Chiba will shoulder all scholarship repayments for university and junior college students hired as teachers. This is the first support system in the country that covers the entire amount.
In the teacher recruitment examination jointly conducted by the Chiba Prefecture and Chiba City Boards of Education, there were approximately 5,000 applicants this year. There were approximately 2,700 fewer than 10 years ago, and securing human resources has become an issue, the prefectural board of education says. The Board of Education will pay on your behalf, Ayumu Murata says.