News

Dec 2007 Major ECQ sale completed

ECQ has recently completed a major sale of our entire training material to Connect - Institute for Research, Education and Development in Graz, Austria.

Regina Egger, Head of Connect commented,
"the material is brilliant and I really like working with it! I have just started to use... ECQ training but can see the potential for staff. Thanks for the wonderful ECQ material!!"

May 2007 2007 World Forum

Representatives from Early Years Childcare had the privilege of being invited to speak at the 2007 World Forum on Early Care and Education in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

The three day event was intended as an exchange of research and ideas to improve childcare worldwide, and was attended by 700 delegated from over 70 countries.

   
April 2007 Accreditation from the National Open College Network

We are pleased to announce that ECQ has now received full accreditation from the National Open College Network (NOCN). This recognises that the ECQ programme maps to the national framework that is used to measure childcare skills and competency in the UK.

International students will receive certification from NOCN.

   
March 2007

Visit to Malaysian Government

ECQ Project Manager, Beryl Carroll was honoured to receive a special invitation to address the Malaysian government as part of their joint efforts with the British High Commission, to promote and develop better childcare practice in the country.

Beryl gave a presentation of the ECQ training material and the importance of staff development and reflective practice.