Governing Ourselves
Governing Ourselves informs members of legal and regulatory matters affecting the profession. This section provides updates on licensing and qualification requirements, notification of Council resolutions and reports from various Council committees, including reports on accreditation and discipline matters.
Accreditation
College Accredits Programs at Ontario Faculties
The Accreditation Committee granted accreditation to an addition to the following part-time consecutive program of professional education offered by the Faculty of Education at York University until April 21, 2018:
- part-time consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in Technological Education subjects at the Grades 9/10 and Grades 11/12 levels, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree.
The Accreditation Committee granted initial accreditation with conditions to the following French-language program of professional education proposed by the Faculté d’éducation at Université d’Ottawa:
- concurrent program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Junior/ Intermediate divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree (French-language program offered by distance education).
Accreditation is granted until November 19, 2017, or for the period ending on the graduation of the second class of candidates enrolled in the program, whichever is longer, but not to exceed six years.
The Accreditation Committee granted general accreditation with conditions to the following program of professional education offered by the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University until June 23, 2016:
- multi-session consecutive program of professional education with an area of study in teaching Native Languages, leading to a Diploma in Education (known as Teacher of Anishnaabemwin as a Second Language program or TASL).
The Accreditation Committee renewed accreditation for the following programs of professional education offered by the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University:
- consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Intermediate/ Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree
- consecutive program of professional education for persons of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry with areas of study in the Primary/Junior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree or Diploma in Education (Part-time Aboriginal Teacher Education Community-Based or ATCB)
- consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in Technological Education subjects at the Grades 9/10 and Grades 11/12 levels, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree or a Diploma in Education (full-time program offered over fall/winter, on-campus)
- multi-session consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in Technological Education subjects at the Grades 9/10 and Grades 11/12 levels, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree or a Diploma in Education (Technological Education Internship Program offered over four terms)
- concurrent programs of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Intermediate/ Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree (includes Queen’s Concurrent, and Queen’s-Trent Concurrent for Primary/Junior and Intermediate/ Senior divisions, and Queen’s- Waterloo Joint Program for Intermediate/Senior divisions).
The Accreditation Committee grants general accreditation to these programs for a period of seven years until June 14, 2020.
The Accreditation Committee renewed accreditation for the following French-language program of professional education offered by the Faculté d’éducation at Université d’Ottawa:
- multi-session consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in Technological Education subjects at the Grades 9/10 and Grades 11/12 level, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree or a Certificate in Education.
Accreditation is granted until April 15, 2020.
The Accreditation Committee granted general accreditation with conditions until April 15, 2020, to the following French-language programs of professional offered by the Faculté d’éducation at Université d’Ottawa:
- consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/ Intermediate and Intermediate/ Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree
- multi-session consecutive program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree (alternative delivery format)
- concurrent program of professional education with areas of study in the Primary/Junior, Junior/ Intermediate and Intermediate/ Senior divisions, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree.
You can read the full Accreditation Committee decisions on the College website at bit.ly/1iZY0Sh.