Certification / Accreditation

OCELT & ICTEAL Certificates and Professional Designations

OCELT recognizes that a certificate holder has the knowledge and skills required for teaching English to adult learners in all publicly funded and private programs in Ontario, other Canadian provinces and territories, and abroad. ICTEAL recognizes that a certificate holder has the knowledge and skills required for teaching English as an Additional Language in international settings.

CTESOL Certificate and Professional Designation

CTESOL acknowledges that a certificate holder has the knowledge and skills required for teaching English to adult learners in non-publicly funded programs in Ontario, in both private and publicly-funded programs in other Canadian provinces and territories, and in a variety of contexts abroad.

TESL Trainer/PTCT Instructor Certificate of Approval

TESL Training Program Accreditation

Programs Providing Training Required for OCELT & ICTEAL Certification

This program accreditation is for programs that train English teachers for the publicly-funded programs (such as LINC and funded Adult ESL) and the private sector in Ontario, the private and publicly-funded sectors in the other Canadian provinces, and a variety of contexts in foreign countries.

Programs Providing Training Required for CTESOL Certification

This program accreditation is for programs that train English teachers for the non-publicly-funded programs in Ontario, the private and publicly-funded sectors in the other Canadian provinces and territories, and a variety of contexts in foreign countries.

Post TESL Certificate Training Course Approval

Read a short history about TESL Ontario Certification