Important notes! Please read carefully:
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The required training includes at least 250 instructional hours, 30 hours of observation, and 20 hours of supervised practice teaching.
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The training can be completed full time or part time; on-site, online, blended, or through distance education.
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Some accredited schools offer the required training in two parts.
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Graduates are eligible to apply for the TESL Ontario accreditation provided that they meet the TESL Ontario degree and English language proficiency requirements. Approved applicants are awarded the OCELT professional designation, the TESL Ontario Adult ESL Teacher Certificate of Accreditation, and the international ICTEAL Certificate to approved applicants.
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The TESL Ontario accredited English teachers work for a variety of employers including school boards (Adult Education Departments), settlement agencies, welcome centres, community colleges, universities, private career colleges, assessment/test centres, and tutoring agencies (or as self-employed tutors.). They also work for a variety of employers abroad.
- For information about the TESL program admission requirements, registration dates, start/end dates, weekly schedule, tuition fee, financial assistance, etc., please contact the TESL training provider/s of your choice directly using the contact information provided below.
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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 |
http://www.algonquincollege.com/languages/teach-a-second-language/teslfl/
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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 |
Hedy McGarrell |
| 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
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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 |
Trish Coles Voula Galanis |
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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
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Lois Molto |
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Fanshawe College accepting only international applicants for fall 2019 registration |
London, Ont. |
face-to-face & blended full time
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http://www.fanshawec.ca/programs/tes1-teaching-english-speakers-other-languages-and-intercultural-competence/next |
Adair Meehan |
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Humber College
|
Etobicoke, Ont. |
face-to-face & online
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http://liberalarts.humber.ca/ |
Angelo DiGiorgio |
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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 & part time |
www.niagaracollege.ca/english -language-studies/programs/ teaching-esl |
Wendy Hounsham 905-735-2211, Ext. 7505 & Ext. 7559 whounsham@niagaracollege.ca |
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North American Business College of Sciences and Languages (NAB College)
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Mississauga, Ont. | face-to-face | www.nabcollege.ca |
TBA |
| Ontario Tech University (formerly UOIT) | Oshawa, Ont. |
blended full time |
https://education.uoit.ca/ |
Dr. Allyson Eamer
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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 |
| 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
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www.senecacollege.ca/ce /language/language-careers/ tesl.html |
Julian Martin |
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Sheridan College |
Mississauga, Ont. | face-to-face |
https://academics. sheridancollege.ca/programs/ teaching-english-to-speakers- of-other-languages |
Tania Iveson |
| 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.
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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 |
| Western University | London, Ont. |
face-to-face master's degree program |
https://www.edu.uwo.ca/graduate-education/program/mped/tesol.html |
Kaitlyn Pettigrew 519-661-2111, Ext. 80553 kpettig@uwo.ca |
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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
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https://www.ycdsb.ca/ce/program/teaching-english-as-a-second-language-tesl/
|
Tania Connell |
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York University
|
Toronto, Ont. |
face-to-face
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www.yorku.ca/laps/dlll/tesol |
Antonella Valeo |