To describe job occupations in Canada they used to work with a system called National Occupational Classification. You could find useful information like training, education, and responsibilities in NOC. NOC helped job seekers in Canada to understand the nature of a job in Canadian job market.
From November 16, 2022 they switched to TEER ( training , education, experience , responsibilities) .
This ultimately makes the system more flexible as now you can change your level on several conditions.
The TEER system strives to increase transparency in the amount of education and work experience needed to work in a specific occupation.
The key features appointed to TEER are as follows:
- Under this new system, a 6-categories represents the TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities) needed to work in an occupation.
- New TEER system introduces 5-digit code for each NOC occupation, replacing Old 4-digit occupation codes.
- The TEER system is going to impact Express Entry.
TEER category | Example occupation |
TEER 0 | Management occupations: Advertising, marketing and public relations managers Financial managers |
TEER 1 | Occupations that usually require a university degree: Financial advisors Software engineers |
TEER 2 | Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of 2 or more years, or supervisory occupations Computer network and web technicians Medical laboratory technologists |
TEER 3 | Occupations that usually require a college diploma, apprenticeship training of less than 2 years, or more than 6 months of on-the-job training Bakers Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants |
TEER 4 | Occupations that usually require a high school diploma, or several weeks of on-the-job training Home child care providers Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers |
TEER 5 | Occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education Landscaping and grounds maintenance laborers Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors |