ABQ and AQ Courses
Our additional basic qualifications (ABQ), additional qualifications (AQ) and honour specialist (AQ) courses are all credit courses. Teachers are encouraged to review their qualifications periodically in order to ensure that their studies will lead to a higher category if so desired.
The professional development programs of the Faculty of Education aim to provide courses of the highest professional quality. Each additional qualifications course reflects the Ontario College of Teachers Standards of Practice for the teaching profession.
Additional qualification courses provide teachers with opportunities to enhance their teaching skills using current, research-based instructional and assessment strategies. Teachers develop their abilities to teach an increasingly diverse range of learners and, with qualifications to teach in additional divisions/subject areas, their career choices are broadened.