practicum

Practicums

Practicums

The full-time Formation à l’enseignement program includes:

  • a period of community service learning (CSL)
  • two practicums

The full-time Formation à l’enseignement, part-time (online) and education technology (EDuTek) programs include two practicums.

  1. Practicum policies

Read the practicum policies closely and follow them. Get to know them and consult them during your practicums.

  1. Teaching standards (standards of practice and ethical standards)

The Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) determines the Standards of Practice for the Teaching Profession and the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession. These standards apply to practicums as well.

To understand how the OCT standards are applied in the Formation à l’enseignement program, see the Faculty regulations.

  1. Professional ethics

Teacher candidates are associate members of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF). You must therefore comply with professional ethical standards as do OTF members during your practicums. Therefore, before you’re even offered a practicum in a school, you must:

  • Show your ability to provide for the physical safety, psychological health and academic well-being of students
  • Demonstrate empathy, integrity, respect and trust in your interactions with others, both in the Faculty and in schools

If you don’t meet these conditions, you might:

  • Be denied a practicum
  • Be required to withdraw from your practicum

To understand how the OTF standards are applied in the Formation à l’enseignement program, see the Faculty regulations.

  1. Conditions to be met 

To pass your practicum, you must:

  • Attend the mandatory practicum preparation seminars
  • Make your entries in your dossier professionnel d’apprentissage
  • Pay close attention to the quality of your spoken and written French during your practicum
  • Have a professional attitude and comply with the teaching standards of practice and ethical standards
  • Take part in class and school activities
  • Collaborate with the associate teacher as well as with the faculty supervisor
  • Perform the administrative follow-up required by the Faculty
  • Achieve an “S” grade (satisfactory) in the two practicums (including the make-up practicum, if required)

For more on the conditions you must meet in the Formation à l’enseignement program to receive a BEd, see the Faculty regulations.

  1. Grade review and appeal procedure

For more on the practicum grade review and appeal procedure, see the Faculty regulations.

Mandatory health and safety training

Each school board applies its own policies concerning the health and safety training required before starting a practicum.


The three Ottawa school boards (CECCE, CEPEO, CSDCEO) and the Conseil scolaire de l’Est ontarien, which host teacher candidates, apply the Ontario regulation on occupational health and safety awareness and training. This requires employers to offer health and safety training to every worker and supervisor in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which covers workplaces regulated by the province. This requirement applies to those performing practicums.


Before starting your practicum, you must therefore have taken the Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps training available on the Ministry of Labour website.
You must print your Proof of Completion certificate and provide it along with your vulnerable sector screening on the first day of your practicum.


You can only start your practicum in a school under a school board if the two documents are valid and presented to the school principal or vice-principal, and it has been confirmed that you are allowed to begin your practicum.