# Associate Teacher (Skills Certificate)

Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Human Development and Family

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/human-development-family/#assoct

The Associate Teacher Skills Certificate allows the student to work as a fully qualified teacher in a private early care and education (Title 22) program, serving infants/toddlers, preschool-age children, and school-age children in before-and-after school programs. Once the unit requirements for this certificate are fulfilled, it is recommended that students meet with a Human Development full time faculty member on how to obtain an Associate Teacher Permit through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. With the Associate Teacher Child Development Permit, an individual can work as an assistant or associate teacher in a publicly funded (Title 5) early care and education program. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

**Required Courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HDEV 0002 | Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children | 3 |
| HDEV 0004 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| HDEV 0005 | Introduction to Curriculum | 3 |
| HDEV 0009 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| **Total Units** | | **12** |