Professional Certification
Professional School Personnel Certification in Manitoba
NEW!
Effective October 24, 2024, the Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation M.R. 115/2015 was amended regarding certification and recognition of experience.
Refer to Regulatory Amendments – October 24, 2024 for more information.
NEW! Effective November 18th, 2024 - For all Internationally Educated Teachers and Internationally Educated School Clinicians
Manitoba Professional Certification Unit is excited to announce the launch of Pathways to Teach Canada. This new service is the single-entry point and the first step for Internationally Educated Teachers and Internationally Educated School Clinicians interested in obtaining a teaching certificate in participating provinces and territories, including Manitoba Professional Certification Unit.
Pathways to Teach Canada offers a streamlined process, enabling Internationally Educated Teachers and Internationally Educated School Clinicians to have their credentials and language competency evaluated and sent to one or more participating provinces or territories where they want to apply for certification.
Start the application process here: Home - Pathways to Teach Canada
Note: Pathways to Teach Canada’s language proficiency assessment is currently the only approved language proficiency test accepted by the department for teaching and clinician certificate, in accordance with the October 24, 2024 amendments to the Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation M.R. 115/2015.
NEW!
Effective November 12, 2024, all applicants for teaching and clinician certificates will be required to complete an approved sexual abuse prevention program in order to be eligible for certification.
The two programs currently approved by the Minister of Education and Early Childhood learning for this purpose are:
- Respect in Schools – Respect in School - Getting Started (respectgroupinc.com)
- Commit to Kids – Commit to Kids
The applicant must complete at least one of the two programs and attach the certificate of completion to the application package.
Professional school personnel include the classroom teacher, school clinician, school administrator, special education teacher, special education coordinator, school counsellor, and vocational teacher.
Certification of Professional School Personnel is a provincial responsibility therefore the requirements for certification differ from province to province.
A valid Manitoba Teaching or School Clinician Certificate is required to be employed as professional school personnel in Manitoba.
Manitoba Education System
Teaching is a regulated profession in Canada. Each province and territory has its own regulator and certification requirements.
The Professional Certification Unit (PCU) receives all applications for certification in Manitoba as a teacher or a school clinician.
Manitoba teaching and school clinician certification requirements are outlined in the Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation 115/2015 of the Education Administration Act.
Fees for teaching and school clinician certification services are outlined in the Education Certificates, Transcripts and Miscellaneous Fees Regulation 86/2010.
The information provided on this website is subject to change.
