Manitoba Education
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Professional Certification
Professional School Personnel Certificates
Each certificate must meet specific requirements before that certificate will be issued. The following certificates are issued: Classroom Teacher, School Clinician, Level 1 or Level 2 Administrator, Special Education, Special Education Coordinator, School Counsellor and Vocational Teacher.
The information given is of a general nature only and subject to change. For more specific information, please contact the Professional Certification Unit.
Classroom Teacher
A valid certificate is required before accepting a teaching position in Manitoba. The application can be filled in on-line but must be printed and mail to the Professional Certification Unit with the requested information.
Choose the appropriate application package:
- Applicants certified in another province in Canada
- Applicants certified outside of Canada
- Applicants graduating from a Manitoba Bachelor of Education program
Read all the instructions provided. Ensure all areas of the application are completed and the requested documents are included or have been arranged to be submitted before sending the application to the Professional Certification Unit.
School Clinicians
School Clinicians certified in Manitoba for the first time are issued provisional certificates; valid for three years. A certificate may be extended upon the recommendation of a school superintendent.
Six types of school clinician certificates exist in Manitoba:
Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Reading, Speech & Hearing, and Social Worker.
The application for a school clinician cannot be filled in on line but must be printed off and mailed in with the appropriate documentation for evaluation. Please read all the instructions provided in the application package. (
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Level 1 or 2 Administrator
There are two types of certificates:
Level 1 School Administrator's Certificate
Level 2 Principal's Certificate
Manitoba Regulation 515/88 of The Education Administration Act recognizes two levels of certificates. Currently, these certificates are not required in order to accept an administrative position; however, school divisions are encouraged to select those who have or who may qualify for the above certificates.
Guidelines ( 86 KB) for an Administrator's certificate.
Special Education Teacher
To receive a Special Education Teacher Certificate, a valid Manitoba Professional Teaching certificate is required along with a minimum of two years of successful teaching experience while holding a valid Manitoba teaching certificate.
Guidelines ( 166 KB) for the Special Education Teacher Certificate.
Special Education Coordinator
A Special Education Coordinator certificate may be given when the candidate:
- Holds a valid Manitoba Special Education Teacher's Certificate
- Completes five (5) years of approved experience in two or more of the following areas:
- Regular classroom teaching,
- Resource or special class teaching, or both,
- Approved clinical or special agency work at a professional level such as psychology, reading, social work, speech and hearing, and school counseling,
- Consultative or supervisory experience such as school administrator or department head.
To receive a Special Education Coordinator's certificate, a request in writing, must be submitted to the Professional Certification Unit.
Include in the request an official statement from a current and/or former employer(s) that a minimum of five (5) years of experience in at least two of the above areas of responsibility have been completed.
School Counsellor
To be eligible for a School Counsellor Certificate, a candidate will have thirty (30) credit hours of university course work at the post-baccalaureate level, or above, as specified in the guideline and will have accumulated a minimum of two (2) years successful teaching experience while holding a valid Manitoba Permanent Professional teaching certificate.
Guidelines ( 68 KB) for School Counsellor Certificate.
Vocational Teacher
Information about becoming a vocational teacher contact the Chair of the Teacher Education Department - Kurt Proctor at kproctor@rrc.mb.ca at Red River College or the Professional Certification Unit.
Information is also available on the web site of Red River College -Technical Vocational Teacher Education.
