Additional Qualification (AQ) Courses

OECTA offers its members a variety of voluntary professional development opportunities, including Additional Qualification (AQ) courses, that are developed for teachers by teachers.


•    NEW FOR FALL-WINTER 2010, OECTA will be introducing ON-LINE AQ COURSES to compliment the current FACE TO FACE AQ courses and PARTIAL ON-LINE AQ courses.

•    Registration for fall-winter 2010-11 AQ courses will begin soon and the course offerings both ON-LINE and FACE TO FACE are listed under AQ course headings

•    OECTA AQ courses are developed by teachers and delivered by teachers so they are relevant, practical and inspiring and feature an inclusive learning environment that teachers keep coming back to again and again.

•    OECTA AQ courses offer quality learning for an affordable fee of only $650** 
 
•    FACE TO FACE  AQ courses start the week of October 4 and ON-LINE AQ courses start the week of October 18

•    OECTA/OCSTA Religious Education fall 2010 courses are open for registration - information is posted when available.

Course details

Click on the courses on the left for a course description, sessions dates, locations, days & times, online registration and payment options.

General Information

All Fall AQ Courses begin the week of October 5, 2010 until March 3, 2011. All Courses operate one evening per week beginning at 5:30 p.m. and run for a minimum of 4 hours per night unless otherwise stated. Courses may include partial on-line and Saturdays if indicated. All AQ courses have the same number of hours of participation and therefore courses that include Saturdays and partial online will reduce the number of nights and may finish earlier than the stated end date.

Online Courses

New for fall of 2010 OECTA will be offering online courses that will begin in mid October and run until March 3, 2011. Courses are fully online and will be listed first under course titles as an online course. They will also be listed under the online course section as well.


OECTA’s AQ courses
Courses are recognized by the Qualifications Evaluations Council of Ontario (QECO) and are accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers. AQ courses may be used toward teacher qualifications and salary upgrades when specific academic and professional requirements are achieved.


Make sure QECO knows the details of your professional development goals so the upgrading information can be tailored to your personal needs.


AQ courses information and registration >>

  • spring, summer and fall/winter session course dates

  • fees, course registration and payment

  • registration confirmation

  • refunds and withdrawals

  • course date changes or cancellations

  • English language proficiency

  • eligibility prerequisites and required documents

  • policies & procedures

Establishing an AQ course in your area

If there is a group of teachers interested in having an AQ course presented in your area, please call OECTA’s Professional Development Department at 1-800-268-7230.

Contact information

Assistant Registrar

65 St. Clair Ave. East, Suite 400
Toronto ON M4T 2Y8
416-925-2493 or 1-800-268-7230
Email: registrar@oecta.on.ca

**Religious Education AQ Courses have a tuition fee of $500 and the $650 tuition fee for all other AQ courses is available to all teachers if they register by the posted deadline.