and Their Families
(II) Supporting the Development and Learning of Children aged 3-6 years with Special Educational Needs
(III) Supporting the Development and Learning of Children aged 0-3 years with Special Educational Needs
(IV) Screening and Assessment for Early Identification for Children with Special Educational Needs

Certificate Award at QF Level 4 

A Certificate Award of Completion will be awarded to students who obtained a passing grade and fulfilled the attendance requirement in individual courses. The award is equivalent to a HKQF Level 4 qualification.

Application procedures

1. Please prepare the following documents:
   a. Completed application form (download application form here), and
   b. Cheque or proof of payment for tuition fee, and
   c. Copies of academic certificates.
   d. Submit an English or Chinese personal statement according to the language of the programme applied.Submit all of the above documents via the following channels:a) By mail (based on the postmark date):
   Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education
   2 Tin Wan Hill Road, Tin Wan, Aberdeen
   (mark ‘CPD’ on the cover)Or

   b) By email: cpd@yccece.edu.hk

2. Application will be processed only when all required documents and tuition fee are received.
3. Applicants may be required to attend an interview in connection with the application if needed.
4. Applicants should receive, via email, admission notification and class details 7 days before course commencement.

Payment methods

1. Pay by cheque
Payable to Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Limited

2. Pay by bank transfer (through ATM or online banking)
Bank Name： Hang Seng Bank Limited
Account name: Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Limited
Bank account number: 024-239-558778-001
Bank address: Shops 9-10, 1/F, Tung Ning Building, 251 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
SWIFT BIC: HASEHKHH

3. Pay by cash or EPS on campus in person

Application deadline

Summer classes
Jul & Aug 2021: 18 Jun 2021 (Friday)

Regular classes
Sep onwards: Application deadline will be announced soon

Continuing Education Fund (CEF)

This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under Continuing Education Fund, eligible students can apply for tuition subsidies from the government.

Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme

This course is an eligible course under the Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme.