IMPORTANT NOTE: For QECO evaluation purposes all Additional Qualification and Additional Basic Qualification courses referred to in this chart must appear on the Ontario Certificate of Qualification and Registration issued by the Ontario College of Teachers.
For definition of acceptable courses see Notes for Technological Education Chart.
Category A1
A. Valid teaching Certificate from the Ontario College of Teachers with at least one basic qualification in Technological Education.
Category A2
At least one Technological Education basic qualification entry on a valid teaching certificate from the Ontario College of Teachers plus ONE of:
B. Three (3) acceptable courses
C. Three (3) additional approved full university degree-credit courses.
D. Three (3) Additional Qualification courses or approved equivalent courses.
E. A combination of (B), (C) and (D) to a total of three (3) courses
F. A Certificate of Qualification issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities with Red Seal.
Category A3
G. An entry for a B.Ed. degree on the Certificate of Qualification and Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers.
or
H. Category A2 plus one of:
- Three (3) acceptable full courses.
- Three (3) additional approved full university degree-credit courses.
- Three (3) Additional Qualification courses or approved equivalent courses.
- A combination of (1), (2) and (3) to a total of three (3) courses.
- A Certificate of Qualification issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities with Red Seal.
or
I. A Technological Education basic qualification entry on a valid Certificate of Qualification and Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers plus an acceptable Appellation.
Category A4
J. Category A3 (G), (H) or (I) above plus ONE of:
- Honour Technological Education Specialist entry on the Certificate of Qualification and Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers.
- A three session Specialist qualification entry on the Certificate of Qualification and Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers.
- Completion of an acceptable master’s degree or doctoral degree that is exclusive of teacher training.
Notes for the Technological Education Chart
An “acceptable course” is one which meets one of the following conditions:
i. Must have received approval from QECO after submission of course criteria (see Regulation 4).
ii. Must have a minimum duration of seventy-five hours for a full course or forty hours for a half course.
iii. Credit value or hours and grade of the course must be indicated on the official transcript from the institution offering the course.
iv. Must be offered by a recognized educational institution and must form part of an accepted program of studies leading to a degree, or a post-secondary diploma or a post-secondary certificate for which an official examination report or transcript is submitted. (Admission requirements must be the minimum of Ontario Grade 12.)
v. Must be offered by a faculty of education or recognized Additional Qualification provider in Ontario which results in any entry on the Certificate of Qualification and Registration from the Ontario College of Teachers. Refer to the current Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 – Ontario Regulation 176/10 Teachers’ Qualifications for a list of the Additional Qualifications eligible for Technological Education certified applicants.
vi. University degree credit courses refer to Definition (r).
vii. Grade 12 U/M, OAC and Grade 13 courses may be considered for upgrading purposes.
viii. A Certificate of Qualification issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities with a Red Seal (for interprovincial standing) shall be deemed equivalent to three (3) full acceptable courses. Individually, a Certificate of Apprenticeship issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is equivalent to one (1) full acceptable course and a Certificate of Qualification issued by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is equivalent to one (1) full acceptable course.
ix. Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License issued by Transport Canada is equal to three (3) full acceptable courses.
Additional Basic Qualifications in Technological Education may be considered as acceptable courses for Categories A2, A3, or A4, but any such courses used for admission to the Honour Technological Education Specialist course must be replaced with equivalent courses before using the Honour Technological Education Specialist for Category A4. Please refer to the current Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 – Ontario Regulation 176/10 Teachers’ Qualifications Section 40 (4) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii).
Acceptable Professional Appellations applicable to this Chart are: R.C.A. (Associate of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts) and P.Eng. (Professional Engineer).