Hi All,

My wife is having B.Sc. B.Ed degree from india, She is interested in taking teachign job in Ontario, what licenses or certification she has to do in canada/ontario to acquire a teaching job in Ontario. Where we can get the info. regarding how to obtain teaching licence/certificate in ontario province.

Really appreciate your help...

Thanks

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Gary

I will try to help you by asking my wife to post a reply. She is an elementary school teacher after having done B.Ed. from Ontario.

the little I know is:

1. You have to get your qualification evaluated by Ontario School of Teachers.
2. They do recongnise B. Ed. from India - only if it is classroom attendence course, not correspondence.
3. In case B. Ed. is thru Correspondence, one has to provide other degrees for evaluation, say like BA/MA etc. If that is available, then one has to get admission into a university locally to do a one year B.Ed. course.
4. Getting into university is not very easy and also time consuming. The application for admission in September session close around February, so if anyone come between Feb and Dec has to apply for next session in next year's September.
5. The applicant is required to submit Original transcripts (marks sheet) sent in directly by the university to Canada in a sealed envelop. You cannot collect it from them and submit it personally. That at times becomes the heaviest task in the whole admission procedure, since unless you know someone in India who can get this work done by hook or by crook, it can take ages, and perhaps never come too.

So, as a start, try surfing the net and read the requirements of Ontario College of Teachers (OCT for short).

Chandresh

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Chandresh

Advice is free – lessons I charge for!!

Thanks a lot for the info Chandresh, Please do ask your wife too add her views/knowledge, that will be a great help .
Thanks again appreciated

Gary

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Thanks
Gary

Hi
I submitted the documents to OCT in December and it is now after 8 months that all paper work is over and now starts the waiting period which is supposed to be 4-6 weeks. Well it was a lot of paper work and they want so many things to be clarified for your degrees dirctly from India.

visit http://www.oct.ca" rel="nofollow">LINK and look for the list........ they want to clarify about 20 things. some of which are:

....... your B.ed was full time
....... it was of one year
....... you studied two teaching subjects
.......you atended 8 weeks of teaching practice.
........and so much more man maybe I will try to copy the list...... waitofy......its funny i know......well this is the site:

http://www.oct.ca/en/MembershipServices/RegistrationGuides/Outside_Ontario_e.pdf

List is.........

What you need to submit
1. Registration form – completed and signed original
2. Original signed and completed Applicant’s Declaration
3. Photocopy of proof of surname and name at birth,
and date and place of birth (proof of identity)
4. Proof of change of name, if applicable
5. Photocopy of Canadian Social Insurance Number
card
6. Photocopy of employment authorization, if born
outside Canada
7. Original signed Canadian criminal record check
report
8. Original TB test letter or statement
9. Photocopy of teaching certificate(s) from all
jurisdictions
10. Fee of $305
To complete your application, you must arrange for the
following information to be sent directly to the College from
the granting institution.
11. Language proficiency test report, if applicable
12. Official teacher education degree transcript
13. Official letter(s) verifiying hours of study and focus of
education program, if trained outside North America
14. Academic undergraduate and graduate degree
transcript
15. If you received your undergraduate or graduate
d e g ree(s) outside North America, a letter bearing the
seal and signature of registrar of granting institution
16. Statement of professional standing from each
jurisdiction other than Ontario where you are or have
been certified to teach
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU.

But I an not discouraging you........ I am telling you that doing all this is possible and I did it though it has taken time. So all you need is patience.

Well this was just for the evaluation......... after which they tell you what you need to study or not............ then you can be given Interim Certificate............ after which you have 1 year to appear for teacher qualifying Test .............. after which you get """""Teacher's Licence"""""

WELL DONT THINK THAT TO BE JUST FOR US........ EVEN STUDENTS FROM ONTARIO HAVE TO GO FOR ALL THIS.............the only difference is their paper work is done quickly and they are not askd to study anything.

Well if you have any other question........... feel free to contact me at

Bye friend.......... and yes one thing more....... I am not Mr. Chandresh's wife.......... I am My Mandeep Singh's wife.