China News Service, Beijing, September 2 (Reporter Kan Feng) Starting today, 31 provinces will start the registration process for the qualification examination (written test) for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022. The written test will be held on October 29.

What policies does this UGC exam require candidates to master?

What are the reasons for the phenomenon of "educational capital fever" in recent years?

Data map.

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Written test time of UGC in the second half of the year to be determined

　　Recently, the Education Examination Institute of the Ministry of Education announced that the registration for the qualification examination (written test) for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022 will start on September 2.

　　The written test was held in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government). According to the Education Examination Institute of the Ministry of Education, the primary and secondary school teacher qualification test requires candidates to take the test with integrity, and to confirm the "honesty test commitment" through the registration system before registration, otherwise they will refuse to apply for the test. .

　　According to the current teacher qualification examination method, the examination is held twice a year in most provinces. In the past three years, the written examination of the primary and secondary school teacher qualification examinations in the second half of the year is scheduled to be held at the end of October.

　　The reporter found that at present, 31 provinces have released the registration announcement for the qualification examination (written test) for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022. According to the registration announcements issued by various places, the written examination for the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022 will be held on October 29.

UGC, these policies to understand

　　In April of this year, the Ministry of Education and other departments jointly issued the "New Era Basic Education Strengthening Teachers Plan", which once again clarified the strict control of teacher entrance, and comprehensively promoted the reform of primary and secondary school teacher qualification examinations and regular registration system.

Teachers must obtain corresponding teacher qualifications and hold teacher qualification certificates to teach.

　　In June, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Public Recruitment of Kindergarten Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in 2022". Employment in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools.

　　According to the requirements of the notice, candidates who are affected by the epidemic in the teacher qualification examinations for primary and secondary schools (including kindergartens and secondary vocational schools) in 2021 and 2022 can participate in teacher recruitment. Take exams and qualify as teachers.

　　Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens who recruit graduates from colleges and universities affected by the epidemic before December 31, 2022 shall not take the above-mentioned teacher qualifications as a restrictive condition.

Data map: On October 30, 2021, the teacher qualification examination (written test) in the second half of 2021 in Ping'an District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province will start. Candidates check the distribution map of the examination room.

Photo by Ma Mingyan

The ever-expanding "research army"

　　In recent years, during the registration season for the teacher qualification examination, topics related to "teaching resources" have been on the hot search list.

　　In the second half of 2019, on the first day of the online report for the teacher qualification examination, due to the excessive number of applicants, the registration port was congested, and the registration official website server crashed due to excessive pressure.

Judging from the data, there were 2.6 million applicants for the teacher qualification exam in 2016, and in 2019, just three years later, the number of applicants for the teacher qualification exam climbed to 9 million.

　　In September last year, the Ministry of Education revealed at a press conference introducing the progress and effectiveness of the construction of the teaching staff that in 2021, 1.91 million people nationwide have passed the certification to obtain teacher qualification certificates, an increase of 28.7% over the whole year of 2020.

　　Compared with a longer period of time, the Ministry of Education has released data. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the national average annual number of qualified teachers was more than 1.6 million, an increase of about 37% compared with the "12th Five-Year Plan" period.

Expert: "Teaching fund fever" needs to be viewed rationally

　　Regarding the "faculty craze" and "teacher craze", in June this year, the "China Undergraduate Employment Report" released by the Mykos Research Institute shows that "primary and secondary education" has long been the occupation category with a large number of undergraduate employment. According to the survey, 8.9% of the 2021 undergraduates are engaged in this field six months after graduation, and 5.1% are teaching in public primary and secondary schools.

　　"Compared with other occupations, the teaching profession itself is relatively stable, and more and more people tend to take the teacher's qualification examination. In addition, there are two main steps to the entry of teachers, one is the examination of the certificate, and the other is the examination and editing. If there is no teacher qualification It is basically impossible to be admitted to the editor now, and it is only possible to be admitted to the editor after passing the research.” said Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences.

　　Chu Zhaohui said that one of the main reasons for the large number of people doing research is the rising number of university graduates. Under the competition for employment, holding a certificate means there is one more way out.

　　Chu Zhaohui also reminded that candidates should view the popularity of UGC in a rational way, and not all certificate holders will be able to teach in the future.

"Like Japan, there are about 8 people who have obtained teacher qualification certificates, but only 1 can enter the teaching position, because the scale of teachers is constantly adjusted. In the future, this situation may also occur in our country, and there are more people with teacher qualification certificates. But there are relatively few people who are directly able to work." (End)