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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS & SELECTION CRITERIA 

OISE sets requirements for entry to this program pursuant to section 2(14) of the University of Toronto Act, 1971. Your qualifications for admission will be assessed in relation to the specific Technological Education BBT teaching subject that you select.

NOTE: The admission and documentation requirements described in subsequent sections of this web page apply equally to the regular one-year Technological Education program and the Technological Education (Apprenticeship Program).

Summary of Admission Requirements

To be eligible for consideration applicants must meet our requirements in each of the following four areas:

1. Basic Academic Requirement
   Ontario secondary school graduation or its equivalent.
   • See also the detailed discussion of the Basic Academic requirement.
    
2. English Language Proficiency
   An acceptable level of proficiency in oral and written English as described in the OISE Teacher Education English Language Proficiency Policy.
    
3. Formal Technical Education and Proof of Competence
   Completion of a program of Formal Technical Education in an OISE listed trade or profession related to the Technological Education area for which you are applying.
   
   • Your level of achievement in this program must be sufficient to demonstrate competence in your selected Technological Education teaching subject at both the Grades 9 and 10 (basic) and related Grades 11 and 12 (advanced) levels.
   
   • See also the detailed discussion of Formal Technical Education and Proof of Competence. 
      
4. Skilled Wage-earning Experience:
   One of:
   
   5 years full-time work experience in an OISE listed trade/profession after successful completion of a related C of Q * 
   (This skilled wage-earning experience must include a period of at least sixteen months of continuous employment.)
   
   OR
   
   3 years full-time work experience in an OISE listed trade/profession after successful completion of a related 2-year diploma program *
   (This skilled wage-earning experience must include a period of at least sixteen months of continuous employment.)
   
   OR
   
   2 years work experience in an OISE listed trade/profession after successful completion of a related 3 or 4-year diploma/degree program *
   (This skilled wage-earning experience must include a period of at least sixteen months of continuous employment.)
   
   • See also the detailed discussion Skilled Wage-Earning Experience.
   
   * The description of Technological Education BBT teaching subjects includes a list of related trades and professions for each BBT teaching subject and also indicates whether a diploma/degree or a Certificate of Qualification is required. Trades/professions not listed cannot be accommodated.
    
5. Background Related to Teaching
   Your responses in the Applicant Profile Section of the Technological Education Profile will be used to evaluate this requirement. Applicants provide a written reflection based on personal experiences that they believe have helped to prepare them for teaching. These experiences can take a wide variety of forms. What is most important is the ability to clearly articulate insights that have been gained from these experiences in terms of understanding of teaching and learning, and understanding of teachers’ roles in appreciating diversity and promoting equity and social justice.
    

• The Applicant Profile is divided into three parts. Applicants must receive a "Pass" in all parts in order to be considered for admission. (See Info Sheet: The Applicant Profile for information about completing the Profile.)

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Selection Criteria

Not all applicants who satisfy our minimum requirements can be admitted. Our final admission decisions will be influenced by the number of applicants and the level of the qualifications that they present for consideration. We will consider factors such as faculty resources and practice teaching opportunities available for specific Technological Education BBT teaching subjects. This may result in the imposition of limits on the number of candidates whom we will admit into some Technological Education BBT teaching subjects.

• Preference is given to those applicants who have broad-based skills related to their selected Technological Education BBT teaching subject. Evidence of ongoing training and computer literacy is also considered.
   
• In the essay portions of the Technological Education Profile, written communication skills are important. Teaching-related experience is recommended, and it is expected that applicants will display a keen understanding of the teaching profession and of learners in today's schools.

NOTE: OISE reserves the right to suspend the evaluation of an application as soon as it is determined that a basic admission requirement will not be satisfied (e.g., Grade 12 graduation, English Proficiency, Skilled Training, Proof of Competence) or that a significant evaluation benchmark will clearly not be met (e.g., insufficient skilled wage-earning experience).
 

Basic Academic Requirement

The basic academic requirement is Ontario secondary school graduation (grade 12), or equivalent. Typically, equivalence will be based on completion of one of the following:

• graduation from an equivalent secondary program from another jurisdiction (equivalence requires completion of grade 12 and the award of a diploma which will admit the holder to degree-level post-secondary studies)
   
• the General Educational Development (GED) testing program with a score of 450 in each area, leading to the award of the Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate
   
• one full-year of study at an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology in a diploma program which normally requires Ontario secondary school graduation as the basis of admission. (Information on the basis of your admission to this program will be required.)

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Notes for Applicants Submitting Academic Documents from Other Countries

Secondary School credentials from other countries must be considered to be at a level equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma. OISE will make its own equivalency evaluation for admission purposes. However, applicants are advised that the Ontario College of Teachers is not obliged to accept our evaluation and will make its own evaluation for certification purposes.

• If a secondary school credential from outside of Canada will be accepted by the University of Toronto for admisison into undergraduate studies, then OISE will accept this credential as equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma.

» CLICK HERE (then select I'm a student from outside Canada) to see what international secondary school credentials are accepted by the University of Toronto.

Documentation in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by an official translation. Translations will only be accepted from: the consulate, high commission or embassy to Canada of the country which issued the documents; a Canadian embassy, consulate or high commission in the country from which you emigrated; a translator accredited by a professional association of translators in Canada. To find an accredited translator, consult the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) .

Additional information for applicants submitting academic documents from other countries is available from the OISE Registrar's Office, Initial Teacher Education Admissions Unit. See also our Info Sheet for more information about submitting international academic documents. 
 

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