Definitions
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(1) In this Regulation, “acceptable post-secondary degree” means a degree, including a baccalaureate degree in an applied area of study, for which a person is required to complete at least 90 post-secondary credits or their equivalent and that is, (a) granted by a post-secondary educational institution authorized to grant the degree under an Act of the Assembly, including a person that is authorized to grant the degree under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000, (b) granted by a post-secondary educational institution in a Canadian province or territory other than Ontario and that is considered by the College to be equivalent to a degree described in clause (a), (c) granted by a post-secondary educational institution in the United States that is recognized by, (i) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, (ii) New England Association of Schools and Colleges, (iii) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, (iv) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, (v) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or (vi) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and that is considered by the College to be equivalent to a degree described in clause (a), or (d) granted by a post-secondary educational institution located in a country other than Canada and the United States and that is considered by the College to be equivalent to a degree described in clause (a); “accredited program” means an accredited program as defined in Ontario Regulation 347/02 made under the Act; “appropriate supervisory officer” means, in respect of a teacher, the supervisory officer assigned by a board in accordance with the Education Act and the regulations under it or by the Minister to provide supervisory services in respect of the performance by the teacher of his or her duties under the Education Act and the regulations under it; “band” and “council of the band” have the same meaning as in the Indian Act (Canada); “candidate” means a candidate for any qualification granted in a Certificate of Qualification under this Regulation; “certificate of qualification” means a certificate of qualification referred to in subsection (2); “division” means the primary division, junior division, intermediate division or senior division, as defined in the Education Act; “general studies” means the courses prescribed or developed for the intermediate and senior divisions under subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act and described in the secondary curriculum documents available on the Ministry of Education website, excluding the courses described in the documents entitled “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10 – Technological Education (2008)” and “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12 – Technological Education (2008)”; “holds a degree” means, in respect of a candidate, that he or she has completed all the requirements for and has been approved for, the granting of a degree, regardless of whether or not the degree has been conferred; “post-secondary course” means a one-year post-secondary course, or the equivalent of a one-year post-secondary course, where the course is part of a program leading to an acceptable post-secondary degree; “post-secondary credit” means the credits a student is awarded on successful completion of a post-secondary course, where six credits are awarded for a one-year post-secondary course and a proportionate number of credits are awarded for a post-secondary course of a different duration; “school year” means a minimum of 194 school days of which not more than four days are designated as professional activity days and the remaining days are instructional days; “technological education” means the courses prescribed or developed under subsection 8 (1) of the Education Act and described in the documents entitled “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10 – Technological Education (2008)” and “The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12 – Technological Education (2008)” available on the Ministry of Education website; “technological qualifications” means, in respect of a candidate for a certificate of qualification, an interim certificate of qualification, a certificate of qualification (limited) or an interim certificate of qualification (limited), the following: 1. The candidate holds a secondary school graduation diploma or has successfully completed courses that are considered by the College to be the equivalent of holding such a diploma. 2. In the candidate’s program of professional education, he or she chose the same area of technological education for his or her optional courses for Grades 9 and 10 and for Grades 11 and 12. 3. The candidate has proof of his or her competence based on an assessment of advanced knowledge and skill in the area of technological education selected by the candidate for his or her optional courses. 4. One of, i. five years of wage-earning experience, including business or industrial experience, where the candidate used skills and knowledge in the area of technological education selected for his or her optional courses, ii. at least two years of wage-earning experience and successful completion of a post-secondary education program acceptable to the College that includes at least six semesters of academic studies, where the experience and education used the candidate’s skills and knowledge in the area of technological education selected for his or her optional courses , or iii. a combination of the following that totals five years, including at least two years of experience described in sub-subparagraph B: A. Education beyond that referred to in paragraph 1 that is related to the area of technological education selected for the candidate’s optional courses. B. Wage-earning experience, including business or industrial experience, no less than four months of which is continuous employment, where the candidate used skills and knowledge in the area of technological education selected for his or her optional courses. O. Reg. 184/97, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 188/04, s. 1 (1-10); O. Reg. 135/08, s. 2 (1-5). (2) The following shall be two classes of certificate of qualification and registration: 1. A certificate of registration, which shall set out the holder’s membership relationship with the College. 2. A certificate of qualification, which shall set out the holder’s qualifications for teaching. O. Reg. 184/97, s. 1 (2). (3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a program of professional education is an accredited program provided in Ontario that prepares persons to teach in elementary or secondary schools in Ontario and that satisfies the following requirements: 1. The program leads to the granting of a degree by an institution identified in clause (a) of the definition of “acceptable post-secondary degree” in subsection (1) and includes a concentrated study of, i. the primary and junior divisions, with or without a focus on the teaching of French as a second language, ii. the junior division and one optional course from Schedule A that is in the intermediate division and a course related to grades 7 and 8 of the intermediate division, iii. the intermediate and senior divisions, including two optional courses from Schedule A, or iv. technological education, including one optional course for Grades 9 and 10 from Schedule B and one optional course for Grades 11 and 12 from Schedule B, where both courses are in the same area of technological education. 2. The program includes, i. studies in education, including learning and development throughout the primary, junior, intermediate and senior division, ii. teaching methods designed to meet the individual needs of pupils, iii. the Acts and regulations respecting education, iv. a review of the curriculum guidelines issued by the Minister relating to all of the divisions and a study of curriculum development, and v. a minimum of 40 days of practical experience in schools or in other situations approved by the College for observation and practice teaching. O. Reg. 188/04, s. 1 (11); O. Reg. 342/07, s. 1; O. Reg. 135/08, s. 2 (6-8). (4) Despite subsection (3), a program that satisfies the requirements of paragraph 2 of subsection (3) but not paragraph 1 of that subsection is a program of professional education for the purposes of this Regulation if, (a) the program includes a concentrated study of technological education described in subparagraph 1 iv of subsection (3); and (b) the program prepares persons to be teachers of technological education. O. Reg. 188/04, s. 1 (11); O. Reg. 135/08, s. 1 (1). (5) Despite subsection (3), a program that does not lead to an acceptable post-secondary degree but otherwise satisfies the requirements of subsection (3) is a program of professional education for the purposes of this Regulation if the program prepares persons to be, (a) teachers of a Native language as a second language who are entitled to a certificate under section 23; (b) teachers of the deaf who are entitled to a certificate under section 19; or (c) teachers who are entitled to a certificate under section 6. O. Reg. 188/04, s. 1 (11). PART I   BASIC QUALIFICATIONS