Certification Procedures

FACILITATOR

This person is a certified member of the Early Childhood Educators Council and is the applicants' guide through the Certification process.

The Facilitator will:

• be willing to act as a role model.
• be a source of information for the triplet, e.g. explaining procedure.
• offer own centre for visitation.
• phone each member of the triplet on a regular basis to keep in contact and facilitate any problems.
• visit each member of the triplet at least once during the certification process.
• may make a surprise visit!
• check criteria forms to see they are correctly and fully filled out.
• have meetings with triplet whenever they feel it is necessary.
• write a report on how each member of the triplet handled the certification process.
• conduct the final meeting to review all papers.

VALIDATOR

This person is a member of a professional institution well recognized in the Early Childhood Education field and has had experience in supervising early childhood practicums.

This person will:

• thoroughly read all paperwork pertaining to you on certification.
• phone to set up a visit.
• visit for at least three to four hours (including an interview).
• write a report on their observations.
• forward report/documentation to the Council.

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This excerpt is from Certification Procedures, published by the Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of Nova Scotia.

Posted by the Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of Nova Scotia, July 1997.

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