Greetings Canadian Interns,
You may choose to send your OCT paperwork at the same time as you send the MDE paperwork. Anything you can do to facilitate processing and get your certificate quicker will be good!
After you receive your Michigan Teaching Certificate you will next be awaiting evaluation from the OCT.
Please review your OCT Registration Guide the section on page 7 entitled: "Documents that institutions must submit for you"
The
directions for this section need clarification. "You will have to contact your educational
institution" - this usually means us -
You must personally contact the Michigan Department of Education to request item 3 -
the
letter Statement of Professional
Standing. The OCT manual states that "this is
a letter from a letter from a licensing institution, such as an education
ministry, that states your right to teach has never been suspended, revoked or
cancelled." In
After you have received your Michigan Certificate:
Contact:
Denise Dickenson, Secretary (517) 335-0588
Office of Professional Preparation and Certification Services
Michigan Department of Education
Request:
a "Statement of Professional Standing" be sent to the OCT which indicates that "your right to teach has never been suspended, revoked or cancelled." Give the MDE your Name, Social Insurance Number and/or OCT Registration Number to include on the letter. See our Form F360 on the LSSU Website
Have it sent to:
Lynda Palazzi, Membership Services Coordinator
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
888-534-2222 info@oct.ca
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When you receive your Ontario Certificate it will read
“interim provisional certificate” and place some additional provisions on you
to qualify for full
The 194 days of teaching experience is something all teachers trained outside of Ontario must complete in order to convert their certificate to permanent, the other condition that appears on the certificate pertains to the teacher's qualifying test, which they have done away with, but since it was part of legislation, they had to replace it with something, and they have replaced it with a mentoring program, which a new teacher cannot complete until they are full time with a board, unlike the 194 hours which can be completed anywhere. The provisional certificate carries the same rights and responsibilities as a permanent (submitted by M. Rains)