Partnership requirements

Dual credit programs in Ontario must:

  • be developed through partnerships between school boards and postsecondary institutions
  • ensure school boards and postsecondary partners work together so all students have access to the supports they need to succeed, including accommodations for medical conditions and special education needs
  • ensure school boards and postsecondary institutions share academic information in line with their policies and applicable legislation, such as the Education Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Roles and responsibilities

The principal assigns a secondary or continuing education teacher who must support each dual credit program.

A qualified postsecondary professor or training delivery agent (TDA) instructor delivers the postsecondary component.

Secondary or continuing education teachers do not deliver postsecondary curriculum, however they are involved through remediation, supervision and/or support.

Funding

Students do not pay fees to participate in dual credit programs.

Core education funding supports dual credit teachers for day school secondary students, including adult day school students. This funding is separate from each school board’s specific dual credit allocation.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) funds Level 1 apprenticeship training for dual credits delivered at the TDA location.

School boards must use their dual credit allocation according to the parameters set out in Dual credit programs - eligible expenditures (for example: eligible activities and expenses).