O. Reg. 373/01: TEACHERS QUALIFICATIONS

 

ontario regulation 373/01

made under the

Ontario College of teachers act, 1996

Made: August 13, 2001
Approved: September 19, 2001
Filed: September 26, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: October 13, 2001

Amending O. Reg. 184/97

(Teachers Qualifications)

1. Ontario Regulation 184/97 is amended by adding the following sections:

13.1 (1) The Registrar may grant an interim certificate of qualification (limited) to an applicant under section 12 if the Registrar is satisfied that,

(a) the applicant has complied with section 12;

(b) the applicant holds a valid teaching certificate for a Canadian province other than Ontario or for a Canadian territory; and

(c) the applicant does not have the academic or technological qualifications required for a certificate of qualification or has not successfully completed a teacher education program acceptable to the College.

(2) The Registrar may impose conditions on an interim certificate of qualification (limited) relating to any of the following:

1. Requiring the holder to obtain the academic or technological qualifications required for a certificate of qualification.

2. Requiring the holder to complete successfully a program of professional education, as defined in subsection 1 (1).

3. Requiring the holder to obtain, while holding the interim certificate of qualification (limited), at least 10 months of successful teaching experience in Ontario and to have such experience certified by the appropriate supervisory officer.

(3) An interim certificate of qualification (limited) must be in the form provided for in the by-laws and is valid for an initial term of three years from the date it is granted.

(4) The Registrar may extend the period of validity of a person’s interim certificate of qualification (limited) for an additional term of three years if,

(a) the person requests the extension before the end of the initial term of the certificate;

(b) the person is a member in good standing of the College; and

(c) the Registrar is satisfied that the person has taken reasonable steps during the initial term of the certificate to meet approximately half of the conditions the Registrar has imposed on the certificate.

(5) If the Registrar has extended the period of validity of a person’s interim certificate of qualification (limited) under subsection (4), the Registrar may extend its period of validity again for not more than three additional consecutive terms of one year each, if,

(a) the person requests the extension before the end of the most recent extended term of the certificate;

(b) the person is a member in good standing of the College; and

(c) the Registrar is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that have prevented the person from meeting all of the conditions the Registrar has imposed on the certificate.

(6) After the third extension under subsection (5) of the period of validity of an interim certificate of qualification (limited), the Registrar shall not extend its period of validity again.

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17.1 The Registrar may grant to a person a certificate of qualification in the form provided for in the by-laws, indicating the areas of concentration successfully completed, if,

(a) the person has been granted an interim certificate of qualification (limited) under section 13.1, regardless of whether the interim certificate of qualification (limited) is still valid or has expired; and

(b) the Registrar is satisfied that, before the expiry of the person’s interim certificate of qualification (limited), including any extensions of its period of validity, the person met all of the conditions the Registrar imposed on the interim certificate of qualification (limited).

The Council of the Ontario College of Teachers:

L. M. Capstick

Chair

J. W. Atkinson

Registrar

Dated on August 13, 2001.