Purpose
The Quebec Business Teachers’ Association (QBTA) was founded to establish a rapport among business teachers and their associations, the Ministry of Education of Quebec (MEQ), and the business world.
Aims and Objectives
- to promote a truly professional spirit among business education teachers in the province.
- to ensure that the business education programs reflect the needs of the business world.
- to promote all phases of education in general and business in particular.
- to maintain high standards of business education in the province.
- to encourage research and the dissemination and use of research findings.
- to initiate communication and cooperation among local, provincial, national, and international business education groups.
Affiliations
Activities and Services
- annual conference
- professional development workshops
- representation on various MEQ committees (pedagogical material, programs, evaluation)
- collaboration with universities and MEQ on in-service needs for business education teachers
- preparation of policy statements reflecting QBTA views on issues affecting business education in the province
- liaison with QPAT Curriculum Council
- liaison with businesses
- common projects with the Association provinciale du l’enseignement commercial (APEC)