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Formation à l’enseignement (BEd)

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With the Formation à l’enseignement program, you can shape your journey to fit your goals and lifestyle. Study full-time or part-time, on the campus that works best for you, and choose the division you want to teach, from kindergarten to grade 12.

Your teaching career starts here.

Why choose this program?

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Join a bilingual learning community that prepares you to teach with confidence and creativity. 

Our Teacher Education and Formation à l’enseignement programs combine hands-on classroom experience, expert faculty, and innovative approaches to inclusive education. With strong school board partnerships and a commitment to equity, diversity, and reconciliation, we give you the skills and network to make a real impact.

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The Formation à l’enseignement program at the Ottawa campus of the University of Ottawa prepare students to teach in Ontario's French-language schools.

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Kindergarten students

Primary/Junior division (P/J)

The P/J division prepares you to teach Kindergarten to Grade 6 in Ontario's French-language schools.

It provides you with skills in teaching and learning methods for all subjects, including French, mathematics, social studies, science, arts, health and physical education.

No prerequisite courses required.

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Étudiants d'école intermédiaire

Junior/Intermediate division (J/I)

The J/I division prepares you to teach grades 4 to 10 in Ontario's French-language schools.

You must choose an academic options from among the teachable subjects.

Campus Ottawa
Étudiants d'école sécondaire

Intermediate/Senior division (I/S)

The I/S division prepares you to teach in both middle school (grades 7 and 8) and high school (grades 9 to 12). in Ontario's French-language schools.

You must choose two academic options from among the teachable subjects.

After your studies

Formation a l'enseignement students at graduaction ceremony

Formation à l’enseignement graduates can teach in French at the elementary or secondary level, work in specialized education, or pursue roles in curriculum development, educational technology, and leadership. 

Our strong partnerships with school boards and our bilingual training open doors to careers locally, and internationally.

Student experience

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Alumni

Our graduates’ paths to success!

As we celebrate the Faculty of Education's class of 2024 graduation ceremony, we witness the extraordinary determination of the students who have over…
Kenchina during convocation giving her valedictorian speech
Alumni

A passion for education

Kenchina Lajoie is passionate about education and is completing her master’s degree at the Faculty of Education on a positive note as the valedictoria…
Graduate standing up during the ceremony
Graduation

Class of ’25 – A class committed to the future of teaching

As summer nears, the Faculty of Education’s Class of ’25 is ready to take the next step. We celebrated these new graduates on the Faculty’s Ottawa, Wi…

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Undergraduate Studies Office

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Ottawa Campus

Lamoureux Hall (LMX)
145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Room 141
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada

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Toronto Campus

Coordinator
Danielle Higgins, Ph.D.

Collège Boréal
60 Distillery Lane
Toronto ON M5A 3C4

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Windsor Campus

Coordinator
Thomas Couvillion

Campus
Carrefour communautaire francophone
720 Ouellette Avenue (entrée principale à Tuscarora st)
Windsor ON N9A 1C2
 

519-948-6553
Fax : 519-948-9069 
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