When a certificate is issued to a teacher on the basis of a specified teacher education program, the certificate shall be endorsed to show the nature of the teacher education program. A teacher who has been absent from teaching for a continuous period of five or more years may be required to take approved courses in content or methodology before assuming a teaching position under the Schools Act . Where it is verified that a certified teacher cannot be obtained by a board of school trustees of any district after the first day of August for the first school term and the fifteenth day of December for the second school term, the application is made prior to employment and a person designated by the Minister certifies in writing that the recommended person possesses adequate knowledge, the Minister may authorize the issuance of a local permit for the person to teach for one school term, or a portion thereof, in that district. Local permits shall be classified in accordance with the amount of university academic training approved by the Minister and completed by the applicant on the date of application. Local permits shall be issued for a school term or a portion thereof and are not valid beyond that period unless extended for reasons approved by the Minister.
Members are eligible for reappointment.
Changes proposed by the Faculty Council of Education of the university in the development, content and organization of the programs or courses of instruction for the education of teachers offered at the university, shall be submitted by the Dean of Education to the advisory committee for consideration and advice before any recommendation in the matter is made by the Faculty Council of Education to the university. 22 Regulation 79-69 under the Schools Act is repealed. This Regulation is consolidated to December 31, 1998.