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Important dates:

Fall 2010 AQ Courses
Registration Begins Registration Closes
July 6th, 2010 September 15th, 2010 for Online AQs

Fall Session AQs run from September 27th to December 17th, 2010

Please note that some face-to-face and blended Fall AQ offerings begin in August. Please check the course catalogue for specific start times for all blended and face-to-face courses.

Winter 2011 AQ Courses
Registration Begins Registration Closes
November 2nd, 2010 January 3rd, 2011

Winter Session AQs run from January 17th to  April 1st, 2011

Application Procedures:

Eligibility prerequisites/document verification

Candidates are responsible for ensuring they satisfy the specific eligibility prerequisites prior to course start date. Failure to submit the necessary documents will result in the candidate being removed from the program.

For admission into Part 1 of a multi-session course or a one-session course:

  • You must be a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers

For admission into Part II of a multi-session course:

  • You must be a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers;
  • You must hold the corresponding Part I AQ (shown on your OCT Certificate of Qualifications); and
  • You must provide evidence of a least one year (194 days) of successful teaching experience in Ontario certified by the appropriate supervisory officer (not a principal) or evidence of at least one year of successful teaching experience outside of Ontario certified by the appropriate supervisory officer (not a principal).

Please use the Certification of Teaching Experience Form and submit this with your application prior to the course starting date.

Note: All teaching experience must be completed prior to the start of the course.

For admission into Part III (Specialist) of a three-part program:

  • You must be a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers;
  • You must hold the corresponding Part I, and Part II AQ (shown on your OCT Certificate of Qualifications); and
  • You must provide evidence of at least two years (388 days) of successful teaching experience, including one year of experience in Ontario in the subject in which the qualification is being sought. This experience must be certified by the appropriate supervisory officer (not a principal). Complete the Statement of Experience Form and submit this with your application prior to the course starting date.

Note: All teaching experience must be completed prior to the start of the course.

Teaching Experience Form for Part 2,  Specialist and PQP Courses

Documents

If you have completed a prerequisite AQ we must be able to verify the successful completion of this course. If it has not been added to your OCT Certificate of Qualification you will not be allowed to take the Part II or Specialist courses.

Upon submission, applications/documents become the property of ETFO and will not be returned.

QECO/OSSTF Certification

If you are applying to an ETFO AQ program in order to satisfy a QECO/OSSTF requirement and therefore move up the salary grids, you are advised to obtain written approval/direction from QECO/OSSTF for your program selections before applying. The QECO/OSSTF approval process can take approximately two months to complete.

http://www.qeco.on.ca

http://www.osstf.on.ca

ETFO will not be responsible in the event that a member completes an AQ course that does not result in the participant’s desired grid improvement.

Refunds/Withdrawals

ETFO reserves the right to cancel courses due to insufficient registration. Participants will receive a full refund if a course is cancelled by ETFO.

To withdraw from a course or to defer the course to a later date, you must fill out the following form and fax to ETFO-AQ at (416) 642-2424.  Refunds and deferrals will be based on when the withdraw request is received according to the following timelines:

Request to Withdraw or Defer Form

  • Defer the course to a future session within the calendar year up until the end of Learning Experience 3 (all ETFO online AQ courses have four learning experiences): no refund, no loss of money.
  • Withdraw prior to course start:  $600 refund.
  • Withdraw within the first two days of a summer online AQ: $600 refund.
  • Withdraw before the end of the first week of a summer online AQ: $300 refund.
  • Withdraw after the first week of a summer online AQ: $0 refund.
  • Withdraw within the first two sessions of a face-to-face AQ course: $600 refund.
  • Withdraw after the third session of a face-to-face AQ course: $0 refund.
  • Withdraw within the first week of a fall/winter/spring online AQ session: $600.
  • Withdraw before the end of the 3rd calendar week of a fall/winter/spring online AQ session: $300.
  • Withdraw in the 4th calendar week or later of a fall/winter/spring online AQ session: $0 refund.