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Faculty Regulations

73.9 Teaching Certification

    Alberta Teaching Certificates are issued by the Minister of Education and the Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development, Alberta Education. The Faculty of Education recommends for certification those students who have completed the necessary requirements and are Canadian citizens or individuals lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence.

    Students attending the University of Alberta on a Study Permit who successfully complete the Bachelor of Education program, may apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a work permit. Upon receipt of a valid work permit, they may apply to Alberta Education for the Alberta Interim Professional Certificate.

    To be recommended for an Alberta Teaching Certificate, a student must have completed a Bachelor of Education degree and *48 of Education courses.

    All persons applying for certification as a teacher in Alberta will be subject to the following restrictions on eligibility:

    Except where the Minister of Education decides otherwise, the Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education may not issue a teaching certificate to:

(1)

A person who has been convicted of an indictable offence under the Criminal Code; or

(2)

A person whom the Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education has reason to believe should not be issued a certificate.

    Applications for a teaching certificate shall be directed to the Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education. As part of the application process, applicants will be asked whether they possess a criminal conviction. If the response is yes, the nature of the conviction and when and where they were convicted must be detailed.

    The Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education shall refuse to issue a teaching certificate to any applicant possessing an indictable criminal conviction. The Registrar, Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education may refuse to issue a teaching certificate to an applicant possessing a criminal conviction of a nature deemed unsuitable for teaching children or for any other reason. Applicants may appeal the decision of the Registrar to a Certification Appeal Committee established by the Minister. Appeals must be made in writing within 30 days of being advised of the Registrar's (Teacher Certification and Development at Alberta Education) decision not to issue a certificate.

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