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, 2009, the following user fees were approved:
Initial Certification Applications - $95.50
Renewal of Expired Teacher Certificates - $41.78
Duplicate Teacher Certificates - $41.78
Application for Change in Classification - $35.00
Statement of Professional Standing - $29.85
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.
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