The New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)


The New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) supports the growth and professional development of new teachers. It is the second step in a continuum of professional development for teachers to support effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices, building on and complementing the first step: pre-service education programs. It provides another full year of professional support so that new teachers can develop the requisite skills and knowledge that will enable them to achieve success as experienced teachers in Ontario. By helping new teachers achieve their full potential, the NTIP supports Ontario's vision of achieving high levels of student performance.

For the purposes of the NTIP, new teachers are defined as all new teachers (including teachers trained out-of-province) certified by the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) who have been hired into permanent positions – full-time or part-time – by a school board, school authority or provincial school to begin teaching for the first time in Ontario on or after the start of the 2005-06 school year.

The NTIP consists of the following induction elements:

  • orientation for all new teachers to the school and school board
  • mentoring for new teachers by experienced teachers
  • professional development and training in areas such as Literacy and Numeracy strategies, Student Success, Safe Schools, and Politique d'aménagement linguistique in French-language boards; classroom management; effective parent communication skills; and instructional strategies that address the learning and culture of students with special needs and other diverse learners

Successful completion of the NTIP is evidenced by two Satisfactory ratings on Teacher Performance Appraisals for new teachers.

New teachers who successfully complete two performance appraisals within the required time period will receive a notation of successful completion of the NTIP on their Certificate of Qualification and on the Ontario College of Teachers public register.

New teachers who began teaching in Ontario in the 2005-06 school year and have received two Satisfactory ratings on Teacher Performance Appraisals by the end of that year are considered to have successfully completed the NTIP. If these new teachers did not receive two Satisfactory performance ratings by the end of the 2005-06 school year, they were required to participate in the NTIP during the 2006-07 school year. Induction elements from 2005-06 in which the new teachers participated, as well as any satisfactory appraisals, may be counted towards completion of the NTIP in 2006-07.

The NTIP is the result of a collaborative effort between the government and the Working Table on Teacher Development.

For more information about the NTIP, please refer to the following: