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Application
The following documentation must be submitted to the TRU Admissions Office by email with your name, T-ID number, and program name in the subject line. Only documents submitted on the forms will be accepted.
Application checklist
- Letter of introduction
- Volunteer experience
- Resume
- Trades certificate
- References
- Transcripts
Letter of introduction
Outline the reasons you would like to become a teacher, why you have chosen the TRU BETT program and any information you feel is pertinent to your application.
Action: Fill out the form
Volunteer experience
Outline your experience with middle or high school aged students in group settings, preferably including 25 hours in a middle or high school classroom.
Action: Fill out the form
Resume
Include trades-related employment and work experience, with at least five years of journeyperson work and/or teaching experience in the last 10 years.
Action: Fill out the form
Trades certificate
Provide a copy of your SkilledTradesBC recognized Red Seal or Certificate of Qualification. If you have certification from another authority, you must first apply to SkilledTradesBC to receive an equivalency.
Action: Provide SkilledTradesBC certification
References
The two individuals providing you with a reference should have observed you working with groups of middle or high school students as you indicated in the volunteer experience form. After you apply, the Admissions Office will provide a reference form link for you to pass on to your two referees. Be sure to provide referees with your TRU ID number.
Action: Send Reference Report Form links provided by the Admissions Office to two referees
Transcripts
If applicable, submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended except TRU. Official transcripts must come directly from the issuing institution and include a translation to English if required. Final official transcripts must be submitted to admissions@tru.ca no later than May 15 for the fall intake.
Action: Follow these instructions for submitting transcripts