NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 65/18

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
REGULATION 65/18

Teacher Certification Regulations (Amendment)
under the
Teacher Training Act
(O.C. 2018-161)

(Filed August 16, 2018)

Under the authority of section 11 of the Teacher Training Act, the Teachers' Certification Committee, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, August 14, 2018.

Ann Marie Hann
Clerk of the Executive Council

Ron Smith
Chairperson
Teachers' Certification Committee

REGULATIONS

Analysis

NLR1134/96
as amended

1. (1) Paragraph 2(1)(g) of the Teacher Certification Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(g) "course" means, except in paragraph (i.1), a course of study at Memorial University or a course of study at another recognized educational institution that, in the opinion of the registrar, is equivalent to a course of Memorial University;

(2) Subsection 2(1) of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (i) the following:

(i.1) "full time student" means a student enrolled in a minimum of 4 courses during a term or another minimum number of courses satisfactory to the registrar;

(3) Subsection 2(1) of the regulations is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (m) the following:

(m.1) "post secondary studies" means studies at the College of the North Atlantic or at another educational institution that, in the opinion of the registrar, is equivalent to the College of the North Atlantic;

2. The regulations are amended by adding immediately after section 14.1 the following:

Teaching and learning assistant

14.2 (1) A level II certificate endorsed "Teaching and Learning Assistant" may be issued to an applicant who

(a) has 20 credited courses satisfactory to the committee; or

(b) has completed, as a full time student, a minimum of 2 years post secondary studies satisfactory to the committee.

(2) A person who was issued a certificate under section 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 may be employed as a teaching and learning assistant and shall not be required to apply for a certificate referred to in subsection (1).