Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) - Personal Users

Welcome to TIMS, Pennsylvania's online certification system – a one-stop shop for individuals who need to apply for teacher certification, access their personal TIMS dashboard, view and update personal information, print a copy of their teaching certificate, and perform additional functions as a current or future educator.

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Application Processing

Current processing time:
approximately 10 weeks
(once your application reaches "awaiting evaluation" status).

Note to Applicants:
Avoid Processing Delays
To avoid processing delays,
we strongly recommend
uploading documents within
TIMS. If you are unable
to upload all document(s) into
your application, scan
and email them to:
ra-teachercert@pa.gov.
We encourage applicants to
submit transcripts electronically
using this guidance.

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Login to TIMS

Use Microsoft Edge or Firefox to access TIMS. Chrome and Safari users experience technical difficulties, which includes payment processing issues.

First Time User?

Review step-by-step guide
before attempting to login.

Access TIMS guide or
watch a brief YouTube video
to learn how to complete
your certification in TIMS.

TIMS Resources

Help/User Guides

Answers to FAQs

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Contact
Resources

Having trouble
logging in to TIMS?
Call the Keystone Login
Help Desk: 877-328-0995

Experiencing an issue
while logged in to TIMS?
Send an email to
ra-edcertquestions@pa.gov
and include a screenshot
and/or the error message.

Have a question about
the application process?
Send an email to
ra-edcertquestions@pa.gov.