Vocational ESL Child Care Provider

The VESL Child Care Provider Program prepares intermediate-advanced ESL students for careers in child care. 

The VESL Child Care Provider certificate program prepares low intermediate to advanced students (ESLN Level 3, 4, or 5) to enter a career pathway in child care, child development, or early childhood education. In addition, many students who are not seeking a career in these areas complete this program to learn information and language skills helpful in their role as parents or grandparents.

技能教

  1. Integrate appropriate vocabulary and oral language skills to communicate effectively about child development, child care and early childhood education.
  2. 应用 occupation-specific vocabulary, grammar and reading and writing skills to child care and child development concepts and settings.
  3. Use knowledge of children's developmental stages and anti-bias education to effectively plan activities and communicate in an early childhood setting.
  4. Explain a variety of options and requirements for further education and employment opportunities in child care and early childhood education. 
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Complete the following 课程 to 获得证书!

必修课程:

  • ESLV 3000 - VESL: Child Care Provider, Module A
  • ESLV 3001 - VESL: Child Care Provider, Module B

Recommended Preparation:

This program is designed for students in ESLN Level 3, 4 and 5. If you are a new student, we recommend that you register for the CASAS 评估测试 test to determine your ESLN level. 

A Certificate of Competency is awarded upon successful completion of all required 课程. 

Request Your Certificate

If you have completed and passed all of the required 课程 in each program, submit 请愿表格"Petition for Certificate of Competency.”

Petition for Certificate of Competency

开始的步骤

Use the guide below to start taking classes in the VESL Child Care Provider Program. For more detailed instructions, go to How to Take Noncredit Classes. 

  1. Check course availability in 课程时间表

    To find VESL Child Care Provider 课程 in the class schedule, look for the subject “ESL Vocational Noncredit”.

    Go to Class Schedule

  2. Choose which type of student you are:

    Follow these steps if you are new to PCC OR returning after an absence of 1 or more 主要的学期(s):

    1. 适用于非信用

      • Create an OpenCCC account if you don’t have one already.

    2. Receive Welcome Letter via email

    3. Activate your LancerPoint account

    4. Check your Registration Status Date in LancerPoint

    5. 注册 for classes in LancerPoint 使用CRN # 

    Follow these steps if you are a current or continuing PCC student (noncredit or credit):

    1. Check your Registration Status Date in LancerPoint

    2. 注册 for classes in LancerPoint 使用CRN #