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Our multi-session program provides an opportunity for skilled tradespeople to earn a Bachelor of Education (BEd) or Diploma in Education (DEd) in a blended format. This program is designed as a second career pathway for skilled tradespeople seeking to enter the teaching profession and secure employment in Ontario schools.
Admission Requirements
Qualifications and assessments of individual academic/work experience combinations are made by the Faculty, and require proof of related postsecondary skilled work. The number of years of work experience needed for each academic background is as follows:
- Related university degree: A minimum of 2 years experience
- Related college diploma (3 years): A minimum of 2 years experience
- Related college diploma (2 years): 3 years experience
- 1 year of a 2-3 year related college diploma: 4 years experience
- Tradesperson (Secondary School Graduation Diploma): 5 years experience
*Please note that 1 year equals 1700 hours
Selection is based on the application requirements in TEAS Requirements for Queen's as well as the supplemental documents submitted to Student Services. See How to Apply.
Candidates choose from the following Broad-based Technology (BBT) areas:
- Communications Technology
- Computer Technology
- Construction Technology
- Green Industries
- Hairstyling and Aesthetics*
- Health Care
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing Technology
- Technological Design
- Transportation Technology*
*Applicants for Hairstyling and Aesthetics or Transportation Technology require a Certificate of Qualification because they are compulsory regulated trades.
Applicants must provide proof of competency in the same Broad-based Technology area to which they are applying in order to teach. This proof is a combination of both academic background and skilled work experience in the same Broad-based Technology. Your work must have been:
- in business or industry
- in a location where work would regularly occur
- monitored, supervised and assessed or evaluated formally documented.
The following do not count as work experience:
- observing a skilled tradesperson or observing at a work site
- touring a facility
- attending a trade show
- volunteering, such as with Habitat for Humanity
- supervising, unless you used knowledge and skills directly related to your technology area.
Breadth of Experience
The examples below show how breadth of technological experience would be interpreted in Construction Technology.
Very Narrow (NOT ADMISSIBLE)
- 1 skill set in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., stonemasonry or electrical or plumbing)
Narrow
- 2-3 skill sets in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., house framing and cabinetmaking and electrical). Has used computers.
Broad
- 4 or more skills sets in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., house framing and cabinetmaking and electrical and CAD). Computer literate.
Very broad
- Near complete skill sets for 1 BBT (e.g., Construction Technology) and some skill sets from a 2nd BBT. Must have CAD and/or design experience.
When you complete our Teacher Education program, you will be prepared to teach all broad-based technology areas at the Intermediate (grades 9/10) levels, and courses in the broad-based technology area that you are seeking qualification the Senior (grades 11/12) level.
For more information about secondary school courses, see the following Ministry of Education curriculum documents:
- For Grades 9 and 10: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Technological Education, 2009 (PDF 687 KB)
- For Grades 11 and 12: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009 (PDF 1,460 KB).
If the content of the secondary school courses you examined matches your technical background AND a minimum range of 2 to 4 skill sets in one Broad-based Technology, then you should apply to that Broad-based Technology.
If your technical background does not match the content of the secondary school courses you have examined, start this process over to consider another Broad-based Technology.
If you do not find that there is a course that matches your technical background, then you do not have the technical background to apply for a teacher education program in Technological Education. The Ontario secondary school curriculum does not address all technical fields.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | ||
| CURR 360 | Teaching Tech Ed, Pt 1 | 3.00 |
| CURR 361 | Teaching Tech Ed, Pt 2 | 3.00 |
| CURR 368 | Curriculum Dev In Tech Ed, Pt1 | 3.00 |
| CURR 369 | Curriculum Dev in Tech Ed,Pt 2 | 3.00 |
| Professional Studies | ||
| PROF 110 | Self As Teacher | 3.00 |
| PROF 170 | School and Classroom Leadership: In Pursuit of School Effectiveness | 3.00 |
| PROF 180 | School Law and Policy | 1.50 |
| PROF 210 | Self as Learner | 3.00 |
| PROF 310 | Self as Professional | 3.00 |
| PROF 417 | Theory and Professional PracticeTheory and Professional Practi | 1.50 |
| PROF 500 | Supporting Learning Skills | 1.00 |
| PROF 501 | Building a Professional Career as a Teacher | 1.50 |
| PROF 502 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies for Teachers (PJ & IS) | 1.00 |
| PROF 503 | Integrating Environmental Education in the Classroom | 1.00 |
| PROF 504 | Educational Technology as a Teaching and Learning Tool | 1.50 |
| PROF 505 | Meeting the Needs of Learners | 1.50 |
| PROF 506 | English Language Learners | 3.00 |
| PROF 507 | Transitions and Pathways | 1.50 |
| PROF 508 | Teaching Grades 7 and 8 | 1.50 |
| Practicum | ||
| PRAC 417 | Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
| PRAC 427 | Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
| PRAC 437 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
| PRAC 447 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
| PRAC 457 | Alternative Practicum (TE) | 1.50 |
| PRAC 467 | Practicum (TE) | 2.00 |
| Foundational Studies | ||
| FOUN 100 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 1.00 |
| FOUN 101 | Foundations of Assessment | 1.00 |
| FOUN 102 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 1.00 |
| Program Focus | ||
| FOCI 212 | Broad-Based Tech Ed, Pt 1 | 1.50 |
| FOCI 214 | Broad-Based Tech Ed, Pt 2 | 1.50 |
| Educational Studies | ||
| EDST 476 | Except Children & Adolescents | 3.00 |
| Total Units | 60.00 | |
Sessional Dates
TEMS Program Dates 2022-24 Cohort
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Summer 2022 | |
| May 6-8 | Introduction to the program (on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
| May 9-27 | Practicum placement PRAC 417 (14 days - at Host School) |
| June 3-5 and 24-26 | Summer Class Block (In-person learning on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
| July 4-29 | Summer Class Block (In-person learning on campus at Queen's University in Kingston) |
| August 31 | Summer Term ends |
| Fall 2022: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
| Sept 1 | Fall term begins |
| Sept 16-18 | Fall in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
| Oct 3-21 | Practicum (14 days - at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
| Oct 14-16 | Fall in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
| Oct 24-Nov 18 | Practicum (20 days at Host School or Employed TCoQR) |
| Nov 18-20 | Fall in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
| Dec 31 | Fall term ends |
| Winter 2023: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
| Jan 1 | Winter Term begins |
| Jan 13-15 | Winter in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
| Feb 6-March 3 | Practicum placement PRAC 437 (19 days at Host School or employed TCoQR) |
| March 13-17 | March Break |
| March 24-26 | Winter in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
| April 14-16 | Winter in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
| April 30 | Winter Term Ends |
| Summer 2023 | |
| July | In-person learning at Queen's University in Kingston |
| Fall 2023: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
| Sept 8-10 | Fall in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
| Oct | Practicum placement PRAC 447 (4 weeks) |
| Oct 13-15 | Fall in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
| Nov 17-19 | Fall in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
| Winter 2024: Blended online and in-person learning in Markham | |
| Jan 12-14 | Winter in-person Class Block 1 (in Markham) |
| Feb | Practicum placement PRAC 467 (4 weeks) |
| March 1-3 | Winter in-person Class Block 2 (in Markham) |
| April 5-7 | Winter in-person Class Block 3 (in Markham) |
TEMS Program Dates 2023-25 Cohort (tentative)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | |
| May 5-7 | In-person class block 1 (At weekend learning location) |
| May | 3 Week Practicum (At Host School) |
| June 2-4 | In-person class block 2 (At weekend learning location) |
| June 23-25 | In-person class block 3 (At weekend learning location) |
| July 4-26 | In-person class block 4 (At Queen's) |
| Fall 2023 | |
| Sept 8-10 | In-person class block 1 (At weekend learning location) |
| Oct 13-15 | In-person class block 2 (At weekend learning location) |
| Nov 17-19 | In-person class block 3 (At weekend learning location) |
| Winter 2024 | |
| Jan 12-14 | In-person class block 1 (At weekend learning location) |
| Feb-March | 7 Week Practictum (At Host School/TCQR) |
| Mar 1-3 | In-person class block 2 (At weekend learning location) |
| April 5-7 | In-person class block 3 (At weekend learning location) |
| Summer 2024 | |
| Jul 2-26 | In-person classes (At Queen's) |
| Fall 2024 | |
| Sept 13-15 | In-person class block 1 (At weekend learning location) |
| Oct 18-20 | In-person class block 2 (At weekend learning location) |
| Oct-Nov | 4 Week Practicum (At Host School/TCQR) |
| Nov 15-17 | In-person class block 3 (At weekend learning location) |
| Winter 2025 | |
| Jan 10-12 | In-person class block 1 (At weekend learning location) |
| Feb-Mar | 4 Week Practicum (At Host School/TCQR) |
| Feb 28-Mar 2 | In-person class block 2 (At weekend learning location) |
| Apr 4-6 | In-person class block 3 (At weekend learning location) |