If your name has changed, a request to update the teacher registry with your current legal name can be requested through Teacher Self-Service. Once confirmed, certificated teachers will be issued an updated teaching certificate at no charge.

Once your request has been submitted online the following documents must be submitted directly to the Office of the Registrar at Alberta Education:

• A photocopy of your marriage certificate(s), or if applicable, vital statistics name change certificate,  OR
• A statement sworn before a Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public outlining all names used for legal purposes.

Note: Documentation in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by an English or French translation along with the required statutory declaration form. Statutory declarations are not required if your translation was completed by an official translator.

Requests for a name change must be made online through Teacher Self-Service.

Prerequisite: You must have an Alberta Education Account and be enrolled for Teacher Self-Service.

Steps to requesting a name change:

1. Visit the Teacher Self-Service site and Sign In.
2. Click the Request Name Change option from the left menu.
3. Fill in the form with any address or contact information changes and Name Change information.
4. Submit the request.
5. Send in qualifying documentation to the Office of the Registrar at Alberta Education to verify name change.
6. There is no fee for this service. 
7. Allow sufficient time to process - an updated certificate will be mailed out.
8. The status of a request can be tracked using the View Application and Request option.

Change Your Contact Information

Teachers and applicants can update their address, email address, and phone numbers online through Teacher Self-Service.

Prerequisite: You must have an Alberta Education Account and be enrolled for Teacher Self-Service.

Steps to updating your contact information:

1. Visit the Teacher Self-Service site and Sign In.
2. Click the Update Contact Information option from the left menu.
3. If your address has changed, enter the new address. Save your updates when completed. If you are currently employed at a school, be sure to notify them of your new address.
4. Update your list of email addresses. Use the trash can icon to remove any email addresses that are no longer applicable. Save your updates when completed.
5. Update your list of phone numbers. Use the trash can icon to remove any phone numbers that are no longer applicable. Save your updates when completed

Applicants and teachers are able to self-identify their First Nations, Métis and Inuit status through Teacher Self-Service. The question is voluntary and responses remain confidential.

Alberta Education is collecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit identity information to:

• support workforce planning initiatives,
• inform policy and funding decisions,
• and for measurement and reporting purposes.

This information will provide a baseline to measure the education system’s progress in attracting and retaining First Nations, Métis and Inuit people to the teaching profession. It will also help to identify gaps in the teacher workforce in Alberta and allow the education system to improve teacher workforce planning.

Personal information collected in TWINS is managed and protected by Alberta’s privacy laws, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the School Act and Certification of Teachers Regulation. Data will be secured and protected by Alberta Education. School authorities and school staff will not be able to view the First Nations, Métis and Inuit indicator on a teacher’s record. Any reporting will be done on an aggregate basis only, such as for the province or a school authority as a whole, and individual teachers will not be identified.

For further information or if you have any questions please contact: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education at (780) 427-3494.

Instructions

Prerequisite: You must have an Alberta Education Account and be enrolled for Teacher Self-Service.

Steps to add or view your First Nations, Métis and Inuit self-identification:

1. Visit the Teacher Self-Service site and Sign In.
2. Click the Add/View First Nations, Métis and Inuit Self-Identification option from the left menu.
3. The declaration of First Nations, Méself-identification (either First Nations - status or non-status, Inuit, or Métis) can be added, changed, or removed.
4. Submit if updating status.