Program Title
Early Intervention Assistant
TOPs Code
Child Development/Early Care and Education (130500)
Projected Start Date
2019-06-01
Program Description
The Early Intervention Assistant Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students to work with infants, toddlers and young children with disabilities and other special needs in early intervention settings and inclusive early care and education settings. All professionals working with children are required to have a clean criminal record, to demonstrate freedom from tuberculosis (TB), and to demonstrate the physical ability to perform all of the duties of a professional position working directly with children. Students may want to continue their course work to meet the requirements of a Master Teacher or Site Supervisor California Child Development Permit. The California Child Development Permit Matrix requirements are reflected in our program allowing students to qualify for the permits required for teaching in programs governed by Title V and funded by contracts with the State of California. Permits are issued by the State Department of Education, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (not Porterville College) and include: Assistant Teacher, Associate Teacher, Teacher, Master Teacher, and Site Supervisor.
Enrollment Completer Projections
Current students in the Porterville College Child Development classes alone are sufficient to justify the addition of this certificate program. It is conservatively estimated that once the program is fully established that there will be no fewer than 10 annual completers. Currently there are at least 12 current PC students within 3 or 4 units of completing these standards, with more students enrolling in child development classes every semester. This includes only (current) Child Development students; the inclusion of additional students interested in earning the Early Intervention Assistant Certificate will undoubtedly raise this number significantly.