The client converted a Korean early childhood educator qualification through Saskatchewan. The certificate was first issued at Level 1, and after continued requests on the client's behalf a Level 2 certificate was also obtained.
The write-up sets out the route as applying for the Saskatchewan childcare educator certificate first, because it states that Saskatchewan exchanges overseas early childhood educator qualifications on the simplest documents, and then exchanging that certificate for another Canadian provincial certificate. It notes a Saskatchewan certificate can be converted to an Alberta one and later to a British Columbia one.
Two documents are required before applying: the WES educational credential assessment and the conversion application form itself. For WES, the applicant registers and then contacts the school directly, asking the school to send the transcript and graduation certificate in an envelope the school has approved and stamped, and the write-up stresses that these must reach the assessing body still sealed. It states the WES assessment normally takes about two to three weeks.
The write-up notes that processing slowed because of COVID-19, and that the office stayed in contact with the Canadian assessors throughout.