Working as a Teacher in Ontario – English Language Bits

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certify – opportunity – accredited – senior – outcome – recommendation – regulate

Example:

having an official approval to do something – accredited

a chance –

to control by rules –

result –

having a higher level; being older –

confirm that something is true or of good quality –

officially recognized, officially approved to do something –

a formal letter saying that somebody is good for a position –

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certified – opportunities – accreditation – senior – outcome – recommendation – regulated

Yuliya: So, Cheryl, would you be able to give some advice to someone who’s coming to Canada with some teaching experience from their first country? Like what would those people, what would be the they have, what would be some way to proceed?

Cheryl: Yes, there are a few things that you can do. So in Ontario… So one of the first things I guess that you need to understand is that education is provincially in Canada. So in each province it’s going to be a bit different. So I can talk specifically about Ontario.

In Ontario, in order to teach children, so, what we call K to 12, so kindergarten until the end of high school… In order to teach that age group you need to be by the Ontario College of Teachers, the OCT, as we call them, and the process for somebody coming from overseas, you can apply to have your credentials assessed by the OCT.

So this involves sending them your proof of your education, proof of your previous employment, things like letters that you may have gotten, that kind of thing. So there is a paperwork process you can go through, that… There is a fee for it, I am sorry I don’t know the fee off hand, but there is a fee for it. And if… At the end of that process they’ll either tell you you’re approved or you’re not approved, and if you’re not approved, they may suggest that you take some kind of courses.

And I think, to be honest, I think that’s the most common for somebody who’s coming from another country.
Yuliya: May I ask you, when you say Ontario College of Teachers, college – I think when people hear college, they think of a different thing. What is it?

Cheryl: Yes, that’s a very good question. So, it’s not a college. So the Ontario College of Teachers is a professional organization for elementary and high school teachers. So it’s college in the sense of an organization, not college in the sense of somewhere you would go to get an education.
So if they, for example, recommend that you take courses, those courses would be at a public university in Ontario, like University of Toronto, York University, so, any of the universities that do that kind of teacher training.

Yuliya: So, after you get a certificate from them, you can teach both at public and Catholic schools?

Cheryl: Yes, so they will… So it’s an accreditation to teach elementary or high school, and usually they accredit you for either the primary/junior or the intermediate/ – I think it’s what the other one is called – so, which is basically I think K to 6 and 7 to 12, I think, is the split.
Yuliya: Great! Very interesting, thank you!

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How similar can public education be in different Canadian provinces?

What organization certifies teachers for Ontario schools?

What would an internationally-trained teacher candidate need to do to start the certification process?

What documents will you need to support your application?

What is the most common outcome of such applications?

Where would you need to go next if you need to take additional courses?

What age groups can you be certified to teach?

What about you?

How different is public education in different parts of your country?

How can it be different from Canada?

How does one become a teacher in your home country?

Is there additional certification after completing a teacher education program?

How long are teacher education programs?

How many subjects does a teacher usually teach?

What age groups does a teacher usually work with?

What is your teaching experience?

What do you think about teaching in Canada?

How do you feel about the certification process? When/ how are you going to start it?

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certified – opportunities – accredited – senior – outcome – recommendation – regulate

She won’t be offered this job if we do not receive a good from her previous employers.

They only accept translations done by a translator.

This private college is not by the provincial government.

Many see Canada as a country of .

He started as a junior manager a few years ago, but since then he was promoted to a manager position.

Professional organizations such fields as teaching, nursing, plumbing, medicine, and others.

Nobody was surprised by the of these elections.

Working as a Teacher in Ontario, Canada