Full-Time Career Choices
| Human Services
Teacher Assistant
This major prepares students to provide instructional assistance to children under the direction of a licensed teacher in early care and education facilities. Students are taught health and safety, guidance, curriculum, and nutrition in a classroom/laboratory setting as well in as a supervised practicum experience. Upon successful completion of Teacher Assistant, the student is also recognized as having met the Entry Level Child Care Training (ELCCT) requirements.
| Career Major Length |
525 Hours |
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| Course Title |
Hours |
Early Care & Education Teacher Assistant
- The Healthy and Safe Child
- Introduction to Guidance
- Child Development I
- Orientation to Curriculum I
- Nutrition for Young Children
- Parent Involvement I
- Inclusion I
- Observation I
- Professional Development I
- Practicum I
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525 |
College Credit:
- RSC - 11 credit hours available
Average Oklahoma Salary
$9/hour
Helpful Attributes and Abilities
- Good physical and mental health
- Patience and enthusiasm for working with children
- Good human relations skills
- Planning and organizational skills
- Creative thinking skills
- Reading and math skills at the 8th grade level or above
Who Can Enroll
Juniors, Seniors & Adults
Prerequisites
- TB test or chest x-ray
- OSBI background check
Location
Springlake
Campus
Child Care Training Center
3901 Martin Luther King Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Student Organization
FCCLA-Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America
Metro Tech Accreditations
Oklahoma Board of Career
and Technology Education (OBCTE)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE)
North Central Association-Commission
on Accreditation & School Improvement (NCA-CASI)
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