Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level
Aside from the two organizations I wrote about in my previous post, I would love to work in the following agencies in my country:
a. Council for the Welfare of Children - as division head of the policy and planning division. This is because I believe that children's welfare can only be truly addressed if there are appropriate policies that will uplift their lives. This agency helps in creating legislative action as well as providing resources about children's laws, policies and develops programs for children and those who work with and for them. However, this position is not available at the moment, I would also need to build up on my knowledge on policies and laws about and for children. I would also need to have leadership skills, excellent communication skills and need to be able to collaborate with various agencies and individuals. I will also need to be very organized and focused is I want to have a position such as this.
b. Commission on Higher Education - I would very much like to be included under the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Division because this is the division that is in charge of assessing and giving accreditation to tertiary level education programs. That being said, I would like to be part of the group that assess early childhood education programs specifically because I want to see the quality of teacher preparation our future teachers are being provided and hopefully create a small change as to ensuring that only those that have quality programs become accredited.
c. Department of Education - I would like to be an assessor for the National Competency Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) and assess teachers. However, this NCBTS was only developed for assessing elementary and secondary teachers. Thus, I would like to eventually create/develop one for use for preschool teachers in our country.
References:
Commission on Higher Education (2010). http://www.ched.gov.ph
Council for the Welfare of Children. (2011). http://www.cwc.gov.ph/
Department of Education. http://www.deped.gov.ph
Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels
Among
the organizations and communities of practices available here in the
Philippines, I was attracted most to the following:
1.
Compassion International, Philippines - this is because this
organization aims to help children who are living in poverty overcome
their circumstances through provision of holistic programs that
entail the collaboration of the churches, the families, the community
and the country. In the past three decades, this organization has
created over 300 child development centers all over the country
servicing over 50,000 children and families (Compassion
International, 2013).
2.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - I chose this organization because it
envisions a poverty free Asia. It aims to uplift the lives of people
in my country and the entire Asia. It seeks to address all the
challenges Asian face (poverty, illiteracy, illnesses, safety,
shelter, environmental sustainability, etc) (ADB, 2013).
3.
Early Childhood Care and Development Council, Philippines - this
council aims to lead programs for optimum growth of children 0-6
years old in our country. The lobby for funding, train teachers and
provide standards for ECCD program quality (ECCD Council, n.d.).
All
three (3) organizations I chose not only deals directly with children
but also includes teacher training, preparation and development in
their programs which is a great interest area for me.
As I
browsed through their websites, I was intrigued by some career
opportunities that are currently available. The first job opportunity
is from Compassion International Philippines and they are currently
looking for a Child Survival Program Specialist
(http://ph.jobsdb.com/PH/EN/Search/JobAdSingleDetail?jobsIdList=500003001572538&sr=1).
I am interested in this job opening because it entails designing,
evaluating and implementing early childhood programs (specifically
for children 0-3 years old) in rural and urban poor areas of the
country and the CSP specialist will also support, coach and train the
program implementers (teachers) in the different child development
centers. Another job opportunity that caught my eye is project
manager for a program of ADB called Early Childhood Education for
Rural, Nomadic and Migrant Children (if they have a program for this
in the country). According to their site, this program aims to access
to ece programs, mobilize communities and train and develop teachers,
parents and caregivers (http://www.adb.org/projects/42222-012/main).
For
the CSP Specialist position, I would need to have efficient
communication and collaborative skills as well as maternal and child
care experience. I also need to be equipped with technical writing
skills.
For
the Project manager position at ADB, I need to have research
development skills along with communication and collaborative skills.
I also need to be able to create linkages as this would entail
mobilizing communities, legislation and curriculum development.
Both
job opportunities require that I be able to train adults in
the early childhood field which is related to the challenge I want to
focus on.
References:
welcome to our final course!
Hi, everyone and Dr. Teri!
I am so excited to be on the last course for our degree! I am looking forward to learning with and from all of you!
God bless,
Elizabeth
