MDECCE
Maharshi Dayanand Childhood Care and Education
NTT (Nursery Teacher Training) - Diploma Course
Eligibility : Intermediate Passed Duration : 2 years
About NTT (Nursery Teacher Training Course) :-
“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.”
Education cannot be imparted just through books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher. Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instructions. A nursery teacher works with the children aged three to five in nursery schools or classes, planning and organizing a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. The subjects that are included in the course structure of Nursery Teacher training are Child psychology, Child care & health, Sociology & Guidance, School Organization Principles of Education, Educational Psychology, Modern methods of Teaching, Method of teaching topic. Nowadays a lot of practical subjects like Lesson Plan & Teaching, Art & Craft, Art file & other fields, Speech, Story, Preparation of Teaching Aids Rhymes, Actions Songs, are also being included in the course to make the quality of teaching better and to give the teachers an experience before-hand.
If you have love for the little ones, and love teaching them, then Nursery teaching or playgroup teaching is certainly a great career for you. However you have to be trained in the respective field before you get hands on to teaching young minds.
The teaching scope has opened so widely that nursery teacher training courses are available almost in all main centres of the country.
N.T.T. is pre-requisite to become reputed teacher in reputed nursery convent and English medium schools.
Most of the nursery schools are run by non Govt. organization so this course can provide you opportunity to get in N.G.O.'s and public school.
About 65% vacancies come up are for N.T.T as compared to 7% for B.Ed.
Due to modernization and social progress along with scientific and technological development the meaning & requirement of education has changed. Now it becomes the child centered besides the teacher or subject centered. It is therefore felt that there is much need of proper trained teacher for growing children to have better systematic education and overall development.
This course is designed according to the requirement of modern child oriented education. It gives complete knowledge about the students & the education system. This course provides knowledge about society, environment science, physical education, primary health, child psychology, child care, health & nutrition. It helps in making up a good teacher through the various theoretical as well as practical approaches, it also introduces with the organization & administration of the school and gives the opportunity to run own institute or to serve as a teacher in any other school.
Thus, the teacher training schools not be seen merely in terms of creating positive attitude towards work and general increase in the skill base. among the students, but also as a strategy for giving a full package of competence, required for getting wages and self employment to meet the man power need of various sectors.
This training provides :-
1) Leadership quality
2) Well acquainted with latest modern techniques
3) Presentable personality
As a nursery teacher one would:
Help children's social, personal, physical and emotional development
Help develop their language, literacy and innumeracy skills.
Help them achieve the early learning goals.
Encourage co-operation, team work and good behavior.
In addition to working with the children, one would also:
Set out activities before classes and tidy up afterwards.
Prepare various activities and resources.
Talk to the parents about their careers and about their children’s development.
Monitor children’s development and identify any problems.
Keep records and complete assessments for each and every child.
Attend various meetings and training courses for the same.
One would also work with, and supervise teaching assistants, nursery nurses and volunteer helpers.
The Nursery Teachers Training Programmed aims to prepare people to also understand their kids better and also the importance of an early and good education. This program would help:
The teachers develop a better understanding, principles and processes of various aspects of a child's growth. The teachers get help in planning better educational activities accordingly.
The teachers get familiarized with the methods, the equipment and the material materials of early childhood care and education with their effective use.
• The teachers understand the importance of health, nutrition and welfare services for the child and the ability to nurture healthy habits prepare nutritive and inexpensive meals and render first aid in case of minor injuries/accidents.
• The teachers also become aware about role of parents and community in education of pre-school and early primary school children.
• The teachers develop an understanding of various tools and techniques of child study.
• The teachers in Organizing, planning and implementing school programs.
• The NTT program also empowers women whether graduate or under graduate, by providing them with the knowledge and the skills, which enables them to run their homes in a better manner. It also helps them to become a good teacher for the young minds and helps them guide their children more efficiently.
