Internationally Educated Teachers Certificate (IETC) is a certificate in Education & Teaching programme taught at University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,347 per credit (CAD 278 per credit for local students).
The Internationally Educated Teachers Certificate is a 21-credit-unit program offered by the University of Saskatchewan's College of Education for teachers trained and certified outside Canada. It is intended for applicants who have completed at least one year of a teacher education program in their home country and hold qualification to teach there, with prior teaching experience preferred but not required. Coursework covers teacher professional development, educational administration, educational psychology, and curriculum studies, along with a required six-credit-unit component in Indigenous studies, for which INDG 107.3 is recommended among the approved course options. The certificate is a bridging credential rather than a full teaching degree, and graduates may still need to complete additional coursework before the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board grants a Saskatchewan teaching certificate. Prospective applicants are expected to contact that board for an assessment of their qualifications before applying. It suits internationally trained teachers seeking a Canadian academic foundation and Indigenous studies grounding as part of the path toward Saskatchewan certification.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Internationally Educated Teachers Certificate (IETC) is for internationally educated teachers who have completed at least one year of a teacher-education program in their home country and are qualified to teach there; prior teaching experience is preferable but not required. Admission requires a Letter of Permission to enroll in the certificate from the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB), obtained by applying to SPTRB for Saskatchewan teacher certification before applying to USask. Proficiency in English is required, assessed under the University of Saskatchewan's Language Proficiency Regulations. English proficiency is USask's general undergraduate Language Proficiency Regulations (admissions.usask.ca/requirements/english-language-proficiency.php): IELTS Academic 6.5/6.0, TOEFL iBT 86/19, PTE Academic 63/59, Duolingo 120/100, CAEL 70/60. The certificate admits year-round, with intakes each January, May, July and September.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May, July and September
Application Deadline:The University of Saskatchewan does not publish fixed general application deadlines for its direct-entry undergraduate colleges (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy): admission requirements and deadlines for the 2027-28 cycle become available only once applications open on 25 September 2026, and the site gives no separate international closing date. Non-direct professional programs set their own dates instead: for September 2027 entry, the College of Law's JD opens 15 October 2026 with rolling review to a 1 February 2027 documents deadline and is not currently accepting international applicants; the College of Medicine's MD applications close 1 October 2026 for domestic (Canadian citizen/PR) applicants only; and the Nutrition program's single deadline is 15 March 2027 for both domestic and international applicants, with no late applications considered. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
