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The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) is an innovative and multi-faceted approach to addressing Early Childhood Care and Development (ECD) leadership needs in the Majority World. It is a unique training and capacity building program using distributed learning methods including interactive web-based course work as well as face-to-face seminars. ECDVU courses have been delivered as a one year (Professional Certificate and Graduate Diploma) and a three year (Master's degree) program. The ECDVU is a program of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria and it is housed within the Unit for Early Years Research and Development (EYRD), a centre committed to effective and innovative work in ECD.
Typically, ECDVU participants are nominated by ECD country committees; these committees' nominations are based on the participant achieving inter-sectoral representation and ensuring evidence of individual commitment to child well-being and broader social development within the country. Nominees accept responsibility for promoting ECD capacity within their country, their region and internationally.
The ECDVU is committed to promoting ECD in The Majority World through innovative education, networking, publishing and other forms of scholarly activity. For example, the ECDVU has played a key role, with other regional and international partners, in the development of a series of African International ECD Conferences (1999, 2002, 2005, 2009).
The ECDVU program was founded and is directed by Dr. Alan Pence, UNESCO Co-Chair in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development, Centre for Global Studies; Professor Emeritus, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. For more information about the ECDVU, please contact us at ecdvu@uvic.ca.
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