Requirements for All Teachers of Technological Education

  1. Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Equivalent

  2. Teacher Education Program - Your program needs to include the equivalent of a year of full-time study in postsecondary education - a minimum of 30 credits. It should include practice teaching and courses in foundations and teaching methods related to technological education.

  3. Proof of Competence - Your competence in a selected area of technological education is based on your academic records, past teaching experience, proof of wage-earning experience or other training you may have completed.

  4. Wage-earning Experience - You will need to show that you have worked for wages, outside of teaching, in your technological field.

    You need:
    • five years of work (for wages) in the business or industrial sector
    OR
    • a combination of postsecondary education and work in business or industry, all in the relevant area of technological education, for a total of five years. This must include at least two years of work of which at least 16 months must be continuous employment
    OR
    • At least 3,700 hours of work and completion of a postsecondary education program acceptable to the College that includes at least 24 months of academic studies. The work and education program must be related to your area of technological education in your teacher education program.

Work Experience

Your wage-earning experience must be in the area or areas of technological education you chose in your teacher education program. Teaching experience cannot be used to satisfy the wage-earning experience requirement.

If you worked for an employer: If self-employed:

Appropriate documentation of wage-earning experience is a copy of a signed letter on official company letterhead, written by a supervisor familiar with the applicant's work. The letter must attest to:

  • the duration of employment, indicating start and end dates
    and
  • the nature of employment (job description), providing specific statements of the skills used in the position.

If you acquired experience as a manager or supervisor, please provide specific statements of the skills used in the position. A supervisor familiar with your work in this capacity must sign the letter. 

In exceptional cases* where it is impossible to provide appropriate documentation, the following may be considered:

  • an original sworn statement, signed by a commissioner of oaths, that indicates the reason(s) why this information is not available
    and
  • an original sworn statement, signed by a commissioner of oaths, that indicates the duration of employment, start and end dates, and the nature of employment (providing specific statements of the skills used in the position)
    and
  • copies of T-4 tax forms that support the duration and place of employment noted in the notarized statement
    or
  • an original statement from an accountant, confirming income.

Self-employed applicants are required to submit:

  • an original sworn statement, signed by a commissioner of oaths, that indicates the applicant was self-employed, and details the duration of employment, the start and end dates, and the nature of duties (providing specific statements of the skills used in the position)
    and
  • a copy of business licence or registration supporting the duration of employment noted in the sworn statement
    and
  • copies of income tax assessments (which indicate self-employment) supporting the duration of employment noted in the sworn statement, or a statement from an accountant, confirming income, or an annual report
    and
  • a photocopy of at least one letter (representing the period of self-employment) from a major supplier attesting to materials purchased and/or a client attesting to the work completed.
* Bankruptcy or closing of business, death or retirement of owner