Building Resilience and Self-Care for Early Childhood & Early Intervention Educators

An Early Childhood (EC) or an Early Intervention (EI) educator plays a crucial role in shaping young minds and creating a positive learning environment.  However, this role can be demanding – mentally, emotionally and physically. That’s why it is essential to recognise the importance of resilience and self-care for the profession.

Resilience and self-care are fundamental pillars that support the well-being and effectiveness of an educator.  If an educator is not aware or equipped with such important mindset, knowledge and skills, emotional exhaustion, stress and burnout can quickly set in, impacting her own passion for teaching, as well as affecting the children under her care.

Learning to be resilient and self-care techniques can have a positive ripple effect in various ways, from (i) improving own overall quality of life,

(ii) being a role model and teaching children valuable life skills to manage stress, cope with challenges and prioritise their week-being, to

(iii) sustaining own passion for teaching over the long term.

This workshop will help learners to appreciate the importance of self-care and well-being, which impacts both their personal and professional lives.  Learners will acquire useful ideas and techniques, such as mindfulness, relaxation exercises, reframing techniques, etc, to manage their feelings, thoughts, stress and physical health.  Learners will also gain personal effectiveness skill-sets, such as establishing goal clarity, time management, assertiveness skills, etc which are useful in managing work and people effectively, thereby decreasing the likelihood of stress, emotional and mental strain from work.

VC: Virtual Classroom

Payment from 1^st January 2024 (9% GST applies)

	Individual/Non-SME, PR/SC aged 21-39 years		MCES, SC aged 40 and above		SME-sponsored (ETSS)
	Up to 50% baseline subsidy		Up to 70% subsidy
	Without GST (S$)	With GST (S$)*	Without GST (S$)	With GST (S$)*	Without GST (S$)	With GST (S$)*
Original Fee	370.00	403.30	370.00	403.30	370.00	403.30
After Subsidy	185.00	218.30	111.00	144.30	111.00	144.30
	90% UTAP disbursement amount (if eligible)				90% SFEC disbursement amount (if eligible)
Payout	Total Nett Fee Paid x 50%**				99.90	–
Actual Cost	Total Nett Fee Paid x 50%				11.10	44.40
* 9% GST is based on full course fee
**Capped at $250 for ≤ 39 years old, $500 for ≥ 40 years old, $200 for Starter members

Grants (if applicable)

• SkillsFuture Credit (SFC): Please refer to the following guides on how to claim your SkillsFuture Credit. Mobile  |  PC

• WSS Funding: Singapore Citizen aged 30 and above, earning $2,500 or less per month

• MCES Funding: Singapore Citizen aged 40 and above

• Absentee Payroll: You can now easily apply for absentee payroll through the Enterprise Job Skills (EPJS) Portal. Please click here for the Absentee Payroll Claim Onboarding Guide.

• SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC): Eligible companies can benefit from an additional 90% funding support from their out-of-pocket training expenses. Please refer to the full SFEC claim guide here for a detailed outline of the claim process.

• Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA): For individuals below 31 years old. To withdraw the funds in your PSEA account, simply complete the ad-hoc withdrawal application form. For the step-by-step guide on submitting PSEA Withdrawal Form, click here.

• Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP): NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded* course fee support for up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses supported under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. Click here for more information on how to submit UTAP claims.

  *Unfunded course fee refers to the balance course fee payable after applicable government subsidies. This excludes material fees, registration fees, misc. fees etc.

Organisation-sponsored training: Funding information

Self-sponsored training: Funding information