Bulgaria: Statement of Professional Standing

A combination of the following documents (three documents) is required for a Statement of Professional Standing from Bulgaria.

You can obtain a Statement of Professional Standing from:

National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID)
52 A, Dr. G.M. Dimitrov Blvd.
1125 Sofia
BULGARIA

The statement must:

• verify you were authorized to teach in that jurisdiction
• state if your authorization was ever suspended, cancelled or revoked
• come directly to the College from NACID
• be an original and signed by the appropriate official
• not be more than one year old when the College receives it

AND

You must also submit an original, signed police report of a criminal record check from Bulgaria (called a Conviction Status Certificate). This will be in addition to the Canadian criminal record check.

AND

Applicants with teaching experience – a letter from last school taught. The letter must be current. It must list the dates and length of your employment and state if you were ever suspended for any disciplinary reason and that your conduct was satisfactory.

OR

Applicants without teaching experience - a statement of good conduct from the institution where the applicant completed the teacher education program. The statement cannot be older than one year from the date the College receives it and it must be signed by an appropriate official.

Statement of Professional Standing

A Statement of Professional Standing is a letter from a licensing body or an education ministry that says your right to teach has never been suspended, revoked or cancelled.

The Statement of Professional Standing provides the Ontario College of Teachers with information regarding your past professional practice as a teacher. For example, it tells the College whether your authorization to teach has ever been taken away for disciplinary reasons or whether you would still be welcome to teach in that country, province or state.

You must arrange to have this statement sent to the College from the jurisdiction where you completed your teacher education and from every jurisdiction in which you have been certified to teach.

The statement must:

• verify you were authorized to teach in that jurisdiction
• state that your authorization was never suspended, cancelled or revoked
• come directly to the College from the licensing authority or department of education
• be an original and signed by the appropriate official
• not be more than one year old when the College receives it
• be in the official language of the country in which you taught.

The College recognizes some jurisdictions have no central authority governing the teaching profession. In these instances the College will accept other documents.