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Introduction
Certificate | Diploma | Advanced Diploma
Course Outline: What You Will Cover
ICI’s professional nanny course provides all information and training you need to gain employment in this fast-growing industry. Take the following units and start a personally-fulfilling and professionally-rewarding job.
Unit Description
Physical and Emotional Needs
Understanding physical needs and providing physical care
Child psychology and responding to emotional needs
Establishing an environment to help kids become independent
Safety
Identifying children who are at risk of abuse and harm
Responding and reporting incidents of child abuse or harm
Travelling with children
Health
Ensuring children’s health and safety
Keeping a clean and hygienic environment
Administering first aid and medication
Nutrition
Knowing the basics of childhood nutrition
Planning nutritious menus and encouraging healthy eating
Preparing food safely
Development
Support the children’s physical, social, emotional and psychological development
Support the children’s language, creative & cognitive development
Support and facilitate children’s play and learning
Child Information
Gathering information through observation and secondary sources
Recording of observation of needs and interests
Using information and observation to understand the child and contribute to program planning
Career Prospects
Do you love being with children? Playing with them and enjoying fun activities together? Then this career could be a calling for you instead of a job. Fortunately, it’s also one where opportunities are excellent. In fact, in the last five years, employment increased at an incredible rate and this is expected to grow even more. Aside from local employment, qualified nannies are also welcome in countries like the USA, UK, and France so if you are looking for international work opportunities, this is a good field to start. As a nanny, you must have a genuine love for children, possess good communication and organizational skills, can work without the need for supervision, and has the patience and maturity for these responsibilities:
Caring for infants and young kids (Feed, wash and dress them)
Maintaining or developing approved routines
Keeping children safe from hazards and dangers
Taking kids to school and other activities
Planning and preparing nutritious meals
Planning and supervising outings, activities and creative play
About the School
The International Career Institute (ICI) is a leader in distance education with some of the most diverse course offerings available to students. It is part of a network of affiliated colleges establis
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The International Career Institute (ICI) is a leader in distance education with some of the most diverse course offerings available to students. It is part of a network of affiliated colleges established in 1978 which together educate tens of thousands of students yearly worldwide.
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