Practicum Hours for TESL Canada Standard Two Recognized Programs
Classroom Observation: 30 hours
Supervised individual practice teaching: 20 hours
The new practicum standard requires that Standard Two recognized programs extend the mandatory practicum hours from 20 (10 hours of classroom observation + 10 hours of supervised individual practice teaching) to 50 (30 hours of classroom observation + 20 hours of supervised individual practice teaching).
The deadline for the implementation of the new practicum requirement of 50 hours is September 1, 2017.
TESL Canada board has also approved the policy that up to half of the observation and practice teaching hours may be done in online synchronous environment.