A reminder that the teachers employed by your district must hold a valid BC teaching certificate. Please review the News & Notices in the Employers’ Area and check the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. You can also use the Certificate Verification Tool to check their status. If you employ certificate holders whose certificates have been suspended for not paying the annual practice fee and late fee, you may want to encourage them to pay. If the fees are not received by the ministry by October 31, 2024, their teaching certificates will be cancelled. If they wish to teach in BC again, they will need to apply for a new teaching certificate.Â