Credential Evaluation Documents Guide

Secondary School Completion
What: Information recorded as part of your application (no documents collected)
How to submit: Enter this information directly in your application on your https://ptc.wes.org/ account

Professional Information
What: Information recorded as part of your application (no documents collected) : teaching experience
How to submit: Enter this information directly in your application on your https://ptc.wes.org/ account

• Canadian studies information
• Canadian Statement of Professional Standing (SOP) documents

What: Official transcripts from your university
Where to get it: Your university
Must be sent: Directly from the institution to WES, OR they can be sent by you but only if your institution gives you the document to send to WES in a sealed envelope. If the envelope is opened or there is no stamp or signature across the back flap, WES cannot accept the document
Should include:
• Course names and grades
• Graduation/completion dates

How to submit: To the address at the bottom of the page

What: Official documentation of your supervised teaching practice/practicum
Where to get it: Your university or postsecondary institution (not where the practicum took place)

Should include and confirm:
• Duration of practicum
• Supervision by faculty members and on-site mentor teachers
• Successful completion

📄 Evidence of Teaching Practicum Form
If you completed a teaching practicum as part of your education, you must have it verified using the evidence of teaching practicum form

How to complete: Complete Part 1 of the form and send it to your university or postsecondary institution (not where the practicum took place). Your university or postsecondary institution (not where the practicum took place) must complete Part 2 and send directly to WES; otherwise, it will not be accepted.

• When completing the application: The teaching practicum section refers to any practicum experience completed during your teacher education program. If you have completed a teaching practicum, you will need to have it verified using the Evidence of Teaching Practicum Form above.

How to submit: Your institution sends the Evidence of Teaching Practicum Form directly to WES either digitally (when possible) or by courier (to the address at the bottom of the page)

📋 What Is a Statement of Professional Standing?
An official letter from a licensing body or education ministry about your teaching certification and practice.

Should include and confirm:

1. Teaching status
2. Date(s) of certification or authorization to teach
3. Date(s) of revocation or cancellation/suspension, if applicable
4. You have not been subject to disciplinary sanctions

Where to request it: The teaching regulatory body or ministry of education in the jurisdiction where you were trained and/or certified

How to submit: Your institution sends the statement directly to WES either digitally (when possible) or by courier (to the address at the bottom of the page)

Additional requirement:

• If you hold teaching certificates in other jurisdictions (even if never used or expired), you must obtain Statements of Professional Standing from those jurisdictions, as well.
• Applicants should only include information on the education or certification that gives them authorization to teach in their jurisdiction. Do not include additional exams or certifications (such as TEFL), unless they are what specifically authorizes you to teach
• The Authorization to Teach section is for foreign authorization to teach outside of Canada. Do not include Canadian authorization to teach.

📝 Alternative Option
If your jurisdiction does not have an official Statement of Professional Standing, use the alternative confirmation of professional standing form

• How to complete and submit: Complete Part 1 of the form and send it to the appropriate issuing authority. The appropriate issuing authority must complete Part 2 and send the completed form directly to WES; otherwise, it will not be accepted.

WES has arrangements with many organizations to accept electronic documents sent through official and secure channels. Please contact yours issuing authority to determine whether they have this capability.

For issuing authorities that issue documents only as hard copies the following can be sent to the WES Global Documentation Centre at the address below, which supports faster processing times (please make sure that your WES reference number is clearly marked on the envelope. Failure to do so might result in mismatched documents) :

• the Statement of Professional Standing (or alternative form),
• Evidence of Teaching Practicum Form, and
• transcripts

By Postal Mail:
WES Reference No.: ___
WES Global Documentation Centre
PO BOX 2008 STN MAIN
Newmarket ON L3Y 0G5
Canada

By Express Courier:
WES Reference No.: ___
WES Global Documentation Centre
14–145 Industrial Pkwy South
Aurora ON L4G 3V5
Canada