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Guidance and Career Education, Specialist AQ (OISE, Winter 2025, Online)

January 16, 2025 to March 6, 2025

  • Category: AQ, Online
  • Region: Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, GTA, Northern Ontario, Outside Ontario, Southern Ontario
  • Topic: Guidance and Career Education
  • Grades: Intermediate (grades 7-10), JK-SK, Junior (grades 4-6), Primary (grades 1-3), Senior (grades 11-12)

Continuing with topics explored in Guidance and Career Education Parts 1 and 2, this course focuses on opportunities for candidates to become involved in guidance leadership roles in school guidance departments. Candidates concentrate on the changing roles and responsibilities of counsellors as well as leadership in the school. Skills in personal counselling, consultation, co-ordination of services and programs, and the development and delivery of guidance programs are discussed. Instructional methods include: small group research, carousel presentations, personal growth portfolios as well as discussion of issues and dilemmas relevant to guidance and career education. Practical application of technology is also explored, and time is devoted to Ministry documents such as OSR Management, Guidance and Career Education course offerings and Transition planning.

Required Textbooks

Guidance and Career Education Part 3/Specialist: OSCA Ethical Guidelines

  • The Guidance Guidelines are available from the Ontario Guidance Counsellor Association.

Notes

Teachers holding qualifications in technological education is eligible to take this Three-Session Qualification course.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Specialist:

  1. Completion of Part 1 and Part 2:
    Evidence of the completion of Part 1 and Part 2 as shown on your Certificate of Qualification. It is no longer necessary to send in a copy of your Certificate of Qualification. We have access to this information via the OCT Public Registry.
  1. Certificate of Teaching Experience – 2 Years:
    Evidence of at least two (2) years of successful teaching experience, including one (1) year of experience in the subject in which the qualification is being sought. This experience must be certified by the appropriate Supervisory Officer on the ‘OISE Certification of Teaching Experience Form’.

Please Note:

Any exceptions and additional requirements are noted below.

  • We do not have the authority to determine whether or not candidates meet the teaching experience prerequisite for Part 2 and Part 3 AQs. We are responsible only for collecting the Certificate of Teaching Experience once it has been signed by the appropriate authority. Please direct all inquiries regarding teaching experience to your employer.