EQF based profile of ECEC educator/teacher Same PROfiles for Unique Training in ECEC service EQF based profile of ECEC educator/teacher

An integrated professional profile for ECEC educators and teachers In Europe there is not a common and unique professional profile for ECEC educators and teachers. The integrated profile can be a useful tool to: recruit new personnel; assess people who already work; design on the job and in-service training.

How we have constructed the profile Inteviews of experts. Focus group with experts. Know how of our organizations. Literature review and analysis of laws and ministerial indications. EQF functioning and rules.

What EQF is and why do we use it? EQF is a european framework created to compare and translate national qualifications from one country to another Each QUALIFICATION has to be divided in one or more COMPETENCES, and each competence has to be described in KNOWLEDGES and ABILITIES

An example… QUALIFICATION XXX COMPETENCE 1 List of KNOWLEDGES List of ABILITIES COMPETENCE 2 List of KNOWLEDGES List of ABILITIES COMPETENCE 3 List of KNOWLEDGES List of ABILITIES COMPETENCE n List of KNOWLEDGES List of ABILITIES

The professional profile of ECEC educators and teachers developed for the SPROUT project Version 1.0

EDUCATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE 1. EDUCATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE 2. METHODOLOGICAL COMPETENCE 3. INTRA AND INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE 4. ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE 5. INSTITUTIONAL AND NORMATIVE COMPETENCE

EDUCATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE: Ensure the wellbeing of the child and the support for the families and contribute to the development of child's cognitive, interpersonal, psychological and physical skills. Knowledges: Elements of pedagogy, relational pedagogy and intercultural pedagogy; Elements of special pedagogy and didactics, of developmental psychopathology, of child neuropsychology, of psychology; Know methodologies for designing and managing play proposals and for managing the child care; Characteristics of childhood disadvantage; … Abilities: Recognize the stages of psychological and emotive development and related issues; Recognize the needs and interests of each child; Fostering child's relationships and participation and inclusion in groups; Promote autonomy through the learning of linguistic, cognitive and psychomotor skills; …

2. METHODOLOGICAL COMPETENCE: Designing educational actions to promote the development of children. Knowledges: National Guidelines for the curriculum in kindergarten and the first cycle of education; Elements of educational design and planning; Plan of the educational offer, and pedagogical and educational projects of the educational service; Techniques of educational observation; … Abilities: Apply the guidelines and general principles for pedagogical design; Use techniques of observation as a methodological basis for pedagogical design; Jointly develop interventions and educational programs according to the age of children, to their needs for development and to the socio-cultural and economic context of the local environment; Provide functional educational spaces to the needs of security and autonomy of children and adults; …

3. INTRA AND INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE: Establishing a constructive relationship with the various actors in the educational context and in general in the local environment. Knowledges: Techniques and strategies for teamwork, Elements of communication and interpersonal relations, Functioning and group dynamics, Know techniques for active listening and empathic attunement, Know strategies for effective adult learning, lifelong learning and continuing education, Methods and tools for self-awareness, Analysis of the potential resources of the individuals and their development. Abilities: Actively participate in team meetings and collegial organizational bodies, Develop skills of analysis of his/her work, Share the principles and educational strategies with parents, Use tools and strategies for the professional development, training and personal growth, Communicating the educational and teaching strategies to parents, Communicate to parents detailed information on the progress of children's development, Apply methods and differentiated assertive communication techniques based on specific target, Share educational strategies with the representatives of other welfare facilities in the local area, Reflect on its own emotions for using them in communication with others.

4. ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE: Collaborate to the functioning of the organizational processes of the ECEC service, to pursue the objectives of the educational service. Knowledges: General and specific educational purposes; The functioning of the educational service; Educational objectives, from the group and the individual point of view; Analysis of organizational processes and critical incidents; Timing of activities planned in the short, medium and long-term; Instruments and procedures for the certification of quality systems; … Abilities: General and specific educational purposes; The functioning of the educational service; Educational objectives, from the group and the individual point of view; Analysis of organizational processes and critical incidents; Timing of activities planned in the short, medium and long-term; Instruments and procedures for the certification of quality systems; …

5. INSTITUTIONAL AND NORMATIVE COMPETENCE: Respecting the legislative constraints required by school legislation and by institutions responsible for educational services, following formal indication of the local environment.  Knowledges: General school legislation and specific legislation on integration; Historical overview of the development of educational services for early childhood; Main legislative and regulatory references of the system of educational services for early childhood; Public and private institutions responsible for education for the peculiar target of children; … Abilities: Respecting regulatory constraints about the professional role; Communicate with local services in compliance with the various professional functions; Act in an adequate manner respecting the legal system and the professional ethics; …

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