Please note that the application is divided into two sections. A copy of Section A, containing information of a general nature and related to academic background and professional experience, will be sent to the host organization overseas. We strongly recommend that at least this part of the application be typewritten or printed very clearly.

Section B asks for information of a more personal nature and access to it will be restricted to the National Selection Committee, your Team Leader, and to the staff of CTF’s International Programs.

The application form is to be completed and returned to your provincial or territorial teachers’ organization not later than October 31. Please see list of sponsoring organizations on the next page and be sure to call or log into your organization’s web site for additional application information.

Please read the following before applying:

1. All applicants must:
   • be a member of a provincial or territorial teacher organization which is a Member of CTF
   • hold an appropriate teachers’ certificate
   • have at least five years teaching experience in Canada
   • be a Canadian citizen
   • be in excellent health
   • show evidence of flexibility and mature judgment
   • hold a Canadian passport valid until at least December of the year you will travel
   
    
2. The travel and living expenses of participants are covered by contributions from CTF Members (provincial or territorial teacher organizations), by a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency, and from budgetary allocations of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
    
3. Travel to the host country will be arranged by CTF in accordance with the Travel Guidelines established by the Trustees of the CTF Trust Fund. These guidelines state: “THAT efforts be made to apply the lowest possible airfares for travel associated with Project Overseas that are consistent with the objectives of the program.” Consequently, CTF will arrange travel by the most direct and most economical route and will purchase, whenever possible, excursion air tickets with the limitations that apply to such tickets.
    
4. The commitment to Project Overseas is great both in and out of the classrooms.
    
5. Because of the nature of the Project, participants are not allowed to be accompanied by friends or family during the Orientation program or during the active program overseas.
    
6. Participants must be aware that a project may be cancelled at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances. CTF cannot guarantee placement on another team.
    
7. It is most often necessary to share living accommodation with another Project Overseas participant.
    
8. Participants are not permitted to drive a motorized vehicle during their stay abroad. The teachers’ organization overseas is usually responsible for providing transportation in connection with the Project. Other necessary transportation will be arranged by the Team Leader.
    
9. It is understood that all participants will return to Canada at the end of their assignment because of the considerable benefit to their Canadian colleagues and their teacher organization from consultation, discussion, and talk during the balance of the year.
    
10. Project Overseas (PO) operates in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and, occasionally, elsewhere. Participants must be prepared to be assigned to any location where there is a CTF Project.
     
11. Most Project Overseas assignments are 4-6 weeks long. CTF does not usually know program dates until February each year, after teams are formed, and it is important to note that some projects do span most of the summer (July & August) and dates are subject to change. Applicants must, therefore, be flexible and available for the entire summer.

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS

British Columbia Teachers’ Federation Phone: (604) 871-2283 www.bctf.ca	The Alberta Teachers’ Association Phone: (780) 447-9400 www.teachers.ab.ca
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation Phone: (306) 373-1660 www.stf.sk.ca	The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Phone: (204) 888-7961 www.mbteach.org
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Phone: (416) 962-3836 www.etfo.ca	The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association Phone: (416) 925-2493 www.oecta.on.ca
Québec Provincial Association of Teachers Phone: (514) 694-9777 www.qpat-apeq.qc.ca	New Brunswick Teachers’ Association Phone: (506) 452-8921 www.nbta.ca
Nova Scotia Teachers Union Phone: (902) 477-5621 www.nstu.ca	Prince Edward Island Teachers’ Federation Phone: (902) 569-4157 www.peitf.com
Newfoundland & Labrador Teachers’ Association Phone: (709) 726-3223 www.nlta.nl.ca	Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association Phone: (867) 873-8501 www.nwtta.nt.ca
Federation of Nunavut Teachers Phone: (867) 979-0750 www.fnt.nu.ca	Yukon Teachers’ Association Phone: (867) 668-6777 www.yta.yk.ca

 

NWTTA Sponsored Project Overseas Participants

1969	Guthrie, Thomas W	Ethiopia
1974	Scott, Robert S.	Sierra Leone
1976	Lee, Nancy	Thailand
1977	Myslicki, Joseph	Antigua
1979	Dixon, Nora S	Jamaica
1980	Dixon, Nora S	Jamaica
1981	Dixon, Nora S	Jamaica
1982	Mount-Kellar, Mary	Gambia
1983	Dixon, Nora S	Grenada
1984	Alexander, Jacqueline	Thailand
1985	Ul-Faluq-Minhas, Misba	St. Lucia
1986	Martin, Jim	St. Lucia
1987	Mains, Catharine	Sierra Leone
1988	Crowell, James	Cameroon
1990	Clarkson, Loretta	Ghana
1991	Currie, Raymond	Uganda
1993	Armstrong, Alvin	Mozambique
1994	Armstrong, Alvin	Mozambique
1995	Schoepp, Janice	Lesotho
1996	Gorham, Thomas	St.Vincent
1997	Cain, John	Nepal
1998	Beek, Avis	Malawi
1999	Hallett, Cassandra	Guyana
1999	Gorham, Thomas	St. Vincent
2001	Petriew, Catherine	Grenada
2002	Cain, John	Ghana
2003	Cain, John	Uganda
2005	Duru, Obed	Jordan
2006	Cain, John	Guyana
2007	Irvine, Christopher	Nigeria
2008	Duru, Obed	Guyana