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TRU review schedule and outcomes

Last updated on July 8, 2025

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Schedule of teacher education program reviews

The BC Teachers’ Council (BCTC) carries out the review of the teacher education program using a pre-arranged schedule. 

  • Process C – Ongoing structured dialogue: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2026 and 2028 
  • Process D – Maintenance review: 2024 and 2029

Outcome from each review process

The following are the outcomes from each review process.

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Process B - changes to an existing program  

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent December 8, 2023
Proposed Change The School of Education proposed revisions to its Elementary B.Ed. courses, course credits and program structure. One proposed change reduces the number of credits that a teacher candidate needs to complete from 70 to 65 credits.  
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval as a minor program change
BCTC Decision Approved January 30, 2024

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent November 18, 2019
Proposed Change The School of Education proposed the removal of a mandatory 3-credit elective requirement from the B.Ed. (elementary) program. The proposed change requires teacher candidates to complete 70 credits instead of 73 credits.  
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval as a minor program change
BCTC Decision Approved February 28, 2020

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent May 16, 2017
Proposed Change The Faculty of Education proposed that it create a pathway for First Nations Language Teachers to ladder into the B.Ed. program and complete their degree. The proposal was for phase II of the Developmental Standard Term Certificate program in First Nations Language Teacher Education.
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval
BCTC Decision Approved October 5, 2017

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent January 6, 2016
Proposed Change

The Faculty of Human, Social and Education Development proposed that it revise the B.Ed. in the Trades and Technology (secondary) program to enable teacher candidates to meet the requirements for the Trades Certificate. Graduates may complete additional coursework to meet the requirements for an unrestricted Professional Certificate.
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval
BCTC Decision Approved April 29, 2016

Process B outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date the BCTC received the Notice of Intent January 6, 2016
Proposed Change The School of Education proposed that it offer a secondary B.Ed. program stream in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This stream focuses on project and inquiry-based approaches that are supported by research.
TEPARC Analysis Proposal recommended for approval
BCTC Decision Approved April 29, 2016

 

 

Process C - ongoing structured dialogue

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process October 27, 2021
Campus Thompson Rivers University
BCTC participants Shelley Balfour and Danielle Neer
Date summary report presented to the BCTC February 11, 2022

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process May 24, 2019
Campus Thompson Rivers University
BCTC participants Tom Longridge and Ralf St. Clair      
Date summary report presented to the BCTC October 10, 2019

Process C outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process October 17, 2017
Campus Thompson Rivers University
BCTC participants Jeffrey Jones and Jo-Anne Chrona
Date summary report presented to the BCTC February 9, 2018

 

 

Process D - maintenance review 

Process D outcome
Process Outline Process Details
Date of process November 19-21, 2024
Program Assessment Team (PAT)
  • Jo Cornthwaite, chair, BCTC
  • Michelle LaBounty, BCTC
  • Sheryl MacMath, teacher educator, UFV
  • Leanne Atkinson, K-12 educator, School District No. 58
Program modules
  • B.Ed. Elementary
  • B.Ed. Secondary (STEM)
  • B.Ed. Trades and Technology, Secondary (BETT)
Teacher candidates enrolled (past 12 months) 125
Graduates (past 12 months) 70
Participants interviewed
  • 16 TEP faculty and administration
  • 4 TRU administration
  • 10 practicum partners
  • 4 faculty mentors
  • 5 teacher mentors
  • 6 current teacher candidates
  • 6 teacher candidate graduates
PAT recommendation to the BCTC The teacher education program at TRU conditionally meets the TEP Approval Standards
BCTC decision 

The BCTC confirms that the teacher education program at TRU meets the TEP Approval Standards with conditions. Recommendation approved February 6, 2025.

To meet the conditions, TRU’s program must: 

  • Maintain autonomy over admissions of applicants, despite any partnerships with external organizations
  • Update their program design, development and delivery. This includes providing teacher candidates access to detailed course syllabus, developing meaningful Indigenized practices across all courses, and ensuring anti-racism, equity and social justice content exists in learning outcomes and course assignments
  • Align internal and external quality assurance structures and processes

TRU must tell the BCTC when each condition has been met. The BCTC will not remove the conditional approval until it decides that all conditions have been met or no longer needed.