Important notes! Please read carefully:
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The TESL Ontario accredited OCELT training includes at least 250 instructional hours, 30 hours of observation, and 20 hours of supervised practice teaching. The training can be completed full time or part time. The delivery modes are on-site, online, blended, and distance education. Some accredited schools offer the required training in two parts.
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Graduates are eligible to apply for the TESL Ontario OCELT Accreditation and Professional Designation provided that they meet the university degree and English language proficiency requirements. The OCELT Certificate of Accreditation and Professional Designation 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. Approved applicants are also awarded the TESL Ontario International Certificate in Teaching English as an Additional Language (ICTEAL).
- For information about the OCELT training program admission requirements, registration dates, start/end dates, weekly schedule, tuition fee, financial assistance, etc., please contact the OCELT training provider/s of your choice directly.
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TESL Training Providers |
Training Program Location |
Training |
Training Program |
Training Program Contact Information |
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Algonquin College |
Ottawa, Ont |
face-to-face full-time & part time |
full time program: part time program:
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Dmitri Priven |
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Brock University
|
St. Catharines, Ont |
face-to-face bachelor's degree program |
https://brocku.ca/social-sciences/ departments-and-centres/applied- linguistics |
Department Chair |
| Canadian Centre for Language & Cultural Studies (CCLCS) | Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face full time & part time
|
http://cclcs.ca/tesl-training/ |
Cheryl Fretz |
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Canadian College of Educators
|
Mississauga, Ont. |
face-to-face full time & part time |
http://www.canadiancollegeofeducators.ca
|
Carmen Valero |
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Carleton University
|
Ottawa, Ont. |
face-to-face
|
carleton.ca/slals/applied-linguistics- discourse-studies/ma-program/ |
David Wood |
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Carleton University
|
Ottawa, Ont. |
face-to-face full-time & part time |
carleton.ca/slals/ctesl/ |
Geoff Pinchbeck |
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Centennial College
|
Toronto, Ont. |
online |
https://secure.centennialcollege.ca/webreg/progdetail.do?ProgramCode=7381 |
Elaine McSorley
|
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Conestoga College
|
Kitchener, Ont. |
full time face-to-face |
http://www.conestogac.on.ca/fulltime/teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tesl
|
Lois Molto |
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Fanshawe College
|
London, Ont. |
face-to-face & blended full time
|
https://www.fanshawec.ca/programs/tes2-teaching-english-speakers-other-languages-and-intercultural-competence/next |
Adair Meehan |
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Humber College
|
Etobicoke, Ont. |
face-to-face & online
|
http://liberalarts.humber.ca/ |
Irene Kosmas |
|
London Language Institute |
London, Ont. |
Part 1: face-to-face Part 2: online |
Paula Medina |
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Niagara Catholic District School Board |
St. Catharines, Ont. |
face-to-face part time |
http://niagaracontinuingeducation. ca/exciting/teaching-english-tesol |
Fred Wilson |
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Niagara College |
Welland, Ont. |
face-to-face full time |
www.niagaracollege.ca/english -language-studies/programs/ teaching-esl |
Heather Cordeiro 905-735-2211, Ext. 7091 hcordeiro@niagaracollege.ca |
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North American Business College of Sciences and Languages (NAB College)
|
Mississauga, Ont. | face-to-face | www.nabcollege.ca |
TBA
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| Ontario Tech University (formerly UOIT) | Oshawa, Ont. |
blended full time |
https://education.ontariotechu.ca/tesl/ |
Dr. Allyson Eamer
|
|
Peel District School Board
|
Mississauga, Ont. |
face-to-face full time & part time The required training is offered in two parts. |
www.teslpeel.org |
Cindy Ryan |
| Queen's University Professional Studies | Kingsoton, Ont. |
online part time The required training is offered in two parts. |
https://professionalstudies.educ.queensu.ca/programs/teaching-english-as-a-second-language-certificates-ctesol-and-ocelt |
Sarah Anderson 613-533-6000, Ext. 78220 sarah.anderson@queensu.ca |
| Renison University College, University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ont. |
face-to-face full time |
https://uwaterloo.ca/community-and-professional-education/tesol-certificate |
Kimberly Burrell |
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Seneca College, |
Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face & blended full time |
www.senecacollege.ca/tesl |
Gloria McPherson |
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Seneca College,
|
Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face part time
|
www.senecacollege.ca/ce /language/language-careers/ tesl.html |
Sandra Noble |
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Sheridan College |
Mississauga, Ont. | face-to-face |
https://academics. sheridancollege.ca/programs/ teaching-english-to-speakers- of-other-languages |
Tania Meridew |
| Toronto District School Board | Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face part time |
www.tdsbtesl.ca |
Claudia Petrescu |
| Trinity Western University | Langley, BC |
face-to-face, online & blended master's degree program full time & full time with a part time (reduced) course load |
Dr. William Acton |
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University of Saskatchewan This program requires that students arrange for their own practicum hours.
|
Saskatoon, Sask. |
online/distance part time
|
www.certesl.usask.ca |
Shannon Storey |
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University of Toronto, Woodsworth College |
Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face full time & part time |
http://tesol.wdw.utoronto.ca |
Professional and International Programs Office |
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University of Windsor, Centre for English Language Development |
Windsor, Ont. |
face-to-face |
www.uwindsor.ca/ englishlanguagedevelopment/ 305/teacher-training |
Iris Wang |
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York Catholic District School Board This program offers only the practicum component of the required training. |
Aurora, Ont. |
face-to-face
|
https://www.ycdsb.ca/ce/program/teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tesl/
|
Tania Connell |
|
York University
|
Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face
|
www.yorku.ca/laps/dlll/tesol |
Antonella Valeo |