Thank you.

However, I did not find out what is a DT. :)

Thanks for your answer.

AFAIK, other provinces require to live there or to have an invitation letter from a school. I am currently in Africa.

Ontario proposes AQs to complete your application if any course is missing. I don't think any other province proposes such an option.

My worry is that I plan on leaving the school at the end of the year but my director needs to make an appraisal of 80 as a substitute of a practicum and this seems to be able to be done only after a certain step of the process, which can take months, far beyond the end of my contract.

Please, let me know if I am wrong and if you have heard of solutions.

Hi,

I hope you are having a good end of the year.

I wish to know how long does it usually take for foreign teachers to get the teaching certification process entirely done with the OCT (Ontario College Teachers) when you sent all your documents.

In my case, I will send French degrees, including the Master MEEF. I know that I might need to send other papers or do some AQs (Additional qualifications) but I am curious to know if anyone had a similar experience, especially with a similar profile.

Thank you.

PS: Based on previous feedback, the 120 days announced on the website are quite inaccurate.

Not AOQTS possible abroad with The Cambridge Partnership as well.

Here is my personal contribution to the question:
I contacted and asked all the providers. So far:

Not possible to take QTS out of UK:
- University of Bedfordshire
- Billericay Educational Consortium
- e-Qualitas

Only British schools:
- Essex & Thames Primary SCITT,

Awaiting confirmation from another staff member:
- University of Sunderland

The rest did not answer yet.

@PsyGuy

Thanks.
Indeed, those 2 years must be in American schools, or at least WASC and other accredited schools. Correct?

Thanks.
However, I cannot see what makes one provider or another stick out!

BTW, Can we get a US credential with a QTS? There is no mention of such a thing on the web.

Many thanks!

I think I will do the AOQTS. If anyone has any testimony and recommendations regarding how to do and which establishment, feel free to share it here, please.

Many thanks for this quick answer. :)

As long as your first degree was 180 credits as defined by the Bologna process your 3 year bachelors degree should be fine.
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I have 3 years of transcripts with only one year (year 3) of Bachelor (aka Licence) of Education, same university.
3 years in France is generally equivalent to 4 years in the USA, except for very competitive unis.

Have you taken one of the exams that lead to the title of "Professeur" (such as the CRPE for primary education)? If you havent than you do not have the equivalent of a US professional educator credential.
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As I said, no. All I had to do was to take a competition test + one year of probation teaching. I won't develop the reasons but I am NOT interested in doing so at all. However, I took what I would call the ITT as I trained in the establishment of training future teachers.

How long was your long stage in contact hours in a field placement? Not that it would matter much as you cant verify it, which means you havent completed the equivalent of an EPP/ITT program.
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What do you mean by "can't verify it"?
Within my two-year master, I had 3 stages, one was in France as a Primary school teacher for a few months in part-time, one 3 months in the Netherlands in secondary, and one of at least 6 months as a lecturer in a uni. The last one was because I took a 3rd year as I was unable to provide my thesis the first time.

What kind of ISs, were they credited by someone thats a regulating authority?
Were these mainly language schools or bilingual schools or early child hood centers?
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Nope, one was a CIE examination center with local accreditation (Y4 up to IGCSE). Another one has an Ontario accreditation (KG-G3). Others are not IS or higher education.

Just got to the point where you arent credentialed.
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Lol, I know that... This is why I am thinking of other routes/pathway to get certified. :)

Well you dont say anything to them, there isnt a "wait i can explain" NACES will take your transcript and an evaluator will compare it to a standards, and provide an equivalence for what it is.
If you have only a transcript for a single years worth of credits that led to a Bachelors thats what the evaluation will say, which isnt likely to be accepted as equivalent to the 4 year Bachelors degree in the US, which is one of the core requirements for an educator credential.
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I have also that 2-year Master's degree from our official teacher training center and in the continuity of my bachelor of education. Should not be considered as, at least, a Bachelor of Education in the US??! That would be quite funny to me. Or at least, my Master in Education could attest to a higher level than a Bachelor. This is where I am confused. As we talk about equivalences. Is it content or level minded? Meaning, is it mostly about the course by course content that I learned or mostly about the level that I have acquired in this area?
I believe that my French ITT won't be rejected in the USA, or I misunderstood the exact meaning of ITT/EPP.

First, you have to get the NACES evaluation done, its going to be critical what its conclusion is. Assuming it produces an outcome thats acceptable, there really is only one program in the US your going to be able to enter into, and thats going to be the Teach Now program.
Whichever subject you can get a teaching appointment at to do your field work. I would recommend primary, and then add French if you have a choice.
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Why not French? Is the praxis of French about the language, about didactic or a mix of many things related to French and teaching? I thought I could take this one to prove what I can do in this field.

The other option and my recommendation since youve taught at a number of different grade levels is the AO pathway to QTS. It will cost about a third of the Teach Now program.
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Thanks. You are right. I was reading about it, but I can't figure out if I can do it while working abroad. Do you know?? And who's gonna be a "suitable" mentor as they call it? Some companies clearly mention that it has to be in England. Others remain unclear...

Oh, I have also an official 8 pages TPA from Canada. Not sure if any state would consider such document...

Again, thank you. :)

@PsyGuy

Hello!

I am really thankful for your dedication in this forum and despite I have spent hours to do my homework and find answers about licensing and accreditations, it seems that you are the most qualified to answer my questions. Of course, anyone with a suggestion is more than welcome! :)

I am French.
I have:
- a Bachelor's degree of Sciences in Education. Bachelors are achieved in 3 years in France.
- a Master's degree (2 years) in education/teaching provided by the official center training future teachers. The subject is Primary subjects with a specialty in teaching literature, languages, and humanities.
- I did not do a practicum but I did a long stage as a teacher within my master. I won't do it in France anyway.
- I have 6 years of experience in different kind of schools and curricula in different countries but not accredited by the UK or USA nor France.
- I mostly taught French (FSL) at all levels up to uni, but mostly in Primary.

Ultimately, I plan on getting a QTS, as soon as I get the necessary US credentials to do so.
I am not certified in my country.

Last, due to equivalences and "bridges", I only had to do the third and last year of my bachelor to get it. Therefore I don't know what to say to the NACES partners as I cannot provide the whole 3 years of transcripts for my BEd but, instead, 2 years of Associate in "performing arts" + 1 year of BEd...

What do you recommend me to do and what certification route should I choose? I don't really care whether I get a license in Primary of French if I can get a QTS which would remove the hiring obstacles in most of the upper-tiers schools.

Thank you! :)