About Additional Qualifications
Additional Qualification (AQ) courses can qualify you to teach in other divisions/subject areas and help you improve your current teaching skills. AQ courses help educators meet the needs of a variety of learners, adapt to the changing curriculum, incorporate current research into daily teaching practices and integrate technology. Since educators from various school districts attend our courses, all are enriched through a sharing of differing perspectives, ideas and resources. Distinguished faculty from OISE/UT and educational leaders from school districts both instruct and provide the research integral to our courses.
The Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession and the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession from the Ontario College of Teachers are infused within all Additional Qualification courses. These standards describe all that is best about the teaching profession, providing both the vision and framework for which teachers strive every day. Embedded in this responsibility are the core values of professionalism - those principles that define teachers' moral and ethical obligations both individually and collectively to serve the public good.
What's the difference between AQ's and ABQ's?
You can also go directly to our course offerings.
To apply for one of our courses, or to find out more about registration visit Admission Information.
If you are already registered in an AQ for this upcoming session, see Registered Candidates.
Online Courses
Want more flexibility? A fully or partially online course could help you get your AQ while juggling other commitments. To learn more about our online courses, see Online Learning.
Principal Qualification Program Courses
Interested in becoming an Ontario Principal? The professional environment you choose to study and qualify in will have a profound impact on your sense of readiness for school leadership. Read more about our PQP courses by visiting Principal's Qualifications.
Additional Qualification and Principal Qualification Program courses consist of 125 hours of work as defined in Regulation 184/97 (Ontario College of Teachers Act).
Applicants should note that Additional Qualification and Principal Qualification Program courses are not considered for degree credit at the University of Toronto.
