Canadian and Chinese Certification
British Columbia, Canada
Ministry of Education Certification
- Requirements include such items as:
- All courses taught in English.
- Principal and teachers are all British Columbia certified.
- Instruction meets subject time requirements.
- Courses meet specified learning outcomes.
- Official British Columbia student records are maintained.
- Sufficient courses are offered to enable students to meet all grade 10-12 requirements.
- British Columbia’s Performance Standards are used in K-9 student assessment.
- Grade 10 -12 students write all British Columbia Provincial Examinations.
- School must pass rigorous, annual, on-site inspections by British Columbia’s Ministry of Education.
- Inspectors review such items as:
• Course overviews.
• Teachers' daily lesson plans.
• Student assessments.
• Classroom resources/facilities.
• Student work samples.
• Administrative practices.
• Teacher certification.
• Student records.
- British Columbia’s Offshore Certification requirements are spelled out in its
Agreement and Inspection documents. These documents may be viewed by following this
link.
Chinese Provincial
Education Commission Certification
- Requirements include such items as:
- Chinese courses taught in Mandarin by Chinese certified teachers.
- Chinese certified principal.
- Chinese courses meet provincial standards.
- Approval of equivalency credits for British Columbia courses.
- Satisfactory student attitude, discipline and work ethic.
- Dual certification with a foreign country is new in China; a New Reform Program.
- School is approved by National, Provincial and Municipal governments and by
appropriate education authorities.
