Cost

Workshop tuition is $30 per workshop. Estimated textbooks and supplies is $200.00 per course.

Workshops

Fall 2025

PACE ECED 131 Child Development (CDA course) on Zoom and Lamakū
Wednesday nights, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Orientation on August 27, 2025 6:00pm
Online Registration
131 Workshop Schedule (PDF)
Fillable 131 Registration Form (PDF) for payment by mail or purchase order

The UH System has migrated to a new Learning management system, Lamakū. A valid UH account (email) is needed to access Lamakū. To request an account email pacehon@hawaii.edu. In the subject line include account needed for Lamakū

ECED 170: Working with Infants and Toddlers (PACE Asynchronous Workshops)

• Format: Online Asynchronous (Self-Paced)
• Platform: UH System Lamakū
• Online Registraton: ECED 170A

How to Access & Complete

• Registration Confirmation: After registering, you will receive an email within five working days with a direct link to the Lamakū platform.
• Account Access: You will need to create a guest account on Lamakū if you do not have a valid UH email address.
• Completion Window: You have one week to complete the workshop from the time you gain access.
• Credit Requirement: To apply this workshop toward ECED 170 credit, you must score 70% or better on the final assessment.

Earning College Credit

To convert these workshops into three college credits for the full ECED 170: Introduction to Working with Infants and Toddlers course, you must successfully complete:

• All twelve (12) 170 Asynchronous workshops, OR
• The equivalent PATCH workshops.

View the PACE-PATCH Articulation (PDF)

Important Notes

• This workshop is not available over the winter break in December.
• For more information, please contact the PACE Program office at: pacehon@hawaii.edu.

Registration Confirmation: After registering, you will receive an email within five working days with a direct link to the Lamakū platform.

Account Access: You will need to create a guest account on Lamakū if you do not have a valid UH email address.

Completion Window: You have one week to complete the workshop from the time you gain access.

Use your prior learning to earn college credit in Early Childhood Education at Honolulu Community College (PDF).

PACE Participant Guide

The PACE Participant Guide (PDF) explains the PACE Program, contains descriptions of all PACE workshops, and how to register for workshops. Monitoring sheets for each course and the CDA worksheet are also included. The guide is in PDF format and is 54 pages long. The PACE Participant Guide is also available for purchase at the Honolulu Community College Bookstore. PACE Program Credit Conversion Policy (PDF): One of the unique features of the PACE Program is the ability to convert non-credit workshops to official credit for Honolulu Community College courses. There is no additional cost for Hawai‘i residents.

Building Bridges: The Design and Delivery of Adult Learning Events in Early Childhood Education

Course Purpose:

To build participants’ understanding of the characteristics and needs of adult learners and to provide them with opportunities to increase their skills in the design and delivery of effective adult learning experiences.

Course Outcomes:

• Participants will learn about the needs and characteristics of adult learners
• They will learn about the selection, design and implementation of a wide range of training strategies.
• They will be able to determine and develop relevant and useful training outcomes.
• Participants will also increase their knowledge about training design.

To be added to the interest email list for this four-day training event email pacehon@hawaii.edu. In the subject line include: Add me to the Building Bridges interest list.

Tuition Assistance

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) offers Employment & Training Funds (ETF). Participating employers pay half the tuition and DLIR pays the other half. Email the PACE office for application forms. Registration is by units only. ETF applications are due two weeks prior to the beginning of the workshop units.

Employment and Training Fund (ETF) for PACE Workshops: Information Sheet for Employers (PDF)