CHET (Certification in Higher Education Teaching) Program

In collaboration with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, UTS has designed a Certification Program in Higher Education Teaching (CHET). Our goal is to help academic departments prepare Ph.D. students for the full range of faculty responsibilities and also for other careers where presentation and communication skills are needed. CHET program requirements are flexible and should not extend the time to completion or add unreasonable content to existing graduate programs.

* Only offered at Fort Garry Campus

** The following courses are free to CHET students at the University of Manitoba. There is a fee of $250.00 for any persons registering from outside the University of Manitoba.

The CHET program has the following objectives:

• to introduce graduate students to the theory, accumulated experience and knowledge of higher education pedagogy
• to give program participants the opportunity to develop their teaching and presentation skills in a supervised and collegial atmosphere to prepare graduate students to integrate the demands of research, teaching, and service in an academic career as well as develop presentation skills needed for a wide range of non-academic careers
• to provide certified recognition for individuals who have worked to prepare themselves for all aspects of future career responsibilities covered by the CHET program

CHET Passport

The passport contains a learning contract and records progress through the program.

Requirements

1. CHET Core Course Alternatives
   To meet the Core Course requirements you must complete one of the following:

   Option 1
   Credit Course EDUB.7XXX Teaching and Learning in Post-Secondary Instruction
   (3 credit hours = 30 hours)
   You must register for this course on Aurora. This course is offered through the Faculty of Education. The fee schedule is administered by the Admissions office. This course is tentatively scheduled to be run during Intersession 2008.

   Please click here to view the current draft of the Course Syllabus. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)

   NB. If this course is part of your program of studies, you may take the credit course however, you must receive prior approval from your faculty advisor. All other participants may take the non-credit course.

   Option 2
   Non-Credit Course - CHET Theory Course (30 hours) - you must register for this course on the UTS website. We hope to offer this course in Winter 2007-2008.

   Option 3
   Teaching Techniques (15 hours) and Course Construction and Organization (15 hours) plus 2 Research Papers. A Project may replace the 2 Research Papers, upon approval by the CHET Faculty Advisor.

2. Workshop Requirements

   Attend and participate in at least 20 hours of UTS, departmental, conference, and/or discipline-related workshops related to teaching. At least eight hours must involve topics related to understanding the academic environment and faculty research responsibilities.

3. Teaching Practicum Alternatives

   TA work at least six hours of faculty-supervised TA teaching, a teaching plan, a student learning assessment, self-, student- and faculty-supervisor evaluations, and a statement of the individual's philosophy of education.

   or

   Mentor supervised teaching. At least three hours of mentor observation and four hours of mentor-supervised teaching, a teaching plan, a student learning assessment, self-, student- and faculty-mentor evaluations, and a statement of the individual's philosophy of education.

4. Teaching Dossier and Curriculum Vitae (CV)

   Complete a teaching dossier and a curriculum vitae.

Possible Additional Requirements

In the case of graduate students who do not have sufficiently high scores on oral TOEFL or similar tests, additional preparation for English as a foreign language oral tests or Accent Modification workshops may be required.

Any doctoral students registered at the University of Manitoba. Depending on space, Master's students or Post Doctoral Fellows may be eligible to participate.

The Certificate

CHET participants will receive a formal certificate upon completion of all program requirements. If students complete the CHET program prior to graduating, the credential will be indicated on their official transcript.

Advantages of a CHET Certificate

The U of M's CHET program is modeled after similar programs at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and York University. Both UNB and York report that graduates of their programs have found it easier to find jobs as a result of the certification. Graduates also report feeling better prepared for the full range of responsibilities as a new faculty members.

For further information, contact Erica Jung at: mailto:junge@cc.umanitoba.ca

If you would like to apply to the CHET program please click here