Sexual Abuse Prevention Program

An overwhelming majority of Ontario Certified Teachers (OCTs) have successfully completed the Sexual Abuse Prevention Program, which shows that OCTs take the safety and well-being of students very seriously.

If you did not complete the Program (and did not receive an extension), it is shown as Incomplete on your teaching certificate and your public register profile. Failure to successfully complete the Program may be considered professional misconduct.

The only way to update your status to Complete is to successfully complete the Program, which can be accessed by signing into your member account.

Additional information, including instructions if you have trouble signing into your account, is available on our FAQ page.

Unsure if you successfully completed the Program?

Sign into your member account and look for Programs on the left-side navigation channel.

You can also check your Program status on the public register – scroll down until you see Supplementary Information / Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.

Holocaust education and countering antisemitism

In March, Council approved the development of a new Additional Qualification (AQ) entitled Holocaust Education and Countering Antisemitism.

The College offered an information session on May 18 to support AQ providers in their response to Ontario teachers’ professional learning needs with respect to Holocaust education and countering antisemitism.

The session, attended by over 30 participants representing 50 organizations offering accredited AQ programs, provided an opportunity to learn about:

• teaching resources available from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies and Liberation 75
• the possibility of developing a focused version of an existing AQ to highlight Holocaust education and countering antisemitism.

Temporary Certificate

Temporary Certificate holders, have you completed your teacher education program? You must convert your Temporary Certificate to a general Certificate of Qualification and Registration (CQR) before your Temporary Certificate expires. Information on how to provide proof to the College that you have completed your teacher education program can be found on our website.

Do you need to update your information on the public register?

OCTs, keep your information up to date by adding or updating any missing qualifications, degrees or other designations to the public register.

If you use a name professionally that is different from your certificate/public register name, you are required to update the College immediately. Failure to do so may constitute professional misconduct.

International educators

Linda Lacroix, OCT/EAO, Registrar & CEO of the Ontario College of Teachers, met with an international delegation of educators from Germany, including the Minister of Education of the state of Baden-Württemberg, as part of their fact-finding tour of Ontario’s publicly funded education system.

The delegates were provided with detailed information on a range of topics, including our ethical standards and standards of practice, how we inspire public confidence, teacher certification, and program accreditation.

Profile: Council member Imran Syed, OCT

Imran Syed is a principal with the Durham District School Board.

With more than two decades of education experience, he started his teaching career as a classroom teacher, moving into progressively more senior roles. As both an educator and an administrator, Syed is a passionate leader of equity and inclusion.

He serves on the College’s Council and on the Human Resources Subcommittee.

Library services

Did you know that the Margaret Wilson Library has a shipping service for OCTs? Place a hold and we will ship it to you – free of charge.

How?

1. Log into your College member account on oct.ca under Members.
2. On the left-side navigation channel, click Library to access the library website.
3. Search by title, author, or subject.
4. Click Place Hold.

For more information on managing your holds and checkouts for print books, please see our tutorial or email library@oct.ca.