Local Early Childhood Qualifications
Educator Certification Application (for Applicants with Local Early Childhood Qualifications)
Applicants may refer to the List of Early Childhood Qualifications Recognised for Educator Certification.
Documents Required for Educator Certification
Centres are to submit the application with necessary supporting documents in ONE@ECDA. Please refer to the list of documents in the table below and the list of local qualifications that needs to be submitted in OpenCerts format in the Important Notes section below.
List of Documents Required for Educator Certification
| S/N | Qualification | Documents Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Early Childhood1 (NIEC/Local Polytechnics/ ITE/ ECDA-approved private training agencies) | 1.1 Early Childhood Graduation Certificate and transcripts (issued by the institution) 1Please refer to the List of Early Childhood Qualifications Recognised for Educator Certification 2Only letters/Course Certificates that are issued up to six months from the date of the letters/Course Certificates are accepted for educator certification. |
| 2. | Academic | Submit the following documents where applicable |
| 3. | Additional documents to show language proficiency | Submit the following documents where applicable 3.2 Workplace Literacy (WPL) (To submit Statement of Attainment for Reading, Speaking, Listening and Writing components) Chinese Language Educator Malay Language Educator Tamil Language Educator |
| 4 | Letter of Notification (LON) | Submit the following documents where applicable 4.1 Copy of LON from MCYS/MSF/MOE/ECDA 4.2 MCYS/MSF/MOE/ECDA Recognition Letter |
Please click here for the Chinese version of the above listing.
Important Notes
- Only documents (including letters/emails) from official source are accepted for Educator Registration.
- All official documents should be accompanied with issuing body’s school seal /school stamp/ letterhead/ signatory(e.g. Registrar of the University, Dean of the University and Lecturer of the course)
- From 4 Jul 2022, applicants who possess the local qualifications listed in the table below are required to submit their documents (where applicable) in OpenCerts* format in ONE@ECDA.
ECDA reserves the right to clarify and verify information furnished by the applicant for the application. If the applicant is found to have deliberately provides false information to ECDA, he/she may be liable to prosecution.
| Qualification | Examination / Graduation Year |
|---|---|
| • GCE N(T)- Level | From 1984 onwards |
| • GCE N(A)- Level | From 1984 onwards |
| • GCE O- Level | From 1975 onwards |
| • GCE A- Level | From 1975 onwards |
| • ITE qualifications
Diploma and degree from: - Polytechnics - LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) - Nanyang Academy of the Fine Arts (NAFA) - Autonomous Universities - National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) | From 2019 onwards |
| • Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications
Examples: - WSQ Statement of Attainment for Workplace Literacy - WSQ Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education - Teaching | From Nov 2019 onwards |
*OpenCerts was launched by our Government in the year 2019. It is a platform that allows local schools to issue tamper-resistant digital academic certificates to students, and for verifying the authenticity of those certificates. Please refer to more information on OpenCerts here.