Education and Early Childhood Learning

Professional Certification

School Clinician Certificate

The following types of School Clinician Certificates may be issued:

• Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Reading
• School Psychology
• Social Work

A School Clinician is issued a provisional school clinician certificate; valid for three years. A provisional school clinician certificate may be extended once to a maximum of 3 years.

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Basic Qualifications for Provisional Certification

Type of Certificate	Qualifications
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	The academic qualifications needed to meet the licensing requirements, and is a member of the College of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology of Manitoba.
Occupational Therapy	A four year Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree or an equivalent degree and is a member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba.
Physiotherapy	A four year Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree or an equivalent degree and is a member of the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba.
School Psychology	An approved Master's degree in School Psychology, in which he or she completed the approved courses in psychology and related areas. Please review the School Clinician Certificate School Psychology Guideline to Qualification ( 272 KB) for more information.
Social Work	A four year Bachelor of Social Work degree or an approved equivalent, and is a member of the Manitoba College of Social Workers.
Reading	An approved Master’s degree in Education, in which he or she completed the approved courses in clinical reading and related areas; and has completed two years of clinical reading experience or of remedial reading experience, one year of clinical or one year of remedial reading experience, or two years of classroom teaching experience in Manitoba, primarily focused on literacy learning and diagnostic or specialized assessment, while holding a permanent professional teaching certificate, or approved teaching experience in a jurisdiction other than Manitoba while holding an approved teaching certificate issued by the jurisdiction. Please review the School Clinician Certificate Reading Clinician Guideline to Qualification ( 586 KB) for more information.

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Application Process

• Application Process Steps

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Permanent School Clinician Certificate Qualifications

1. Satisfactorily complete the equivalent of 360 days of supervised clinical experience as a clinician in a Manitoba school while holding a valid provisional certificate. Supervision will include, but not be limited to, a minimum of 25 hours with direct a supervisor – supervisee contact on matters of case management, etc.
2. First and second year School Clinician Supervision Reports ( 380 KB). The supervising clinician name must be submitted to the Professional Certification Unit for approval prior to the start of employment. The supervising clinician is required to hold a valid Permanent School Clinician of the same type/discipline.
3. Secure the recommendation of your supervising school clinician and superintendent. Employer Recommendation for Extension of Provisional or Permanent School Clinician Certification ( 268 KB).
4. An original current background check that consists of:
   1. A Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Search
      1. Checks may be completed at your local Law Enforcement Agency in Canada.
      2. Checks that are issued in an electronic format (such as results from the Winnipeg City Police), must be forwarded to MBProfCert@gov.mb.ca with the original results email and ALL required security information so that the Professional Certification Unit can access the check.
   2. A Manitoba Child Abuse Registry Check
      1. Information and application form are available online.

      NOTE: All background checks must be dated within 3 months of the date the Professional Certification Unit received the application and include all current and past full legal names that match your birth certificate and marriage certificate, divorce decree, or official name change document (if applicable). These checks become part of your file and are not returned.

5. Successfully complete the University of Manitoba course "EDUA 5012 Legal and Administrative Aspects of Schools for Clinicians" and provide an official transcript mailed DIRECTLY from the University of Manitoba to PCU.
6. Submit the Application to Change School Clinician Certification Status and fee using the new online submission.

7. 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.

   If you haven’t already completed one, a photocopy of a certificate of completion from one of the approved sexual abuse prevention programs:

   • Respect in Schools – Respect in School - Getting Started (respectgroupinc.com)
   • Commit to Kids – Commit to Kids

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Reconsiderations and Appeals

The first step before pursuing a formal appeal is a Request for Reconsideration which must be submitted within 45 days of the date of the letter you received from the Professional Certification Unit advising you of your evaluation outcome.  There is no fee associated with this step of the appeal process.

A formal Request for Appeal may be made following a Reconsideration decision in those cases where the applicant continues to be dissatisfied with the decision.  A Request for Appeal must be accompanied by a fee of $99.00 and must be submitted within 45 days of the date of the Reconsideration decision. The provincial body that hears appeals will be charged with ascertaining whether there has been an error in interpreting and/or applying the regulatory requirements.  If the appeal is successful, the fee will be refunded.  For detailed information regarding the appeal process and to access the forms for each step of the process visit Reconsiderations and Appeals.

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