Teaching General Education in the Youth Sector, Vocational Training and Adult Education

Teachers carry out learning activities and participate actively in school life. They create an environment conducive to learning and support students in their overall development.

Preschool and elementary school teachers are usually responsible for a single group of students and teach a range of subjects. If they teach a specific subject, such as physical education and health, they work with several groups.

In secondary school, the teachers in general education in the youth sector, adult education and vocational training specialize in a specific subject or field (e.g. social sciences, aesthetics or machining) and usually teach several groups of students.

Teachers perform the following duties on a daily basis:

• Plan and implement teaching and learning situations
• Evaluate student learning
• Adapt teaching to the diversity of students
• Collaborate with the school team, parents and partners in the community
• Commit to their own professional development

The main qualities required to become a teacher are interpersonal skills, a sense of organization and mastery of the subject taught.

• Intellectual curiosity
  • Acknowledge the importance of culture
  • Learn and be proficient in the subject content
  • Nurture a reflective practice
• Interpersonal skills
  • Create meaningful and lasting relationships
  • Take an inclusive approach
  • Collaborate with education partners
• Communication skills
  • Be proficient in the language of instruction, both spoken and written
  • Make knowledge intelligible
• Sense of organization
  • Plan teaching and learning situations
  • Ensure a safe, respectful environment conducive to learning
• Sense of responsibility
  • Commit to students’ educational success
  • Render a professional judgment on the progression of learning
  • Demonstrate ethical behaviour in the exercise of the profession

For more information on the knowledge and competencies required to become a teacher, consult the Reference Framework for Professional Competencies for Teachers (PDF 857 Kb).

Between $51 461 and $100 246 for a regular, full-time teacher. The levels associated with this salary scale are effective as of April 1, 2024, in accordance with the Ententes nationales du personnel enseignant 2023‑2028. The annual salary scales are effective until March 31, 2028.

The maximum salary effective April 1, 2027, will be $109 121.

For more information, refer to the Ententes nationales du personnel enseignant.

In addition to working in a stimulating and dynamic environment, full-time teachers have attractive working conditions and benefits:

• Bank of sick days
• Special leaves
• Pension plan, group insurance

For more information, refer to the Ententes nationales du personnel enseignant which is effective until March 31, 2028.

Each year, teachers are offered training and information sessions to help them develop their competencies throughout their career.

Teachers’ professional development is paid for by the school boards. There are many different types of continuing education and training:

• Professional learning communities
• Online courses available to everyone
• University courses
• Training offered by university researchers
• Training offered by associations and learning communities
• Training offered by the Ministère
• Training offered by education consultants and in particular by the RÉCIT groups
• Training for associate teachers
• Training for mentor teachers
• Conferences and seminars
• Action research projects

Professional development on a variety of subjects is available in the classroom or online.