PQP Modules 

PQP Part 1 Modules

Module 1: The Role of the Principal

Module 2: Equitable and Inclusive Schools

Module 3: Management and Leadership

Module 4: Pedagogical Leadership

Module 5: Inclusive Education

Module 6: Co-creating Safe Schools

In accordance with the requirements set by the OCT, part one will consist of 125 hours.

PQP Part 2 Modules

Module 7: The Changing Role of the School Leader

Module 8: Co-creating and Inclusive School

Module 9: Building Professional Capital

Module 10: Evidence-based Decision Making

Module 11: Building Relationships with Parents and the Community

Module 12: Supporting Wellness and Well-Being

In accordance with the requirements set by the OCT, part two will consist of 125 hours.

PQP Blended Program Hours for Part 1 or 2 

PQP Online Program Hours for Part 1 or 2

There is pre-work that will need to be completed in advance of the program start date. You will receive an email with access to our Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) approximately one week before the start date. It is important that you follow the instructions and access the LMS to review the pre-work learning expectations. The pre-work includes an equity, diversity and inclusion module as well as program-specific tasks designed to help candidates to reflect and prepare for productive conversations and participation.

Program Resource Access

All program content and Learning Management System access will be available to candidates beginning approximately one week in advance of the program and will remain active four weeks after the end of the program. Following this period, candidates will no longer have access to assignments, conversations, resources or other content related to the program. Please be sure to save any information that you would like to retain during the timeframe that you have access to the LMS as extensions to program access will only be granted under special circumstances, as approved by the Registrar or Director of Professional Learning.

The LIP must apply to a school setting and be mentored by a practising qualified principal or vice-principal. The duration of the LIP will be a minimum of 60 hours, of which 20 hours could be observation. Candidates identify a specific LIP informed by the PQP content and the Ontario Leadership Framework for Principals and Vice-Principals and a problem of practice in a school setting.

Candidates must develop a LIP proposal in part one and successfully complete the LIP experience before being considered complete part 2.

The deadline for successful completion of the practicum is three years after the date of completion of Part 1. Any submissions after that date will be subject to a late fee of $150 and may require the submission of a new practicum proposal.

If a candidate takes Part 2 with a provider other than OPC, it is the candidate's responsibility to request that OPC forward their practicum confirmation form to their Part 2 provider. If a candidate takes Part 2 with OPC and Part 1 with a different provider, it is the candidate's responsibility to request that their practicum confirmation form be forwarded to OPC.

PQP Part 1 Admission Requirements

• A member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
• Teacher's certificate
• An acceptable postsecondary degree
• Qualifications in three divisions (one of which must be Intermediate).Qualifications in grades 9 and 10 in a technological education subject listed in Schedule B or in the intermediate division in a general education subject listed in Schedule A. 
• Five years of successful classroom teaching experience in elementary or secondary education and one of:
• Two specialists, or
• One specialist and a half master's degree, or
• A master's degree or their equivalent, or a doctorate, or
• At least 30 graduate postsecondary credits or their equivalent

With the amendment to regulation 184 s44, candidates applying with a master's degree or half master's are required to submit a transcript of these programs to OPC for evaluation prior to the PQP start date to determine if the amended pre-requisites have been met. 

• The graduate credits must have been granted by an institution authorized to grant an acceptable postsecondary degree and have been completed in addition to any credits required for initial certification. 
• Honour specialist qualifications apply towards the specialist qualification requirement. 
• Effective September 30, 2011, qualifications in three subjects from Schedule F is deemed to be equivalent to one specialist or honour specialist qualification for the purposes of admission into Principal's Qualification, Part 1. 
• For detailed information on the Principal's Qualification admission requirements, please see Regulation 184/97 43-51 from the Education Statutes and Regulations of Ontario. 

If you have an outstanding qualification that is not posted on your OCT certificate, you will need to submit a Conditional Admission Form (for part 1 candidates) verifying completion of the outstanding qualification.

PQP Part 2 Admission Requirements

• A member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers
• Completion of PQP Part 1

If you completed the PQP Part 1 with another provider and your PQP Part 1 qualification is not currently recorded on your OCT certificate, you will need to submit a Conditional Admission Form (for part 2 candidates) verifying completion of the PQP Part 1. 

Registration will begin in early April

Fall 2023 - Part 1 OR 2

Registration will begin in late July

Two delivery options are available for the PQP, blended or online. Please see detailed information within the accordions below. 

A $250.00 refund is available if you cancel one week before the start date.

There are no refunds for cancellations after the start date.

A full refund applies when a session is cancelled due to low enrollment. 

Professional Learning Goals and Principles

As the OPC is required to comply with the cancellation policy specific to each independent interpreter, it will communicate the cancellation policy to the program candidate in writing. A candidate seeking to cancel their participation in an OPC program must comply with the interpreter’s cancellation policy and be respectful of the associated timelines. Candidates will be held responsible for cancellation fees applied as a result of missing timelines for cancellation.

OPC’s standard refund policy will also apply to all cancellations. 

Required Text Books

Part 1 Conditional Admission Form

Part 2 Conditional Admission Form

Conditional Admission Form instructions:

Part A is to be completed by the Instructor or someone from admission, confirming your successful completion.

Part B is completed by us at OPC.

Part C is completed by you.

This form can be uploaded to your file when completed. OPC requires the form prior to the PQP start date.

As part of the application process, you are required to provide adequate proof of 5 years teaching experience. Once you register you will be prompted to forward an email to the contact at your board who would verify your teaching experience. Once they receive the email from you, they can complete the form to verify that you have met these requirements. OPC will receive an automatic email confirmation upon completion of the form and your file will be updated to reflect that this requirement has been met.

*If you are not sure of the person in charge of verifying your teaching experience, please enquire with your board directly. A Principal may NOT confirm your experience. A Superintendent must sign off on all experience.

Verification of teaching experience PRIVATE SCHOOL or FIRST NATIONS AUTHORITY (5 years minimum):

If you work at private school your experience must be verified on official school letterhead and signed by a Superintendent. A Principal can NOT sign off on your experience.

For a teacher employed by a private school or First Nations education Authority in Ontario, the supervisory Officer is the Ministry of Education official appointed to provide supervisory services for the school authority. Contact the Field Services Branch at the Ministry of Education at 416-325-1981.

We will review the letter and the experience and let you know if it meets the admission requirements.

Verification of INTERNATIONAL teaching experience:

Yes, international experience is acceptable. All international experience must be verified on official school letterhead and written by the headmaster of where you were teaching or its equivalent. We will review the letter and the experience and let you know if it meets the admission requirements. You must have been qualified to teach in that jurisdiction for the experience to be applicable. The OCT has a helpful page regarding teaching experience:

https://www.oct.ca/members/acceptable-teaching-experience

• Follows the Ontario College of Teachers’ guideline
• prepares new principals and vice-principals for the opportunities and challenges of the job, like no other PQP program
• provides one step in the leadership development continuum that school boards can partner with OPC: support for aspiring school leaders, provincial licensing, mentoring program, professional development workshops/presentations and Supervisory Officer's Qualification Program
• contracts exemplary provincially-trained practising principals as facilitators/mentors
• selects expert guest presenters
• designed with input from practising principals and vice-principals to meet the needs of candidates from all school boards
• OPC encourages a diverse group of candidates from various backgrounds and experiences in which to facilitate the opportunity to think and learn with and from each other and develop long lasting multi-school board networking
• offers the PQP Master's Dimension (candidates who choose the Master's Dimension will be awarded Master's level credits in recognition of the completion of PQP 1 and 2, upon enrolment in their Masters program)
• engages candidates in professional learning around collaborative practice and the use of data to improve teaching and learning
• provides a North American formed Emotional Intelligence Inventory to give feedback to the candidates around the strengths and areas for growth as a school administrator
• provides a focus on the legal responsibilities of a principal
• offers case study exercises to enhance the practical learning experience
• provides opportunity for local input on school board policy, protocol, and professional practice and
• ensures a quality learning experience for every candidate.

If payment is not been received you will be sent an email with a link to complete your payment. Please complete your payment within 4 days otherwise your application to the program will be cancelled.