Certificate Entry Requirement(s) Medium of Instruction Preschool Position
Fundamentals Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
  • At least Secondary 2 education or 8 years of formal education
English Assistant Early Years Educator
Fundamentals Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education (Chinese) Chinese
WSQ Higher Certificate in Infant Care
  • Applicant must be 21 years old and above AND
  • At least Secondary 2 education or 8 years of formal education
  • Attained an average SOA 4 in the WPL series OR any of the English Language Acceptable Alternatives by ECDA.
English

Infant Educator (Infants and toddlers from 2 to 18 months old)

WSQ Higher Certificate in Infant Care (Chinese)
  • 申请者必须至少年满21周岁,并具备
  • 至少中学2年级毕业或完成8年的正规教育
  • 获得汉语水平考试 (HSK) 4级和汉语水平口语考试 (HSKK) 高级 (Advanced Level) 或其它受ECDA认可的华文成绩
Chinese
WSQ Advanced Certificate in Early Years
  • Completed Secondary Four education or 10 years of formal education
  • Attained an average SOA 5 in the WPL series, including an SOA 5 for WPL (Writing) OR any of the Englisn Language Acceptable Alternatives by ECDA
English

Early Years Educator (2 to 36 months old)

WSQ Advanced Certificate in Early Years (Chinese)
  • 完成中学4年教育或10年的正规教育
  • 汉语水平考试 (HSK) 5 级和汉语水平口语考试 (HSKK) 高级 (Advanced Level) 或其它受ECDA认可的华文成绩
Chinese
WSQ Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
  • Attained 3 GCE ‘O’ level credits or completed 10 years of formal education and passed state exam with credits in 3 different subjects
  • A grade C6 in GCE ‘O’ level English Language or any of the English language acceptable alternative by ECDA
English

Preschool Educator (L1) (18 months to 4 years old)

Diploma Entry Requirement(s) Medium of Instruction Preschool Position
WSQ Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching
  • 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits, including a credit at least C6 in EL1* OR
  • 5 GCE ‘O’ Level credits and any of the English Language Acceptable Alternatives by ECDA*
English Preschool Educator (L2) (18 months to 6 years old)
WSQ Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education-Teaching (Chinese)
  • GCE “O” 水准5科合格 (包括华文GCE“O”水准C6*以上或其它受ECDA认可的华文成绩)
Chinese
WSQ Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education – Teaching (Conversion)
  • Local Polytechnic Diploma or
  • A degree completed in the medium of English Language
  • A grade C6 in GCE ‘O’ level English Language or any English language acceptable alternatives by ECDA
English
International Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education At least 17 years old; AND

  • Minimum 12 years of formal education; OR
  • GCE A-level (minimum 2 credits), IB Diploma, or other equivalent pre-university certifications; OR
  • Polytechnic diploma or equivalent

Language Requirement

  • GCE O-level C6 grade in English Language; OR
  • IELTS 5.5 or other equivalents
English Not applicable