With a childcare certificate, one can not only be a nanny to take care of grandchildren, but also be a secondary specialty in life. The Community Education Promotion Section of Research and Production Office, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, recently held a "2018 and 2019 nursery trainees homecoming” activity to celebrate their acquisitions of professional certificates. Ming-Tsai Lai, Academic Vice President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, was invited to encourage the former students during the meeting. The former students also expressed their gratitude to the university, directors, and teachers. The meeting was warm and touching.

【Instructor Yi-Wen Chen (left) received flowers from a nursery trainee returning to the university】

The activity was held at Huayan Restaurant. The invited students showed great willingness to participate. Eight tables were offered. In order to congratulate the students who obtained the certificates, Community Education Promotion Section especially produced a list of heroes and invited Academic Vice President Ming-Tsai Lai of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology to present a certificate and a souvenir to each attending trainee.

【Instructor Yi-Wen Chen (third from left) and her teaching assistants in the homecoming activity】

In the activity, Academic Vice President Ming-Tsai Lai of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Chair Su-Juan Mo of Shenghui Federation of the Republic of China, Ren-Peng Huang, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs Office of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tang-Yao Yang, Deputy Director of Research and Production Department, Chair Hui-Min Ou of the Department of Child Care, and the teaching assistant group led by Lecturer Yi-Wen Chen, who helped the trainees strengthen their technical subjects and successfully acquired their certificates. The teaching assistants included Yin-Ting Wang, Bao-Bi Chiu, Jia-Chun Chiu, Yi-Hua Lin, Wei-Jing Zhuo, and Yu-Sin Zheng.

【[Lecturer Yi-Wen Chen (fourth from left) and nursery trainees returning to the university】

Ming-Tsai Lai, Academic Vice President of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, said in his speech that as adult education is very important, the university attaches great importance to the development of students after they obtain a certificate and encourages the nursery trainees to form a regular association, like the STUST Association of Employers’ Wives, to consolidate their strengths and pay back to social causes. In addition, three trainee representatives—Yin-Yin Li, Wen-Rong Li, and Shi-Shun Lin—spoke at the meeting. Ms. Yin-Yin Li said that this was not the first time she tried to get a certificate; yet, she finally made it, thanks to other trainees’ encouragement, Ms. Yi-Wen Chen’s tips of skillful implementation, and the teaching assistants’ patience in guiding her to get her license. Mr. Wen-Rong Li affirmed that the teaching efforts of STUST in Tainan District had been quite obvious to all. Mr. Shi-Shun Lin shared his choice of changing the runway of his life in an emotional way, despite the fact that the decision to shift from technology to childcare was hard. The whole for him was worth doing.

【Academic Vice President Ming-Tsai Lai (fourth from the left) of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and Chair Su-Juan Mo (the fifth from the left) of Shenghui Federation of the Republic of China were invited to take a group photo with all the teachers and trainees】

Community Education Promotion Section of Research and Production Office, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, launched "Nursery Training Class" and "Nursery Skills Intensive Class" in 2014. Since then, the certificate acquisition rate has been as high as 70% for six consecutive years. The rate has been over 80%, with 210 students obtaining their certificates in 2018 and 262 in 2019, without being affected by the change of government policy. This proved that the training program of the South Taiwan University of Science and Technology nursery training had been very successful, regardless of the changes of administrative business and teaching environment. Both teachers and teachers are top-notch talents, so that they can cultivate outstanding talents and make them contribute to our society. Over these years, students have been in the age range from 20 to 60 years old. The intensive technical course before the examination and certification allows each trainee to ensure a high probability of getting an exam after intensive practice. People with needs and interests in childcare training are welcome to sign up for the training programs organized by the Research and Development Office of the South Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

【[Academic Vice President Ming-Tsai Lai (second from left) of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology to present a certificate to each attending trainee】