Overview
| Certificate in PDP for Kindergarten Middle Leaders | |
|---|---|
| Programme Code | BWP135 |
| Mode of Study | Full-time Block Release |
| Duration | 5 Weeks |
| No. of Cohort(s) | 1 |
| Period of Study | 17 November to 19 December 2025 |
| Venue | Tai Po Campus |
| Programme Leader | Dr Ho Ka Man Carman |
| Programme Enquiries | Ms Leung 2948 7571 |
| No. of Credit Points for the programme | 9 credit points |
| Online Application | Please submit your application online at www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/online. Applicants are advised to upload the completed Principal Recommendation Form when submitting their online applications. |
Programme Aims
Upon completion of the programme, participants are expected to:
- describe the distinctive multiple leadership roles as active change agents, coaches and mentors in kindergartens;
- apply major skills and relevant strategies when dealing with day-to-day duties as a middle leader in a kindergarten;
- administer resources management principles and strategies under the EDB kindergarten education scheme;
- adopt active practices of school improvement and accountability for the sustainable development of quality kindergarten education; and
- apply curriculum leadership principles, knowledge and strategies when designing curriculum, implementing strategic plans, conducting evaluation and making improvement in kindergartens.
Programme Structure
The programme comprises the following three core courses of 3 credit points each:
Middle Leaders and School Management in Kindergartens
Leading kindergartens (KG) is always arduous and it is full of challenges to middle leaders. A middle leader in school plays a key role in shaping learning and teaching as well as administrative aspects. This course will focus on the administrative role of a middle leader in kindergartens, distinguishing from learning and teaching related duties. This arduous and wide spectrum of administrative task includes assisting schools in the strategic planning of overall development, resources management leadership and fulfilling various management tasks. The primary aim of this course is to acquaint participants with the practical leadership skills necessary to exercise their day-to-day management and leading duties as well as to deploy resources effectively. Emphasis will also be put on cultivating a long-term positive school culture for middle leaders to deal with common issues.
Improvement and Accountability in Kindergartens
In both global and local contexts, early childhood education has attracted growing government attention and effort to strengthen and refine the related service. Increased resource allocation comes with an emphasis on continuous enhancement and accountability for quality provision. The Government has implemented the Kindergarten Education Scheme starting from the 2017/18 school year to enhance the quality of kindergarten education in various aspects, including enhancing the Quality Assurance (QA) Framework for promoting sustainable development in schools and accountability. Middle leaders play a significant role in the successful implementation of the QA Framework in kindergartens. In this course, the Education Bureau’s (EDB) QA Framework will be discussed with a goal to contribute to the sustainable development of kindergartens.
Curriculum Leadership in Kindergartens
Kindergarten teachers enact and fulfil multiple leadership roles in their careers and the engagement in curriculum leadership becomes increasingly vital. Effective curriculum leaders integrate manpower and resources in order to produce meaningful changes for school-based curriculum improvement. This course aims to introduce curriculum leadership core principles to participants and equip them with knowledge and strategies in curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and improvement. Furthermore, participants will be able to apply learned skills in enhancing learning and teaching in kindergartens. This course will prepare participants to be an effective curriculum leader who can make dynamic change in their kindergarten.
Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese (Cantonese) and will be supplemented by English where appropriate.
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants should be:
- in-service experienced teachers, senior teachers or those with an aspiration for senior posts;
- serving in kindergartens, kindergarten-cum-child care centres and schools with kindergarten classes joining the EDB kindergarten education scheme (Scheme-KGs); and
- recommended by school principals.
This programme is only open to those who have never attended the Certification Course for Kindergarten Principals. Applicants are required to declare this in the Declaration Form to be submitted together with the application.
Award
To be awarded a Certificate of Completion, participants must obtain a pass in all assessment tasks required and successfully fulfill the attendance requirements as stipulated by the programme.
Other Information
This Government-funded programme is supported by the Education Bureau (EDB). Scheme-KGs which release teachers who are admitted to take this programme are eligible for appointing supply teachers, if deemed necessary. For details, please refer to EDB Circular Memorandum No. 17/2022.
Participants who complete our PDPs are eligible to apply for credit transfer if they enroll in our postgraduate programmes. Their applications will be considered on an individual basis.
Remarks: Each school can recommend more than one teacher.
