Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Diploma

The Indigenous Early Childhood Education (IECE) diploma is awarded to recognize the successful completion of the equivalent of 2 years of full-time study. In addition to the successful completion of the IECE certificate, students are required to take the courses, 46 credits, as prescribed below with a total of 94 credits. An overall minimum GPA of 2.33 is required.

The NVIT Indigenous Early Childhood Education Diploma is designed to meet provincial licensing standards for Infant/Toddler Educator and Special Needs Educator accreditation. The program will ensure academic, Community, and First Nations standards are adhered to, so NVIT graduates are successful and effective child development workers and educators in British Columbia communities.  

Successful completion of this program will allow graduates to work as supervisors in a variety of daycare settings, to work with children who have special needs in a variety of settings, and to work with infants and toddlers under three years of age.  

Admission Requirements

• Grade 12 Diploma/mature student


• IECE/ECE Certificate from NVIT or another post-secondary institution
  
  


• A professional letter of reference from an individual working in the childcare, education, or special needs field.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The following are required prior to entering Practicum sites and are strongly recommended prior to entering the program. Failure to provide an immunization record and/or Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General criminal record check clearance letter by the practicum start date deadline may result in a learner not being able to participate in a practicum placement, and subsequently, the learner will not be able to complete the requirements of the program to be eligible for graduation.  

If you completed the NVIT IECE Certificate program and have submitted these requirements, please contact the Registrar’s Office (registrarsoffice@nvit.ca) to ensure they are current. 

• Childcare workers have unique and intense exposures to young children daily. Persons in the childcare field who will be providing direct childcare should have written proof of vaccinations previously received. Maintenance of an up-to-date immunization status is vital to protect the health of both childcare workers and the children in their care.


• Immunizations (as required by Practicum sites and recommended by BC Centre for Disease Control, 2024): diphtheria and tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps & rubella (MMR), varicella, pertussis.

• (From BCCDC Guide) COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for Childcare Workers to reduce worker illness during periods of high SARSCoV-2 circulation in the community and to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to vulnerable individuals.


• Please share your COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination status and provide supporting documentation if you have received your annual doses. If you cannot provide proof of these vaccinations, you will need to follow the protocols set by your clinical/practicum placement. These may include measures such as wearing a mask or completing a disclosure report.
  
  

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Criminal Record Check that is free of any charges or convictions. Learners must have transportation in order to travel to practicum placements. 

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