One year is no less than 187 instructional days and not limited to a calendar year. This may be obtained from supply teaching, LTOs or permanent work.
Part 2 AQs: One year of certified general teaching experience obtained prior to the start date of this course.
Part 3 AQs: Two years of certified teaching experience obtained prior to the start date of this course, one of which must be in the subject of the AQ.
Honour Specialist AQs: Two years of certified teaching experience obtained prior to the start date of this course, one of which must be in the subject of the AQ.
PQP, Part 1: Five years of certified general teaching experience obtained prior to the start date of this course.
To verify this experience, a Teaching Experience Form must be submitted to the Office of Professional Learning upon registration. Late forms will be accepted until the end of your course. Forms received after the course ends will delay the sending of your course recommendation to the OCT.
Complete the top portion (section A) of the form and have the bottom (Section B) completed by your Superintendent. If in a private, independent or First Nations school, a Ministry of Education representative (Education Officer) must sign it. If international teaching experience is being used, the Supervisory Officer is the person whom the teacher’s Principal reports to.
It is a registrant’s responsibility to ensure they meet this prerequisite prior to registering for an AQ. To help you determine if your teaching experience is acceptable for entry into an Additional Qualification course, please review this chart on the OCT website carefully.
Download the Teaching Experience Form
Email completed forms to raiseyouraq@edu.yorku.ca for review and processing.