Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Saskatchewan offers a Technical Vocational Education program, which includes a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree and a Certificate in Secondary Technical Vocational Education (C.S.T.V.E.).

About the Program

The next intake for the B.Ed. – Technical Vocational Education program will be for the academic year. The next intake for the Certificate in Secondary Technical Vocational Education (CSTVE) will be for the academic year. This program is designed for individuals who want to teach their trade at the secondary level.

What You Will Learn

If you currently hold a journeyperson’s certificate and you want to teach your trade at the secondary level, this program is for you. Your trade will become your first teaching area and the College of Education will provide you with the skills necessary for you to pass on your trade to others. The degree program is three years and the certificate program is one year.

Sample First Year

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) - First-Year Schedule Sample

Your Journeyperson’s certificate is equivalent to 30 credit units of the Technical Vocational B.Ed. Degree and is your Teaching Area 1. You will have the flexibility to choose a second teaching area and you'll have electives to enhance your program. Below is an example of what your first year might look like, assuming you're in the degree program and have chosen social sciences/social studies as your second teaching area:

• Fall Term
  • HIST 151.3: Canadian History from Pre Contact Period to 1867
  • SOC 111.3: Foundations in Sociology Society Structure Process
  • ENG 110.6: Literature and Composition
  • INDG 107.3: Introduction to Canadian Indigenous Studies
  • CMPT 110.3: Introduction to Computing
• Winter Term
  • ENG 110.6: Literature and Composition
  • INDG 210.3: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
  • HIST 152.3: Post Confederation Canada
  • PSY 120.3: Biological and Cognitive Bases of Psychology
  • GEOG 120.3: Introduction to Global Environmental Systems

Certificate - First-Year Schedule Sample

The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for the certificate program.

Featured Classes

Here are just a few of the classes you might take while you complete this degree:

• EFDT 301: Educator Identity in Contexts Anti Oppressive and Ethical Beginnings
• ECUR 340: Introduction to Teaching Practical and Applied Arts
• ECUR 341: Curriculum and Evaluation in Practical and Applied Arts

Why Study Here?

Beginning in their third year of study, students are paired with a partner school where assignments can be completed in an active learning environment. At the start of fourth year, students are completely submerged in an extensive field experience for a supervised 16-week period, teaching full time for at least five of those weeks.

Careers

The skills you develop in the College of Education can take you not only to the classroom, but out into the community or around the world. Just a few of the careers our graduates pursue include:

• Pre-K to Grade 12 teacher
• Adult educator
• Advocate
• Youth worker
• Community program coordinator
• Library services
• Politician
• Educational administrator
• Curriculum developer
• Instructional designer
• High school counsellor
• Academic advisor
• Writer
• Artist
• Musician
• Business administrator
• Entrepreneur
• Health and recreation staff

Tuition Estimates

| Canadian students | International students
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Tuition | $7,862 | $38,051
Student fees | $1,308.24 | $1,308.24
Books | $1,500 | $1,500
Total | $10,670.24 | $40,859.24

Program Options

You have two options for completing this program, offered by the College of Education.

Bachelor of Education degree (B.Ed.)

Complete a full degree and choose a second teaching area to complement your technical background. Normally, this degree takes four years to complete, but your journeyperson's certificate will count as the first year, allowing you to complete it in three years. As a graduate of this degree program, you will be qualified to receive a Professional "A" Saskatchewan teacher’s certificate.

Certificate in Secondary Technical Vocational Education (C.S.T.V.E.)

This one year program will give you the educational background to teach in Saskatchewan schools. Your journeyperson’s certificate is equivalent to 30 credit units and is your sole teaching area. As a graduate of this certificate program, you will be qualified to receive a Vocational (Endorsed) Saskatchewan teacher's certificate.

Secondary Teaching Areas

As part of your Education degree, you'll choose two teaching areas to specialize in. The first teaching area will be technical vocational, the second will be chosen from the list below. These subject areas are closely aligned with Saskatchewan pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum areas:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Drama
• English language arts
• Indigenous studies
• Mathematics
• Modern languages
• Physics
• Social sciences/social studies
• Visual arts

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Start term | Deadline
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Fall
September 2025 | May 1, 2025
Documents due: May 15, 2025
Fall
September 2026 | Feb. 15, 2026
Documents due: March 1, 2026
In order to apply to this program you will need a journeyperson's certificate or appropriate technical training.