Previously, teachers were issued a Provisional Rating Statement after completing an Honour Specialist. This meant that once the College of Teachers sent them a new Certificate of Qualification showing the Honour Specialist, the teacher had to reapply for a Permanent Certification Rating Statement.

Now, the "Acknowledgement of Additional Qualification/Additional Basic Qualification" letter from the College of Teachers may be accepted as equivalent to the Certificate of Qualification in order to issue a Certification Rating Statement to a Member provided that all the other requirements for that Group have been successfully completed