The Educator in Childhood Social Servicesfirst cycle degree programme aims to provide the professional competenciesrequired by anyone wishing to become an educator for nurseries or a childcare workerin various community pre-school services and family support services such asplay groups and parent-children centres.
In order to acquire these professionalcompetencies, the degree programme offers basic theoretical skills(pedagogical, psychological and social, anthropological) to provide knowledgeof childhood conditions in modern society and of the main existing models ofpedagogical and didactic intervention, as well as operational skills functionalto the practical implementation of educational activities in the servicesector. These competencies are the core of the first year of the degreeprogramme, during which students study the disciplines of educational sciences(pedagogy, psychology, sociology and anthropology) focusing on specific contentfor children, as well as passing a test of knowledge of the required language.In fact, at the end of their training, graduates in Educator in ChildhoodSocial Services also have a B1 level in a foreign language.
In the second year of the degree programme,special emphasis is placed on competencies related to teaching and planning inorder to allow the professional to acquire adequate tools for educationalplanning and programming, as well as a high degree of skills in analysing boththe individual and collective educational needs of children. Finally, thedegree programme provides competencies that enable professionals to communicatewith children's families, supporting parents both directly and indirectly.During this year, students will improve their pedagogical, psychological andsociological competencies, focusing mostly on the specific context ofchildren's schooling from 0 to 3 years of age and on supporting their families.
During the third year of the degreeprogramme, students further develop their specific educational competenciesrelated to child development in a holistic way and conclude their training bystudying areas related to their own interests for further study and analysis.
As part of the programme catalogue, specialemphasis is placed on competencies related to the internship experience, whichmust be carried out in one of the various types of childcare services in theregion and with the operational knowledge arising from the vocational trainingworkshops planned in the second part of the degree programme.
