Alberta’s education minister has been tasked with creating a pathway for those with a university degree, diploma or trade certifications to become teachers — without needing to earn a full teaching degree.

“First and foremost, we want to help create a broader pool of individuals that can be sourced as teachers,” Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said in responding to the directive in his new mandate letter from Premier Danielle Smith.

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When asked if the abbreviated process would be similar to provinces like Ontario where prospective teachers have to attend teachers’ college — a two-year program on top of earning a minimum three-year post-secondary degree at relevant institutions — Nicolaides said the province is still exploring options.

He said there “undoub

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