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The South Asian International Association for Early Childhood Care and Development (SAIA4ECCD) is a non-profit international association. Its main objectives are to uplift the quality of early childhood education, capacity building of ECCD teachers, knowledge sharing on ECCD, research and developments in the ECCD sector, support for curriculum developments, and parental awareness and counseling.

SAIA4ECCD gives priority to achieving SDG 4.2 which is quality early childhood education.

SAIA4ECCD is implementing its work in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

The nature of the world has changed. The present world situation is called as VUCA world. Introduced the concept of VUCA to describe the more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous multilateral world.

Subject knowledge is not enough to be a talented ECCD teacher. She should be talented with international standards. SAIA4ECCD will be the international platform for educators and all kinds of stakeholders related to early childhood education in global society to build up networks and to share best practices continuously to achieve SDG 4.2 which is quality early childhood education. 

SAIA4ECCD has implemented the “International Project for Capacity Development of ECCD Teachers,” parallel to the international conference series on quality early childhood education. The main objective of the project is to build the capacity of ECCD teachers in South Asian countries with the support of educators in global society.

It has been designed to conduct a lecture series for ECCD teachers in South Asian countries on an online platform on curriculum, teaching-learning methods, assessment and evaluation systems, leadership and management in schools, quality and standards of schools, research and innovations, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

This is a totally free lecture series for ECCD teachers in South Asian countries.

ECCD teachers can participate in the 

1. Lecture series on STEAM Education in Early Childhood Education
2. Lecture series on Modern Approaches in Early Childhood Education
3. Lecture series on Best Practices of STEAM in Early Childhood Education
4. Lecture series on ECCD education in South Asian countries
5. Communication skills development in the English language
6. Lecture series for professional development

Lectures will be conducted in

• English Medium
• Sinhala medium
• Tamil Medium

At the end of the lecture series, they can be qualified as a modern ECCD teacher with new pedagogical approaches and newly updated knowledge on new teaching methods.

Early childhood development teachers have opportunities to be master teachers and master trainers on STEAM education.

You can complete following lecture series 

1. STEAM Education Foundation Level
2. STEAM Education Advanced Certificate (Level 01)
3. STEAM Education Advanced Certificate (Level 02) on going Lecture series  

The International Conference on Quality Education 2024 will be held from April 1st–4th, 2025, in New Delhi, India, with the participation of global leaders in education, school owners, principals, educators, teachers, and special VIPs from different countries.

The conference will focus on “empowering 21st-century skills and spiritual well-being in children by enhancing the quality of education through STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”

The themes of the conference will include:

• Early childhood and school curriculum
• Teaching-learning methods (pedagogical approaches)
• Assessment and evaluation systems
• Capacity development of teachers
• Leadership and school management
• Quality and standards of schools
• Research and innovations
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

These are essential areas for rapid upgrading to develop skills necessary for the 21st century and the spiritual well-being of children.

Individuals must face the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) situation of the present global society. The conference will emphasize ways to develop skills essential to the 21st century and spiritual well-being to overcome the competitiveness of global society.

The conference is not a single event. It is a process of upgrading the quality of education.

Live interviews, discussions, presentations, and an online lecture series will be conducted by delegates and selected resource persons from now till the end of the conference on STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, greening education, and mindfulness through online platforms as pre-conference activities. 

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