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TESL Canada National Certification Standards for Instructors of English as a Second Language or Foreign Language in Adult Programs were developed for instructors trained in Canada. TESL Canada National Professional Certification Standards represent a teacher-driven initiative to create basic, minimum national standards.
TESL Canada National Certification Standards for Instructors of English as a Second Language or Foreign Language in Adult Programs were developed for instructors trained in Canada. TESL Canada National Professional Certification Standards represent a teacher-driven initiative to create basic, minimum national standards. Some provinces currently have professional certification systems in place. A TESL Canada professional certificate does not replace provincial professional certificates where they exist. Professionals can choose to hold both TESL Canada and provincial organization certificates.
Applicants whose training was completed at an institution not on our list of recognized teacher training program can apply to TESL Canada for certification. You will not be eligible under our regular certification scheme because your training is not from a recognized program, but will be recommended to PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment Recognition).
Important: From October 1st, 2015 onwards TESL Canada will accept only IELTS Academic and TOEFL iBT.
Scores from TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic must be less than 2 years old at the time of your certification application
The TESL Canada National Professional Certification Standards are based on level of education, TESL training, teaching experience and positive performance reviews. The following chart indicates the requirements for each Standard.You can use this chart to determine which standard to apply for based on your TESL training education hours. For detailed information, please see Certification Standards Descriptors.
