About Teachers of Technological Studies

Teachers of Technological Studies are intermediate and senior division teachers who are qualified to teach one or more Technological Studies subjects in the Ontario curriculum. These are offered at high schools that teach students a skilled trade while also teaching academic subjects. Students who graduate from a Technological Studies program can study at a college or university or they can pursue an apprenticeship in a skilled trade or the world of work.

To find out more about trades in Ontario, see the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities website.

Grade ranges in Ontario are divided into divisions

1. Primary Division - junior kindergarten to Grade 3 (ages 4 to 8)
2. Junior Division - Grade 4 to Grade 6
3. Intermediate Division - Grade 7 to Grade 10
4. Senior Division - Grade 11 and Grade 12

If you are applying to the Ontario College of Teachers to be a Technological Studies teacher, you will have to fulfil special requirements that combine work experience and teaching experience.

Learn more about requirements.

You can teach Technological Studies in the following areas:

• Communications Technology - these courses examine communications systems and design and production processes in the areas of electronic, live, recorded, and graphic communications.
• Construction Technology - students learn about the tools, equipment, and processes required to design, construct and maintain a variety of buildings and structures.
• Hospitality and Tourism - this area includes food preparation as well as tourism studies.
• Manufacturing Technology - this areas focuses on the materials used in manufacturing and includes the use of wood.
• Health and Personal Services - this area includes courses on health care, hairstyling and aesthetics, child development and gerontology and medical technologies
• Technological Design - the practical application of the principles of design, engineering, and architecture
• Transportation Technology - students learn how to service, repair, and modify vehicles and vehicle systems.
• Computer engineering - an expanding branch of engineering with roots in both electrical engineering and computer science. It includes the design, operation, and maintenance of computer hardware and peripherals (printers, scanners, multimedia devices, and so on)
• Computer and information science - the study of ways of representing objects and processes. It involves defining problems, analysing and designing solutions, and developing, testing, and maintaining programs.

If this describes you go to Step 2 - Tech. If not, go to General Studies.

A detailed description of these courses is available at the Ministry of Education website.