Concurrent Teacher Candidates

TEACHER CERTIFICATION

To teach in Ontario's publicly funded schools, you will need to become a member of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) and receive an Ontario teaching certificate.

If you have questions about the process, in December, as part of the Professional Preparation Conference, the OCT offers information sessions on the registration process to obtain your Ontario teaching license.

The OCT (Ontario College or Teachers) application process (in brief):
►1.	You apply to the OCT on-line
►2.	You send the required documents to the OCT (per their instructions).
►3.	You must arrange to have your U of T transcript sent to the OCT after conferral of both Degrees. Please note that the University of Toronto does not send your transcript automatically. Use WWW.ROSI.UTORONTO.CA to order your transcript and be sure to indicate that it is to be sent after the OISE/UT convocation. NOTE: You do this by selecting OISE/UT as the Convocation Print Date, in the pull down menu, in the Request Transcript screen. (the after convocation option only becomes available in late March-early April)
►4.	The final step in OCT certification is the electronic recommendation sent by us directly to the OCT – this is an electronic file that is sent using an identifier, which is your OCT number. This "Recommendation" also known as "Report from Faculty" will be sent by us after your B.Ed. degree has been conferred (i.e. Graduation Day, June 20, 2013) ; but only if you have provided us with your OCT Number (you receive this when you apply to the OCT). Enter your OCT number on the secure Practicum (CIF) website upon log-in. We ask that OCT numbers are entered by May 1, 2013. Immediately after the Bachelor of Education convocation ceremony, we will add comments to your transcript indicating that you have been recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers and specifying the teaching division that you are being recommend for. i.e. Primary/Junior Divisions or Intermediate/Senior Divisions. For those who do not enter their OCT number on the Practicum (CIF) website by May 1st, your recommendation will be delayed until you provide your number. In this case we will require a letter from you, containing your OCT number and requesting that you be recommended.

If you have any questions, please contact:
OISE Registrar's Office, Initial Teacher Education, Admitted Students Unit
Telephone: 416-978-4300 | Email: admitted@oise.utoronto.ca

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admitted@oise.utoronto.ca
Tel 416.978.4300