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Teacher Certification  |  Initial Teacher Certification Process

The Alberta Teacher Certification Process
subject subject The Alberta Teacher Certification Process


Overview of the steps necessary to become a certificated teacher in Alberta.

Becoming a teacher is a multi-step process: Teacher Certification Credential Assessment

Interim Professional Certification - Academic & Professional Requirements

Applicants for Teacher Certification must present:

Elementary teachers are required to have completed a minimum of 24 semester hour credits, including:

Secondary school teachers are required to have:

Internationally Educated Applicants (outside of Canada and the United States):

Degrees are assessed on a course by course basis. You must ensure that your teacher education program meets the above criteria for certification as a teacher. If the courses in your degree program, or institution, are not acceptable to the Minister of Education, you may be required to meet additional requirements to qualify for an Interim Professional Certificate.

Alberta Education does not recognize purely vocational or employment-based teacher training programs, which includes but is not limited to:

Alberta Education may not recognize the following programs or coursework:

The result of a credential assessment is valid for 5 years after the date indicated on the assessment letter which will be sent to you when your assessment is completed.

Temporary Authority for Alberta graduates only

Alberta graduates are eligible for temporary teaching authority should they be offered employment upon completion of their Bachelor of Education. This authority is valid for 90 days which allows time for the Dean’s list to be sent to our office.

The process is as follows:

With these 3 letters, you are authorized to teach for 90 days. When the Dean’s list arrives at the Teacher Certification Branch, an Interim Professional Certificate will be issued and mailed to you.





