Diploma in Techniques d'éducation à l'enfance AEC

Techniques d'education a l'enfance is an AEC continuing-education program at Cegep Marie-Victorin preparing graduates to work with groups of children aged 0 to 12 and support their overall development, leading to the title 'educatrice/educateur a l'enfance formee' under Quebec Ministry of Education directives. The program includes two mandatory internships and is delivered in person, at either the main campus or Pavillon Namur, with the full-time length varying by intake and campus between thirteen and eighteen months over three or four sessions. Support and counselling services are available to students, and international graduates are eligible for a post-graduation work permit. Admission requires training judged sufficient by the college together with one of the standard AEC eligibility conditions: an interruption of full-time study or full-time post-secondary study for at least two consecutive sessions or one school year; an agreement between the college and an employer, or coverage under a government programme; an interruption of one session followed by one session of post-secondary study; or holding a Diplome d'etudes professionnelles. Candidates must pass the college's French pre-selection test.