Course Schedule
| Session |
Course Dates |
Application Deadline |
Document Deadline |
Payment Deadline |
| Summer 2026 |
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Friday, August 7, 2026 |
Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 7pm ET |
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 4pm ET |
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 4pm ET |
| Winter 2027 |
Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027 |
Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 7pm ET |
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 4pm ET |
Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 4pm ET |
Deadline dates are subject to change.
Summer 2026
- Course Dates: Monday, June 22, 2026 – Friday, August 7, 2026
- Application Deadline: Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 7pm ET
- Document Deadline: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 4pm ET
- Payment Deadline: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 4pm ET
Winter 2027
- Course Dates: Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027
- Application Deadline: Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 7pm ET
- Document Deadline: Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 4pm ET
- Payment Deadline: Thursday, January 21, 2027 at 4pm ET
Course Description
Build your professional development teaching portfolio in Communications Technology to increase your access to further teaching opportunities! This AQ will help you strengthen your teaching practice, build your professional network, and extend your skills and knowledge in Technological Studies.
Application Requirements
1) OCT MEMBERSHIP
We will use the OCT number you provide during online registration to confirm you are an OCT member.
2) WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
- Educators with existing technological education qualifications do not need to provide additional documentation.
- Educators without technological education qualifications need:
- a Certificate of Qualification and Registration
- five years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, or a combined total of five years’ post-secondary education and work experience, including:
- at least two years’ business or industrial work experience, at least four months of which were continuous, and post-secondary education acceptable to the OCT consisting of:
- an apprenticeship program acceptable to the OCT, and…
- work experience demonstrating competency based on an assessment of advanced skills and knowledge, related to a technological education subject listed in Schedule B of the regulation.
- *Experience teaching Communications Grades 9/10 is accepted as part of the five-year requirement at a ratio of two years experience to one year of the required total e.g., four years teaching Communications Grades 9/10 is equal to two years of the required five years experience.
- Eligible work experience must use skills and knowledge related to the subject and may include business or industrial experience in the following areas:
- radio and TV arts/animation
- graphic art and design
- photography
*One year of work experience can be interpreted as 1,700 hours of work experience.
**If you were self-employed, you must submit an affidavit and a business license to confirm years of work experience.
Course Materials
There are no additional resources required for this course.
Accommodations
Applicants who require accommodations for a specific learning need (e.g., learning disability) within their AQ/ABQ course, should click here for further information and support.
Have a question? Contact us!
Refund Schedule
- If you drop a course by the midpoint of the course, you will receive 100% of your course fee
- If you drop a course after the midpoint, before the end of the course, you will receive 50% of your course fee
| Session |
100% Refund Deadline |
50% Refund Deadline |
| Late Winter 2026 | Friday, March 13, 2026 | April 17, 2026 |
| Spring 2026 | Friday, May 1, 2026 | June 05, 2026 |
| Late Spring 2026 | Friday, May 29, 2026 | June 26, 2026 |
| Summer 2026 | Friday, July 10, 2026 | August 07, 2026 |
Starting Late Summer 2026 Session
Our refund policies are changing starting with the Late Summer 2026 Session (Monday, August 10, 2026). See the new schedule below.
- If you drop a course before the course begins: 100% refund
- If you drop a course on or before the 14th day of the course: 75% refund
- If you drop a course after the 14th day of the course: No refund
| Session |
Course Dates |
75% Refund Cut Off Date |
| Late Summer 2026 | Monday, August 10, 2026 – Friday, October 2, 2026 | August 23, 2026 |
| Fall 2026 | Monday, September 28, 2026 – Friday, December 4, 2026 | October 11, 2026 |
| Fall/Winter 2026 | Monday, November 9, 2026 – Friday, February 5, 2027 | November 22, 2026 |
| Winter 2027 | Monday, January 25, 2027 – Friday, April 2, 2027 | February 07, 2027 |
| Late Winter 2027 | Monday, February 15, 2027 – Friday, April 16, 2027 | February 28, 2027 |
For more about our refund policies, visit our Fees & Refunds page.