Recent teacher grads frustrated by certification delays ottnews ottawa
Chelsey Brassard poses for a photo on July 28, 2022. Brassard is still waiting for her full teaching certificate from the Ontario College of Teachers, despite graduating from the University of Ottawa's education program in April.
Almost a year later, the OCT issued her a temporary certificate, an emergency measure to address teacher shortages caused by COVID-19. It is set to expire in December. Brassard wants to find a permanent teaching job, but she says she can't do so with the temporary certificate. When she received her temporary certificate in May, Brassard said she reached out to schools looking for emergency supply teaching positions, and saw first hand how high the demand for teachers is.Taylor Harnden also recently graduated from the University of Ottawa's education program, and started her application to be certified in December of 2021. She received a temporary certificate in May.
Harnden, on the right, is among recent graduates who are reporting 'stressful' delays in receiving their teaching certificates from OCT. She's seen here at her university convocation in June 2022. These delays have also been a financial concern for Harnden, who said not having her full certificate has hampered her job search.Delays in OCT applications are increasingly common, said Joel Westheimer, a professor in the social foundations of education at the University of Ottawa and an education columnist for CBC Radio.
Ontario currently has an 'enormous' need for teachers, Joel Westheimer says, and certification delays haven't been helping."We have a teacher shortage. We're coming out of the pandemic. We desperately need new and energetic and enthusiastic teachers. We're now using tons of temporary teachers filling spots that should be filled by certified teachers," he said.
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