More than 90,000 people in Chongqing refer to the teacher's qualification certificate. The number of national applicants exceeded 10 million for the first time this year. Is the teacher's fever behind it?

　　A teacher certification is the stepping stone to becoming a teacher.

On October 29, the written test for the qualification examination for primary and secondary school teachers in the second half of 2022 will start, and more than 90,000 candidates from Chongqing will enter the examination room for reference.

According to the Ministry of Education, the number of applicants for the National Teacher Qualification Examination has jumped from 172,000 in 2012 to 11.442 million in 2022, a 66-fold increase in 10 years.

Why are more and more people applying for teacher certification?

Did they all become teachers after getting the teaching certificate?

The reporter conducted an investigation.

The number of applicants for the first time exceeded 10 million and 8 million non-normal students

　　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 entrance of teachers, and comprehensively promoted the reform of primary and secondary school teacher qualification examinations and regular registration system.

It is emphasized that teachers must obtain corresponding teacher qualifications and hold teachers' qualification certificates to teach.

　　In recent years, the popularity of teacher qualification certificate examinations in my country has continued to rise.

According to statistics from the Blackboard Insight Research Institute, in 2016, the number of applicants for the teacher qualification examination in my country was 2.6 million; in 2017, it was 3.1 million;

This figure increased again in 2019, reaching 8.8 million, and in 2020 to 9.9 million.

In 2022, the number of applicants for teacher qualification certificates exceeded the 10 million mark for the first time.

On September 6, the latest data released by the Ministry of Education showed that the number of applicants for the teacher qualification examination in my country has jumped from 172,000 in 2012 to 11.442 million in 2021, of which 8 million applicants are non-normal students.

　　Ten years after graduating from university, 32-year-old Chen Yulin signed up for the teacher qualification exam this year.

"Getting a teacher's qualification certificate is an admission ticket to a teacher's post." Chen Yulin told reporters that her undergraduate degree was an investment major. After graduating from work for a few years, she mainly took care of her children at home, and taught herself about mathematical and logical thinking to guide children. study.

"Seeing the child's growth, there is a sense of value." During this period, she gradually fell in love with the feeling of teaching and educating people, and hoped to become a primary school mathematics teacher, and applied for the teacher's qualification certificate.

　　"Now society and parents are paying more and more attention to education, with multiple certificates and multiple employment options." Liu Na, who majored in art, also applied for a teacher's qualification certificate this year, but not to become a teacher.

"I studied art in college and worked as a part-time teacher of children's art, but I don't plan to teach painting. I want to take the teacher's qualification certificate first as an alternative for employment. If I have the opportunity to enter an art training institution to work in operations, I will at least Understand the content of education teaching and research.”

Competition intensifies after headcount surge

The recruitment ratio of teachers in urban areas is 161:1

　　After getting the teacher's qualification certificate, does it mean that the teacher's job is "sleep-free"?

Several respondents answered in the negative.

　　Xiao Xu, who graduated from a postgraduate degree in physical education in a university in Chongqing, has always dreamed of becoming a formal physical education teacher in the school. She has good academic performance. She started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and was admitted to the national second-level table tennis player. After graduating from the undergraduate degree in 2019, she He obtained the teacher's qualification certificate, and then participated in the public recruitment examination of many primary and secondary schools in Chongqing, but he failed in many battles and failed to do so.

In the process of applying for a job in recent years, Xiao Xu has also met many job seekers who want to be teachers just like her.

Xiao Xu said that with the gradual improvement of teachers' social status and occupational security, most of the people who have obtained the teacher's qualification certificate are gradually inclined to take the entrance examination. .

In some cities, doctors and masters graduates from prestigious schools are rushing into primary and secondary schools, and the entry threshold for teachers has been continuously raised invisibly.

　　The reporter noticed that in the public recruitment work in the first quarter of 2022 in Chongqing, the highest competition ratio on the first day of recruitment for teachers in Yuzhong District was 1:368.

After three days of registration, the statistical results show that the education institutions in Yuzhong District will recruit 98 people in the first quarter of 2022, and the final number of applicants will be 15,731.

The number of applicants has more than doubled from last year, with an average of 161 people applying for each position.

The most competitive primary school English post, the competition ratio is 827:1.

　　"No matter how fierce the competition is, there are still many people going to 'grab' every year." Xiao Xu said that although the registration ratio for teacher positions in the urban area is getting higher and higher, many people are still rushing to apply for the exam, and some even spend a lot of money to go there. I enrolled in the training institution to study, "I am currently involved in the operation of a table tennis club, and the income is not bad, but I prefer to have a relatively stable job."

　　In the latest data released by the Ministry of Education, it was mentioned that in the past ten years, the total number of full-time teachers in my country has increased from 14.629 million in 2012 to 18.444 million in 2021, an increase of 26%.

The quality of teachers at all levels and various types has been continuously improved and the structure has been continuously optimized. The number of primary school teachers with a bachelor’s degree or above has increased from 32.6% to 70.3%, more than 50% of vocational education “double-qualified” teachers, and the number of postgraduate tutors in colleges and universities has increased from 229,000 to 424,000. The number of doctoral supervisors increased from 69,000 to 132,000.

Expert Reviews

"Certification fever" does not equal "teacher fever"

　　"'Teaching craze' is not the same as 'teaching craze', and getting a teacher's qualification certificate is not the same as engaging in the teaching profession in the future." Facing the phenomenon of "teaching craze", Xiong Bingqi, dean of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said that it is necessary to be rational. Look at the phenomenon of the surge in the number of applicants for teacher qualification certificates.

　　Xiong Bingqi said that although many people choose to apply for teachers at present, there are still many problems in terms of teacher recruitment and teaching team building, such as the uneven "hot and cold" application in developed cities and remote mountainous areas, as well as the imbalance between male and female applicants." These all reflect that there is still a long way to go to build the teaching profession into the most enviable profession." He also said that from the perspective of more and more people applying for teacher qualification certificates and taking up teaching positions, the teaching team has It is indeed a good thing to improve the overall quality of teachers and improve the talent construction of teachers.

　　"From the perspective of diversified employment, more and more young people are pursuing 'stability', which is a choice limited by the current employment situation." Xiong Bingqi said that although candidates have different reasons for applying for the exam, the "educational capital fever" The phenomenon also reflects the increasing popularity of teaching positions to a certain extent, as well as the increase in the state's salary and treatment of teachers in recent years.

In addition, due to the current pressure of employment competition, many graduates or job seekers are trying to get a job in order to have a relatively stable income. From the perspective of employment diversity and stimulating social innovation vitality, there are certain drawbacks. .

　　Chongqing Evening News - Upstream News Reporter Qin Jian