ERSEA Systems Certificate License (15
credits)
The
Certificate
License in
ERSEA Systems
provides a basic academic foundation and
professional development for ERSEA staff. An important
professional credential, the certificate offers
Head Start health workers an opportunity to
advance their careers and serve children and
families more effectively. A
license is a
"collegiate diploma". It is a
post-secondary academic process of establishing
the qualifications of professionals working in
ERSEA Management Systems.
The certificate
is designed for Head Start staff who has the day
to day responsibility for determining,
evaluating, implementing and monitoring ERSEA
systems. Focusing on current practices and
policy issues concerning eligibility,
recruitment, selection, enrollment and
attendance, students acquire the skills needed
to create and successfully implement ERSEA
systems.
The program
prepares students to begin or continue working
in ERSEA administrative positions and serve as a
catalyst for management advancements. Students
will learn how to: analyze, plan and implement
enrollment systems, analyze community assessment
information and facilitate planning efforts to
determine design options, analyze your program's
recruitment efforts and enrollment guidelines,
develop and revise the agency's ERSEA systems,
policies and procedures and evaluate, design and
monitor systems to help programs.
Requirements of program:
Complete
12
credit hours of training
Complete a
general management course (3 credits)
Complete
120
clock hours of fieldwork in the ERSEA
service area
Complete online
examination and documentation process
Complete a Prior
Learning Assessment portfolio packet
Pay license fee
(License fees are determined by state in
which student resides)
Complete award
review process
Admission
Criteria
Candidates for
admission to the certificate program must be
employed in a Head Start program and possess a
high school diploma or General Educational
Development (GED) diploma.
The deadline for 2013 Fall #1 session is September 30, 2013.
Classes begins on October 21. The next
session starts 6 weeks after that date.
