Teacher Certification
As a result of an Order in Council, approved February 15, 2001, user fees are now required for a limited number of transactions processed by the Registrar-Teacher Certification office.
Effective April 1, 2011, the following user fees were approved:
Initial Certification Applications - $97.41
Renewal of Expired Teacher Certificates - $42.62
Duplicate Teacher Certificates - $42.62
Application for Change in Classification - $35.00
Statement of Professional Standing - $30.44
Nova Scotia Teacher's College transcripts - $5.49
The Teacher Certification Office is mainly responsible for:
- initial certification of teachers
- approval of all courses and programs for changes in teacher certification classification
- creation and maintenance of teaching service records for individual teachers for salary purposes
- recognition of teaching service for salary increment purposes for service completed outside the public schools of Nova Scotia.
News & Notices
You can now use our Online Payment Service to purchase any of the following services that have been assigned a fee:
- Application Package - Regular, Special, or Vocational
- Change in Classification
- Duplicate Teacher's Certificate
- Renewal of Expired Teacher's Certificate
- Statement of Professional Standing Form
- Nova Scotia Teacher's College Transcripts
Notice to Bridging Teacher Certificate (BTC) Holders - Change in Secondary Level Academic Content Requirements
Notice for TC4 Certificate Holders - New Regulations for Upgrading