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Kistamah soonita
Director of the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority , Parastatal body
Beau Bassin , Mauritius
Bilingual (English, French), Director of the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority with 9 years of experience in Early Childhood Development and Education and more than 25 years of teaching experience. Expertise in curriculum development. Seeks challenging opportunity
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Area of Expertise:
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:
I am the Director of the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (ECCEA), a parastatal body under the aegis of the Ministry of Education & Human Resources since year 2007. The ECCEA is the body responsible for the pre-primary sector in the Republic of Mauritius. As Director, I have the responsibility towards the attainment of the corporate objectives of the Authority and for the control and management of the day to day business of the Authority. Prior to joining the ECCE Authority, I have been working as Education Officer/Head of Department at Medco College, Cassis since year 1981.

From year 2007 till December 2014, I have been the Chairperson of the National Library Board which is under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts & Culture.

I have also worked as Consultant for Children’s Institute University of Cape Town on behalf of SADC on “Review of country policies relevant to care and support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL)”.This involved carrying out desk-top research on policy reviews of 13 Africa nations, including Mauritius. I have also acted as Resource person for UNESCO –IICBA (International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa) for drafting an Indigenous Curriculum (ECD) for Africa.
Education:
PhD in Early Childhood Education - 'Early Years Assessment as a tool for quality Early Childhood Education' (2013).

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (New Delhi) India (2004),

MA in Education from University of Brighton, UK (2001),

Degree of Bachelor in Education (1st Class Honours) from University of Mauritius (1998),

Diploma in Education from Mauritius Institute of Education (1987).
Affiliations and Achievements:
I have been awarded the title of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GOSK) by the President of Mauritius for long and meritorious service in the field of Education and Social work.

I have been awarded the Outstanding Women Leadership Award for my contribution in the field of Early Childhood Education by the World HRD Congress & Asian Confederation of Businesses

Available for:
  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Internships / Fellowships

    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Doctorate
    Languages:
    English, French, Hindi
    Nationality:
    Mauritius
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