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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Read the admission requirements and submit an admission application — uploading unofficial transcripts is accepted during the file evaluation.
Receive an email to access your uOzone student portal (username and password), register for and pass the French language proficiency test.
Register for and pass the Casper 2 test.
Meet the minimum requirement of 70% in the subject being taught and the minimum number of courses for the Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior teaching divisions (refer to the academic options table).
To increase your chances of admission, we recommend that your file be completed before the date indicated in the admission requirements.
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.
Would you like to learn more? Book your 15 minutes session with a Faculty representative.
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Danielle Higgins, Ph.D.
Collège Boréal
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Coordinator
Thomas Couvillion
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