To Which Broad-Based Technology Should I Apply?

BEFORE you start to complete your application for the Queen’s Technological Education program option, please read the information below:

1. Decide upon the Broad-Based Technology to which you should apply.
2. Determine if you have a broad enough range of related technical skills and knowledge to qualify for application to that broad-based technology.

1. To which Broad-based Technology should I apply?

Below are the seven Broad-based Technological (BBT) areas that are taught in Ontario secondary schools. Listed under each BBT area, we have included some of the specific skills that a future teacher should have, to help you determine which Broad-based Technological area fits your related postsecondary skilled work and/or related wage-earning experience.

Communications Technology • Audio-visual equipment • Computer electronics • Electronics/repair • Graphic artist/designer • Photography • Radio and TV arts   Computer Technology • Hardware and software development  • Computer interfacing • Programming • Network setup  • Robot construction   Construction Technology • Air conditioning and refrigeration • Cabinet maker • Carpentry • Construction • Electrical/electronics • Woodworking   Hairstyling and Aesthetics* • *Aestheticians must hold a Hairstyling trade certificate.   Health Care • Registered Nursing certification • Dental Assistant • Child care/child development • Gerontology

Hospitality and Tourism • Chef • Hospitality industry   Green Industries • Agriculture • Floristry • Forestry and forest management  • Horticulture and landscaping • Farming • Greenhouse operation   Manufacturing Technology • General machinist • Tool and Die Maker • Welding/fabrication   Technological Design • Architectural/mechanical drafting • Architectural/mechanical engineer • Engineering design technologist   Transportation Technology* • Automotive body service technician certification • Automotive vehicle service technician certification • Heavy duty/truck service technician certification • Motorcycle/small engine service technician certification

*Applicants for Hairstyling and Aesthetics or Transportation Technology require a Certificate of Qualification because they are compulsory regulated trades.

2. Do I have the range of technical skills and knowledge that I need for the Broad-based Technology to which I have decided to apply?

The term Broad-based Technology suggests that a broad range of technical skills and knowledge are needed in the specific Broad-based Technology to which you are applying. A single technical skill set is not acceptable at this point in time (see list of skill sets above). This means that you should have a minimum range of 2 to 4 skill sets in one Broad-based Technology to be considered for admission to a teacher education in Technological Education at Queen’s University. You find skills sets as the technical skills and knowledge in our information outlining course descriptions and in the Ontario Ministry of Education courses you may have examined online.

The chart example below shows an example of how breadth of technological experience would be interpreted in Construction Technology. Note that if you have only one skill set (the left hand column), you are considered inadmissible because your technical expertise is too narrow for the Ontario Broad-based Technology programs presently in Ontario Secondary Schools.

Breadth of Technological Experience
Construction Technology Example

NOT ADMISSABLE Very Narrow	Narrow	Broad	Very broad
1 skill set in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., stonemasonry or electrical or plumbing)	2-3 skill sets in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., house framing and cabinetmaking and electrical). Has used computers.	4 or more skills sets in 1 BBT subject area. (e.g., house framing and cabinetmaking and electrical and CAD). Computer literate.	Near complete skill sets for 1 BBT (e.g., Construction Technology) and some skill sets from a 2nd BBT. Must have CAD and/or design experience.

When you complete our Teacher Education program, you will be prepared to teach students in the Grade 9 Integrated Technologies course, and then courses in one of the above BBT areas at the Grades 10-12 levels in which you are qualified.

To further assist you determine if you have the skill set needed the specific Broad-based Technology to which you are applying, ALL the secondary school Technological Studies courses are listed and described in the document Technological Education Information Package that we’ve put together for you.

If you want or need more information,

For Grades 9 and 10, use the curriculum document titled, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9 and 10: Technological Education, 2009.

For Grades 11 and 12, use the curriculum document titled, The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009.

If the content of the secondary school courses you examined matches your technical background AND a minimum range of 2 to 4 skill sets in one Broad-based Technology, then you should apply to that Broad-based Technology. If your technical background does not match the content of the secondary school courses you examined, start this process over to consider another Broad-based Technology. If you do not find that there is a course that matches your technical background, then you do not have the technical background to apply for a teacher education program in Technological Education. The Ontario secondary school curriculum does not address all technical fields.