The British Columbia Teachers’ Council’s 2015-2016 annual report, released today by the Ministry of Education, highlights key progress by the organization in its work to review the education, competence and conduct standards for educators in B.C.’s K-12 system

The BCTC is in the process of revising the conduct and competence standards for educators. The report also highlights the start of BCTC’s review of the certification standards – requirements to be met by applicants for a B.C. teaching certificate, and the B.C. teacher education programs approval standards – standards outlining how B.C. post-secondary institutions should be preparing future B.C. educators.

The BCTC’s 2015-2016 annual report can be viewed on the ministry’s Teacher Regulation Branch website at: http://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/documents/FormsandPublications/AnnualMeetings/BCTC_annual_rpt_2015_2016.pdf

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Rebecca Blair, chair, British Columbia Teachers’ Council – 

“The BCTC represents a wide spectrum of education partners where members remove their organizational hats and work co-operatively on important educational issues. The main job of the BCTC is ensuring the excellence of B.C. teachers. Careful consideration is given to maintaining the necessary standards that ensure that our teachers continue to be of the very highest calibre. Our annual report shows the progress we have made, which I hope builds public confidence in the quality of student learning and safety in B.C.’s K-12 system.”

Quick Facts:

• Currently there are just over 71,000 B.C.-certified educators.
• On average, 1,800 graduates from B.C. teacher education programs are certified annually.
• The BCTC is mandated to establish/maintain three sets of standards for B.C. teachers:
  • Professional Standards
  • Certification Standards
  • Teacher Education Program Approval Standards
• Each set of standards is currently undergoing a review.
• The BCTC created an Interim Teacher Education Program Review Committee and an Interim Approval Process to review of incoming change requests from B.C. teacher education programs.
• “A New Teacher Survey” was distributed to 12,060 newly certified B.C. teachers to understand how well-prepared new teachers are to teach in B.C.’s K-12 education system.
• A Trades Certificate was created to enable certain Red Seal/Certificate of Qualification trades professionals to teach in B.C.’s K-12 education system.

Learn More:

To learn about the British Columbia Teachers’ Council and read its annual report, visit:  http://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/AboutUs/Council.aspx

To learn about the Teacher Regulation Branch, visit: http://www.bcteacherregulation.ca/