Documents required for international credentials
Last updated on November 1, 2023Select a country to see the documents that are required for certification. This applies if you completed any of your studies or training in another country,
You must also submit the required documents in addition to the country-specific documents listed below.
Secondary school: Australian Senior Secondary Education Graduation Certificate
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
The ACT Department of Education and Training is an employer, not a licensing body. Request your Statement of Standing from the state where you completed your teacher education program.
Queensland
Queensland College of Teachers
PO Box 389
Toowong Queensland 4066
Australia
enquiries@qct.edu.au
www.qct.edu.au
Tel: 61.7.3377.4777
Fax: 61.7.3870.5006
Victoria
Victorian Institute of Teaching
PO Box 531
Collins Street West
Victoria 8007
Australia
vit@vit.vic.edu.au
www.vit.vic.edu.au
Phone: 03.8601.5800
Fax: 03.8601.5801
The Victorian Institute of Teaching will only provide a Statement of Professional Standing if you are currently registered. If you are not currently registered, send:
- A notarized copy of the teaching licence issued to you from the Victorian Institute of Teaching
- A letter of standing from your last employer in Victoria stating whether or not there were any concerns about your conduct or competence
- If you only have practise teaching experience, a letter from your university that states your practise teaching was satisfactory – the letter must be sent directly to the Ministry of Education and must be signed, dated and written on letterhead
New South Wales
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (BOSTES)
GPO Box 5300
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
www.bostes.nsw.edu.au
Phone: 61.2.9367.8111
Fax: 61.2.9367.8484
If you started teaching before 2004, you may never have registered. You still need to contact BOSTES to request your Statement of Standing.
South Australia
Teachers Registration Board of South Australia
PO Box 3649
Rundle Mall
South Australia 5000
Australia
info@trb.sa.edu.au
www.trb.sa.edu.au
Phone: 61.8.8226.2666
Fax: 61.8.8226.2667
Western Australia
Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
PO Box 691
Belmont WA 6984
Australia
www.trb.wa.gov.au
Phone: 08.9230.0600
Fax: 08.9479.4004
Northern Territory
Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory
PO Box 1675
Darwin NT 0801
Australia
trb@nt.gov.au
www.trb.nt.gov.au
Phone: 61.8.8999.4197
Fax: 61.8.8999.4195
Tasmania
Teacher Registration Board of Tasmania
PO Box 539
Hobart TAS 7001
Australia
trb.admin@trb.tas.gov.au
www.trb.tas.gov.au
Phone: 03.6233.5992
Fax: 03.6233.2549
Secondary school: Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur
Teaching certificate: You do not need to provide a teaching certificate - your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your teacher training such as Bachelier Instituteur ou Institutrice primaire, Agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire inférieur (AESI), Agrégation de l'enseignement secondaire supérieur, or Master à finalité didactique
Statement of Professional Standing:
Administration générale des Personnels de l’Enseignement
Direction générale des Personnels de l’Enseignement organisé par la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Service général des Statuts et de la Carrière – Direction des Statuts
Boulevard Léopold II, 44-1080 Bruxelles
or
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Administration générale des Personnels de l’Enseignement
Direction générale des Personnels de l’Enseignement organisé par la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
City Center Office I, local 2G23
Boulevard du Jardin Botanique, 20-22
1000 – Bruxelles
Belgique
Secondary school::Diploma za Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovanie
Teaching certificate: Bulgaria does not issue teaching certificates – provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statement of Professional Standing:
The Ministry of Education and Science in Bulgaria
Ministerstvo ma obrazovanieto I naukata
2A Kniaz Dondukov Blvd.
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria
www.mon.bg
Phone: 359.2.9217543
Fax: 359.2.9871289
Secondary school: Diplôme d'Etat
Teaching certificate:
- Secondary school teachers: Upload a copy of your Diplôme Professional d’Enseignement or your Diplôme de Licencie Agrégé de l’Enseignement Secondaire
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your teacher training
Statement of Professional Standing:
Ministère de l’Education Nationale et de la Recherche Scientifique
B.P. 1990 Bujumbura
Burundi
Secondary school: Baccalauréat
Teaching certificate:
- Elementary school teachers: Upload a copy of your Certificat d'Aptitude Pedagogique d’Instituteur (CAPI)/ Teacher Grade I Certificate
- Secondary school teachers: Upload a copy of your Diplôme de Professeur de l’Enseignement Secondaire Général premier grade (DIPES I)/Secondary High School Teacher Certificate Grade I or Diplôme des Professeurs d’Enseignement Secondaire Tecnique 1er Grade (DIPET I)/Technical Secondary School Teacher Certificate Grade I
- Upper secondary school teachers: Upload a copy of your Diplôme de Professeur de l’Enseignement Secondaire 2er Grade (DIPES II)/Secondary High School Teacher Certificate Grade 2 or Diplôme des Professeurs d’Enseignement Secondaire Tecnique 2eme Grade (DIPET II)/Technical Secondary School Teacher Certificate Grade 2
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your teacher training
Statement of Professional Standing:
Elementary teachers:
Ministry of basic education/Ministère de l'éducation de base
PO Box 30970/BP 30970, Yaoundé
Cameroon/Cameroun
Secondary teachers:
Ministry of secondary education/Ministère des enseignements secondaires
PO Box 16185/BP 16185 Yaoundé
Cameroon/Cameroun
Secondary school: Senior High School Graduation Diploma
Teaching certificate:
If you completed your teacher education program after 1996
Provide a notarized copy of your Certificate of Teacher’s Qualification from the National Education Commission of the PRC.
If you completed your teacher education program before 1996 and you have no certificate
Provide a notarized copy of your original teacher education diploma.
Statement of Professional Standing: Provide a statement of standing from the state where you completed your initial teacher education program
Secondary school: O and A level certificates
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
Teacher Regulation Agency
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
www.gov.uk/dfe
Phone: 0207.593.5392
SET
The Society for Education and Training (SET)
157-197 Buckingham Palace Rd
London
England
SW1W 9SP
UK
membership.enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk
set.et-foundation.co.uk
Phone: 0800.093.9111
Note: If you’re registered with the Society for Education and Training, your application will be accepted only if you teach an academic subject to school-age students (e.g. A-level mathematics). Applications for continuing education teachers or adult educators are not accepted.
Secondary school: Diplôme du Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diplôme du Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
Teaching certificate: Provide a notarized copy of your Titularisation or confirmation of qualification to teach in public schools in France
- Elementary school teachers: Upload a notarized copy of the CAP (Certificat d’Aptitude Pédagogique) or DPPE (Diplôme Professionnel de Professeurs des Écoles)
- Secondary school teachers: Upload a notarized copy of the CAPES (Certificat d’Aptitude au Professorat de l’Enseignement Sécondaire), Professeur Certifié, or Professeur Agregé
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your DEUG, Licence, Maîtrise, les Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles (CPGE), le Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS), and/or le Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie(DUT)
- It also includes studies for your teacher training from les Universités for your Master Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Éducation et de la Formation (Master MEEF), L’Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l’Éducation (INSPÉ), Écoles Supérieures du Professorat et de l’Éducation (ESPÉ), les Écoles Normales, les Centres Pédagogiques Régionaux, les Centres de Formation Pédagogiques (CFP), or les Instituts Universitaires de Formation des Maîtres (IUFM)
- We also require the relevé de notes for your concours
- If your transcripts do not include all the information we need, we may ask for additional details, such as a syllabus of the program
- Your transcripts must show that you successfully completed your teacher education program. The transcripts should also state:
- the dates you were enrolled
- the name of each course you completed
- your mark or grade in each course
- the number of ECTS points or lecture hours you completed for each course
Statement of Standing: A Statement of Professional Standing is required from the Inspection Académie or Rectorat where you have most recently taught in France. If you have not yet taught in France, the Statement must come from the jurisdiction where you completed your teacher training.
Aix-en-Provence
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
Place Lucien Paye
13621 Aix-en-Provence Cedex
France
Aix-marseille
Division de la Chancellerie et des Affaires Générales
Académie Aix-Marseille (Rectorat)
Place Lucien Paye
13621 Aix-en-Provence Cedex
France
Amiens
Rectorat-Services de la Scolarité
3 boulevard Maignan-Larivière
B.P. 381
80026 Amiense Cedex
France
Antilles-Guyane
Villa de Jaham
Route de Didier
B.P. 681
97208 Fort-de-France
Martinique
France
Becancon
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
3 rue Ronchaux
25000 Besancon
France
Bordeaux
Centre d’information et d’orientation
30 rue Castéja
33081 Bordeaux
France
Caen
Rectorat-Services de la Scolarité
Esplanade de la Paix
14034 Caen
France
Clermont-Ferran
Académie Clermont-Ferrand (Rectorat)
3 avenue Vercingétorix
63033 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1
France
Corse
Immeuble Le Rallye
Avenue Docteur Noel-Franchini
B.P. 501
20000 Ajaccio
France
Creteil
Rectorat
Rue St Simon
B.P. 44
94001 Creteil Cedex
France
Dijon
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
5 rue Claude-Bernard
21000 Dijon Cedex
France
Grenoble
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
11 avenue General Champon
38000 Grenoble
France
Lille
Rectorat
20 rue Saint Jacques
59033 Lille Cedex
France
Limoges
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
Avenue Alexis Carrel
87036 Limoges Cedex
France
Lyon
30 rue Cavenne
7eme
69365 Lyon Cedex 2
France
Montpellier
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
31 rue de l’Université
34064 Montpellier
France
Nancy-Metz
2 rue Philippe-de-Gueldres
54035 Nancy Cedex
France
Nantes
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
B.P. 972
44076 Nantes Cedex
France
Nice
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
117 rue de France
06000 Nice
France
Orleans-Tours
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
21 rue Saint Etienne
45043 Orleans Cedex
France
Paris
Rectorat
47 rue des Ecoles
75005 Paris
France
Poitiers
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
6 rue Ste. Catherine
86000 Poitiers
France
Reims
Service Academique d’information et d’orientation
1 rue Navier
51084 Reims Cedex
France
Rennes
Cité Administrative Universitaire
96 rue d’Antrain
35040 Rennes Cedex
France
Rouen
25 rue de Fontanelle
76037 Rouen Cedex
France
Strasbourg
Académie de Strasbourg
6 rue de la Toussaint
67081 Strasbourg Cedex
France
Toulouse
Hôtel de l’Academie
20 rue Saint Jacques
31073 Toulouse Cedex
France
Secondary school: Sekundarstufe II (Upper Secondary School Diploma) normally completed at the Gymnasium (Academic School), which requires taking an Abitur (State Examination) before entering a university
Teaching certificate: Provide verified copies of the Erste Staatsprufung (First State Examination for Education) and the Zweite Staatsprufung (Second State Examination for Education)
Statement of Professional Standing:
Baden-Württemberg
Ministerium für Kultus Jugend und Sport
Postfach 10 34 42
70029 Stuttgart
Germany
Bayern
Bayerisches Staatsministerium fur Unterricht und Kultus
Hauptgebaude
Salvatorstraße 2
80333 Munchen
Germany
Berlin
Senatsverwaltung fur Bildung, Jugend und Sport
Beuthstrasse 6-8
10117 Berlin-Mitte
Germany
Brandenburg
Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport
Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107
14437 Potsdam
(Haus 1/1a)
Germany
Freie Hansestadt Bremen
Senator fur Bildung und Wissenschaft
Rembertiring 8-12
28195 Bremen
Germany
Freistat Sachsen
Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus
Carolaplatz 1
DE 01097 Dresden
Germany
Freistaat Thüringen
Thüringer Kultusministerium
Postfach 900463
99107 Erfurt
Germany
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Behörde für Bildung und Sport
Hamburger Straße 31
22083 Hamburg
Hessen
Hessisches Kultusministerium
Luisenplatz 10
65185 Wiesbaden
Germany
Holstein
Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur
Brunswiker Straße 16-22
24105 Kiel
Germany
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Werderstrasse 124
19055 Schwerin
Germany
Niedersachsen
Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium
Schiffgraben 12
30159 Hannover
Germany
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Ministerium für Schule, Jugend und Kinder des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Völklinger Straße 49
40221 Düsseldorf
Germany
Saarland
Ministerium für Bildung, Kultur und Wissenschaft des Saarlandes
Hohenzollernstraße 60
66117 Saarbrücken
Germany
Sachsen-Anhalt
Kultusministerium des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Turmschanzenstraße 32
39114 Magdeburg
Germany
Rheinland-Pfalz
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Weiterbildung, Forschung und Kultur
Mittlere Bleiche 61
55116 Mainz
Germany
Secondary school: 10th and 11th year or 10th and 12th year high school diplomas
Teaching certificate: India does not issue teaching certificates – provide a copy of your teacher education degree diploma
Statements of Professional Standing are not issued in India. Instead, please ask the principal of the last school where you taught to send us a letter stating you were in good standing throughout your employment there. If you only have practise teaching experience, you need to ask the university to send us a letter stating that your practise teaching was satisfactory.
Secondary school: Diploma
Teaching certificate: Iran does not issue teaching certificates – provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statement of Professional Standing:
Ministry of Education
No. 62 Eastern Sarv Ave.
Saadat Abad Blvd.
P.O. Box 19395/6137
Tehran 19817
Iran
Phone: 9821.2092797
Fax: 9821.2092807
Secondary school: Leaving Certificate
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
The Teaching Council
Block A
Maynooth Business Campus
Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland
info@teachingcouncil.ie
www.teachingcouncil.ie
Phone: 353.1.6517900
Fax: 353.1.6517901
Secondary school: Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Certificate of Graduation)
Teaching certificate: Provide a notarized copy of your Regular Certificate (awarded for life and valid in all Prefectures in Japan) or Temporary Certificate (honored for 3 years in the Prefecture where it was issued)
Statement of Professional Standing:
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013
Japan
Secondary school: Certificado de Educación Secundaria, Bachillerato, etc.
Teaching certificate: Mexico does not issue teaching certificates – provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma (Licenciado, Titulo professional)
Statement of Professional Standing:
Secretaria de Educación Pública
Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 2387
Col San Angel 80000
Mexico
Secretaria de Educación Pública
Argentina 28
2o piso Of. 3011
Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc
06029 México D.F., Mexico
Secondary school: Attestation du Baccalauréat
Teaching certificate: You do not need to provide a teaching certificate - your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your teacher training from Centres Régionaux des Métiers de l’Éducation et de la Formation (CRMEF), Filières Universitaires d’Education (FUE), or Centres de formation des instituteurs (CFIs)
Statement of Professional Standing:
Ministère de l'Education National, de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique, Administration Centrale, Bab Rouah, Rabat, Maroc
or
Ministère de l'Education National, de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique, Direction des Ressources Humaines et de la Formation des Cadres, Rue Regragui, Madinat, Al Irfane, Rabat, Maroc
Secondary school:
- Before 1986: University Entrance Examination Certificate or University Entrance Accreditation Certificate
- After 1986: National Certificate of Educational Achievement or Higher School Certificate
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
PO Box 5326
Wellington 6145
New Zealand
enquiries@educationcouncil.org.nz
www.educationcouncil.org.nz
Phone: 64.4.471.0852
Fax: 64.4.471.0870
Secondary school: O and A level certificates
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
4th Floor, Albany House
73-75 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7AF
Northern Ireland
info@gtcni.org.uk
www.gtcni.org.uk
Phone: 028.9033.3390
Fax: 028.9034.8787
Secondary school: Secondary Education Curriculum Certificate, High School Diploma, Certificate of Graduation, etc.
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
The Professional Regulation Commission
PO Box 2038
Manila
Philippines
Secondary school: Diploma de Bacalaureat
Teaching certificate: Romania does not issue teaching certificates – provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statement of Professional Standing:
The Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport
From your Inspectorat or General School Inspector of the Bucharest Municipality School Board
Secondary school: You do not need to submit this item because high school diplomas are submitted to the university and not returned to students
Teaching certificate: Russia does not issue teaching certificates – provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statements of Professional Standing are not issued in Russia. Instead, please ask the principal of the last school where you taught to send us a letter stating you were in good standing throughout your employment there. If you only have practise teaching experience, you need to ask the university to send us a letter stating that your practise teaching was satisfactory.
Secondary school: Highers certificates
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
The General Teaching Council for Scotland
Clerwood House
96 Clermiston Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6UT
Scotland
gtcs@gtcs.org.uk
www.gtcs.org.uk
Phone: 0131.314.6000
Secondary school: Senior Certificate from the Joint Matriculation Board of South Africa
Teaching certificate: Provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statement of Professional Standing:
The South African Council for Educators (SACE)
261 West Street
Private Bag X 127
Centurion 0046
South Africa
info@sace.org.za
www.sace.org.za
Phone: 086.1007.223
Fax: 012.663.9238
Secondary school: Matura, Special Baccalaureate,Certificate of Specialized Middle School
Teaching certificate: Provide a notarized copy of your teacher education diploma
Statement of Professional Standing:
Staatssekretariat für Bildung und Forschung
Hallwylstrasse 4
3003 Berne
Switzerland
Alternatively, you may obtain a Statement of Professional Standing from the authority in the canton where you last taught.
Secondary school: Diplôme de Baccalauréat
Teaching certificate: You do not need to provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Official transcripts (relevés de notes) must be mailed directly to us from every post-secondary institution you have attended.
- This includes studies for your teacher training
- We also require the relevés de notes for your concours
Statement of Professional Standing:
Ministère de l'éducation et de la formation
Boulevard Bab Benat
1030 Tunis, Tunisie
Secondary school: You do not need to provide this document if you graduated high school in the United States
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
Alabama
Include your Alabama teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the Alabama Department of Education on your behalf.
Alaska
Professional Teaching Practices Commission
Department of Education and Early Development
801 W 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500
www.eed.state.ak.us
Phone: 684.633.5234
Fax: 684.633.4240
Arizona
Teacher Certification Unit
Arizona Department of Education
Attn: Verification
P.O. Box 6490
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
www.azed.gov
Phone: 602.364.2300
Fax: 602.542.1141
Arkansas
Office of Professional Licensure
Arkansas Department of Education
Four Capitol Mall
Room 107-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
www.dese.ade.arkansas.gov
Phone: 501.682.4342
Fax: 501.682.4898
California
Include your California teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing on your behalf.
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education
State Office Building
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203-1799
www.cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303.866.6628
Fax: 303.830.0793
Connecticut
Bureau of Educator Preparation, Certification, Support and Assessment
Connecticut State Department of Education
P. O. Box 150471 - Room 243
Hartford, Connecticut 06115-0471
teacher.cert@ct.gov
www.state.ct.us
Phone: 860.713.6969
Fax: 860.713.7017
Florida
Florida Department of Education
Attn: Verification and Certification
Suite 201, Turlington Building
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
www.fldoe.org
Phone: 800.445.6739
Fax: 850.245.0602
Ask the Florida Department of Education to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Do not send information from their website. Include your full name, Social Security number and Florida Department of Education number (if known) in your request.
Georgia
Georgia
Professional Standards Commission
Attn: Maggie Cole
Two Peachtree Street
Suite 6000
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
www.gapsc.com
Phone: 404.232.2500
Fax: 404.232.2560
Ask the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Do not send information from their website. Include your full name and Social Security number in your request.
Hawaii
Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Rd, #201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
www.hawaiiteacherstandardsboard.org
Phone: 808.586.2600
Fax: 808.586.2606
Idaho
Idaho Department of Education
Attn: Teacher Certification
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
www.sde.idaho.gov
Phone: 208.332.6881
Fax: 208.334.2228
Ask the Idaho Department of Education to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Do not send information from their website. Include your full name, Social Security number and Idaho Department of Education number (if known) in your request.
Illinois
Include your Illinois Identification Number (IEIN) and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the ISBE Educator Certification System.
Indiana
Indiana Department of Education
Office of Educator Licensing and Development
115 W. Washington Street
South Tower, Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
www.doe.in.gov
Phone: 317.232.9010
Fax: 317.232.9023
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners
Attn: Dave Morgan
400 East 14th Street
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
www.boee.iowa.gov
Phone: 515.281.6896
Fax: 515.281.7669
Ask the Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Do not send information from their website. Include your full name and Social Security number in your request.
Kansas
Include your Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Kansas Department of Education.
Kentucky
The Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
Louisiana
Include your teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Louisiana Department of Education.
Maine
Department of Education
Attn: Certification
Certification Office
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
www.state.me.us
Phone: 207.624.6600
Fax: 207.624.6700
Ask the Iowa Department of Education to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Include your full name, date of birth and Maine Department of Education number in your request.
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education
Attn: Certification Branch
200 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
www.marylandpublicschools.org
Phone: 410.767.0412
Fax: 410.333.8963
Massachusetts
Include your Massachusetts teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the Massachusetts Department of Education on your behalf.
Michigan
Include your Michigan teaching licence number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Michigan Department of Education.
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Education
Attn: Educator Licensing
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
www.education.state.mn.us
Phone: 651.582.8691
Fax: 651.582.8809
Ask the Minnesota Department of Education to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Do not send information from their website. Include your full name and Social Security number in your request.
Mississippi
Office of Educator Licensure
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
www.mdek12.org
Phone: 601.359.3483
Fax: 601.359.2778
Missouri
Educator Certification
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
www.dese.mo.gov
Phone: 573.751.0051 or 573.751.3847
Fax: 573.522.8314
Montana
Include your Montana teaching licence number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Montana Office of Public Instruction.
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
www.education.ne.gov
Phone: 402.471.0739
Fax: 402.471.9735
Nevada
Include your Nevada teaching licence number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Nevada Department of Education.
New Hampshire
Include your New Hampshire teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the New Hampshire Bureau of Credentialing on your behalf.
New Jersey
Include your New Jersey teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the New Jersey Department of Education on your behalf.
New Mexico
Include your New Mexico teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – theMinistry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the New Mexico Public Education Department on your behalf.
New York
New York City:
International Recruitment Office
The New York City Department of Education
65 Court Street, Room 306
Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.teachnyc.net
Phone: 718.935.4000
New York State: Include your Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the New York State Education Department.
If you immediately registered with the Ontario College of Teachers after your teacher education program and did not register for certification in New York, include a brief note with your application to let the Ministry of Education know.
North Carolina
NC Department of Public Instruction
Licensure Section
6365 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-6365
www.ncpublicschools.org
Phone: 919.807.3310
Fax: 919.807.3350
North Dakota
Education Standards and Practices Board
2718 Gateway Ave, Suite 303
Bismarck, ND 58503-0585
espbinfo@nd.gov
www.dpi.state.nd.us
Phone: 701.328.9641
Fax: 701.328.9647
Ohio
The Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Ohio Department of Education.
Oklahoma
Professional Standards Teacher Certification
2500 N Lincoln Blvd Rm 212
Oklaoma City, OK 73105-3301
www.sde.ok.gov
Phone: 405.521.3337
Ask Oklahoma Professional Standards Teacher Certification to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Include your full name, Social Security number and Virginia Department of Education number in your request.
Oregon
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
465 Commercial St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
www.oregon.gov
Phone: 503.378.3586
Fax: 503.378.4448
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
Bureau of School Leadership and Teacher Quality
333 Market Street, 3rd floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
www.teaching.state.pa.us
Phone: 717.787.3356
Fax: 717.783.6736
Rhode Island
Teacher Certification, Preparation and Professional Development
Rhode Island Department of Education
Shepard Bldg
225 Westminster St
Providence RI 02903-3400
www.ride.ri.gov
Phone: 401.222.4600
Fax: 401.222.2048
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Education
Office of Educator Certification
3700 Forest Drive Suite 500
Columbia, SC 29204
www.scteachers.org
Phone: 803.734.9929
Fax: 803.734.2873
South Dakota
Office of Accreditation and Teacher Quality
South Dakota Department of Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
www.doe.sd.gov
Phone: 605.773.3134
Fax: 605.773.6139
Tennessee
Include your Tennessee teaching licence number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Tennessee Department of Education.
Texas
Include your Texas teaching licence number on your application – the Ministry of Education will access your certification information online from the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.
Utah
Educator Licensing
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
www.schools.utah.gov
Phone: 801.538.7500
Fax: 801.538.7521
Ask Utah Educator Licensing to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Include your full name, Social Security number and Utah Department of Education number in your request. You will need to pay Utah Educator Licensing $15 for this service.
Vermont
Office of Educator Licensing
Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpellier, VT 05620-2501
DOE-LicensingInfo@state.vt.us
www.education.vermont.gov
Phone: 802.828.2445
Fax: 802.828.5107
Virginia
Teacher Education and Licensure
Virginia Department of Education
PO Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
licensure@doe.virginia.gov
www.doe.virginia.gov
Phone: 804.225.2022
Ask Virginia Teacher Education and Licensure to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Include your full name, Social Security number and Virginia Department of Education number in your request.
Washington
Office of Professional Practices
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
PO Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
cert@k12.wa.us
www.k12.wa.us
Phone: 360.725.6130
Fax: 360.586.0145
Washington, D.C.
Include your Washington, D.C. teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the Office of Educator Licensing and Accreditation on your behalf.
West Virginia
Office of Professional Preparation
Attn: Shawn Hawkins
Building 6, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
slhawkins@access.k12.wv.us
www.wvde.us
Phone: 1.800.982.2378
Fax: 304.558.0048
Ask the Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure to mail a "verification of certification" directly to the Ministry of Education. Include your full name and Social Security number in your request.
Wisconsin
Teacher Education, Professional Developing and Licensing
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
www.dpi.wi.gov
Phone: 608.266.3390
Fax: 608.267.1052
Wyoming
Include your Wyoming teaching licence number and Social Security number on your application – the Ministry of Education will request a Statement of Professional Standing from the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board on your behalf.
Secondary school: O and A level certificates
Teaching certificate: You do not need to also provide a teaching certificate – your Statement of Standing will provide enough information
Statement of Professional Standing:
General Teaching Council for Wales
4th Floor
Southgate House
Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
Wales
information@gtcw.org.uk
www.gtcw.org.uk
Phone: 029.20550350
Fax: 029.20550360