Au Pair Extraordinaire Qualifications

Argentina

• Profesorado de Educacion Inicial/Ensenanza Pre-Escolar (National Diploma in Childhood Studies)
• Profesorado para la Ensenanza de Nivel Inicial (Kindergarten Teacher)
• Profesorado De Educacion Especial (Special Education Teacher)

Australia

• Diploma in Children’s Services
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
• Bachelor of Education (Honours year programme, top-up for BEd Early Childhood Education)
• Bachelor of Education in Primary School Teaching

Belgium

• Currently no recognized APEX qualifications

Bolivia

• Education Parvularia (Kindergarten Teacher)

Bosnia

• Filozofski fakultet, Razredna nastava (Diploma in Elementary School Education)

Brazil

• Pedagogia (Bachelor of Pedagogy)

Canada

• Diploma of Early Childhood Education (2 year diploma)
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (3 year degree)
• Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree with Child and Youth Care
• Childcare and Youth Care Worker Diploma
• Teacher’s Assistant Diploma
• Educational Assistant or Social Service Worker
• Child and Youth Worker
• Developmental Services Worker
• Diploma in Behavioural Science
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (plus 1 year full time experience)

Chile

• Preschool Teacher – Educadora de Parvulos
• Nursery technician – Técnico parvulario
• Nursery teacher assistant – Asistente en educación de párvulos

Colombia

• Licenciatura en Pedagogia Infantil (Diploma in Early Childhood Education)
• Licenciatura en Educacion Basica con Enfasis en Humanidades: Espanol – Ingles, plus 1 year full time childcare experience (Licentiate in Basic Education with emphasis in Humanities: Spanish – English)
• Lienciatura en Education Pre-Escolar (Degree in Preschool Education)

Costa Rica

• Bachelor of Pre-School Education
• Educacion Primaria (Primary Education)

Croatia

• Pre-School Teaching Diploma
• Degree in Elementary School Education
• Diploma Predskolskog Odgoja (Teacher Training Certificate)
• Diploma Uciteljske Akademije (Diploma from University of Pedagogics)

Czech Republic

• Bachelor of Kindergarten Teaching
• Primary School Teach (Ucitelstvi Pro Zakladni Skoly)
• Social Education Diploma form a Pedagogy Institute
• Family High School Diploma

Denmark

• Pedagogue – Social Educator Training
• Den Paedagogiske Grunduddannelse (Educational Child Worker and Care Assistant)

Ecuador

• Lincenciatura en Educación Pre-escolar y Especial (Bachelor of Arts in Pre-school and Special Education)
• Bachelor in Education (Licenciado Educacion)

El Salvador

• Licenciatura de la educación con especialidad en educación parvularia (Bachelor of Education majoring in Early Childhood Education)

Estonia

• Eelkooliõpetaja Eriala (Diploma of Pre-School Education)

Finland

• Vocational Qualification in Social and Health Care (Lähihoitaja Päivähoitaja)
• College Level Diploma in Social Services (Social Educator) (Sosionomi)
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Kasvatustieteen kandidaatti)

France

• Educateur de Jeune Enfants (Children’s Teacher)
• CAP Petite Enfance (Early Childhood Certificate) + 1 year of full time experience

Guatemala

• Magisterio de Educacion Pre-Primaria (Bilingue) (Pre-Elementary (Bilingual) Teacher)
• Maestra de Educacion Infantil (Bilingue) Intercultural (Degree in Intercultural (and Bilingual) Children’s Education)
• Maestra de Educacion Primeria (Bilingue) Intercultural (Degree in Intercultural (and Bilingual) Elementary Level Education)

Honduras

• Currently no recognized APEX qualifications

Hong Kong

• Currently no recognized APEX qualifications

Hungary

• Ovoda Pedagogus (Diploma in Kindergarten Teaching)
• Pedagogiai Asszisztens (Pedagogic Assistant)
• Csecsemo-es Gyermekapolo Szak (Infant and Child Nurse)
• Vedono Szak (Health Visitor)

Ireland

• BTEC National Diploma in Early Years
• CACHE DCE – Certificate in Childcare and Education + 1 year’s experience
• CACHE DCE – Diploma in Childcare and Education

Israel

• Diploma in Education Trends
• Bachelor of Pre-school Education

Italy

• Bachelor of Education (Scienze dell’Educazione)
• Bachelor of Primary Education (Scienze della formazione primaria)
• Midwifery Degree
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Scienze della Formazione e dell’adolescenza)

Jamaica

• Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education

Latvia

• Bachelor in Pre-school Education
• Bachelor in Pedagogy

Mexico

• Licenciado en Educacion Preescolar (Diploma in Pre-school Education)
• Licenciado en Ciencias Sociales de la Educacion (Bachelor of Social Sciences)
• Licenciado en Ciencia del Lenguage (Bachelor Degree in Language Science)
• Licenciado en Ciencia del la edcation con Acentuacion en Ensenanza Bilingue (Bachelor Degree in Educational Science with emphasis on Bilingual Education)
• Pedagogia Educativa (Educational Pedagogy Degree)

Namibia

• N6
• National Diploma : Residential Childcare
• Diploma in Education : Junior Primary Care
• Bachelor in Junior Primary Education
• Bachelor of Education (Foundation Stage)
• Train-A-Child Diploma in pre-school Education and foundation phase
• Teacher Assistant

Netherlands

• Pedagogisch Medewerker Kinderopvang (Pedagogical Employee childcare)
• Gespecialiseerd Pedagogisch Medewerker Kinderopvang (Specialised Pedagogical Employee Childcare)
• PABO: Pedagogische Academie voor Basis Onderwijs (Primary School Teacher)
• Pedagogiek (Pedagogy)
• Social Work (combined with internships focused on childcare)

New Zealand

• Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
• CACHE DCE – Diploma in Childcare and Education (former NNEB)
• National Diploma In Early Childhood Education and Care
• NZ Certificate in Nanny Education (Level 5), plus 1 year full-time childcare experience (NZ05)
• Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care, plus 18 months full-time experience
• Bachelor of Education (Teaching) – Primary or ECE Level
• HATNZ Certificate in Childcare

Norway

• Fagbrev I Barne Og Ungdomsarbeid (Childcare Worker)
• Førskolelærerutdang (Pre-school Teacher)

Panama

• Currently no APEX qualifications

Peru

• Bachiller en Educacion (Bachelor in Education)
• Bachiller en Educacion Primaria (Bachelor in Primary Education)
• Profesora Educacion Inicial (Kindergarten Teacher)
• Licenciada en Obstetrician (Obstetrician)

Poland

• Bacherlor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (With a Specialization) – Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich o kierunku edukacja wczesnoszkolna (ze specjalizacją)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Pedagogy – Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich o kierunku pedagogika
• Master’s Degree in Pedagogy – Dyplom ukończenia studiów magisterskich o kierunku pedagogika
• Certificate in Childcare – Dyplom ukończenia 2-letniego kursu dla opiekunek dziecięcych
• Nursing Qualification (+ 1 Year Full Time Experience) – Wykwalifikowana pielegniarka (+ 1 rok doswiadczeania z dziecmi ponizej 6 roku zycia)
• Social Work Qualification / Graduates of Resocialization – Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich o kierunku praca społeczna lub resocjalizacja
• Teacher Specialization – Specjalizacja Nauczycielska

Portugal

• Nursery Teaching Degree – Licenciatura em Educacao de Infancia
• Elementary School Teacher
• Nursery/Pre-school Teaching Assistant
• Primary Education Teacher

Russia

• Currently no recognized APEX qualifications

Slovakia

• Kindergarten and ‘After School’ Teacher

Slovenia

• Currently no recognized APEX qualifications

South Africa

• N6
• National Diploma : Residential Childcare
• Diploma in Education : Junior Primary Care
• Bachelor in Junior Primary Education
• Bachelor of Education (Foundation Stage)
• Train-A-Child Diploma in pre-school Education and foundation phase
• Teacher Assistant

South Korea

• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
• Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Spain

• Bachelor in Childhood Education (Magisterio)
• Tecnico Superior en Educacion Infantil (Superior Technician in Children’s Education)
• Maestro en Educacion Infantil (Childhood Education Teacher)
• Magisterio de Educacion Primaria (Primary School Teacher)

Sweden

• Children’s Recreation Program
• Early Childhood Education, International Program
• University Diploma in Child and Youth Training
• Bachelor of Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Education

Thailand

• Bachelor in Education
• Bachelor in Education – Early Childhood Education
• Nursing Degree plus + 1 year of experience

Ukraine

• Bachelors Degree in Pedagogical Education

United Kingdom

• CACHE Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education
• Edexcel BTEC National Diploma in Early Years
• NVQ3
• HNC in Childcare and Education (Scotland)
• Diploma in Nursing (Children’s Nursing)
• BSC Degree in Midwifery (+ 1 year of full time experience)
• CACHE Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education + 1 year of experience
• Montessori Diploma (3-6 year olds)
• BA (Hons) Care & Education: Early Years and Disability Studies