Chinanews.com, August 3, according to the website of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education, the Central Propaganda Department, the Central Editing Office, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the People's Bank of China and the State Nine departments including the Rural Revitalization Bureau issued the "Oriented Training Plan for Outstanding Teachers in Underdeveloped Regions in Central and Western China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").

  The "Plan" clarifies the goals of the work.

Beginning in 2021, normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education and local normal colleges have adopted a targeted approach to provide 832 poverty alleviation counties (originally concentrated in contiguous poverty-stricken areas and key counties for national poverty alleviation and development) and central and western land border counties (hereinafter collectively referred to as (Direction County) primary and secondary schools train about 10,000 normal students, improve the quality of the teachers in primary and secondary schools in underdeveloped areas in the central and western regions from the source, and cultivate a large number of outstanding teachers.

  Regarding the preparation of the plan, the "Plan" pointed out that the Ministry of Education and the provincial education administrative department coordinated the arrangement of the excellent teacher plan in the national annual enrollment plan, and issued it separately within the total annual enrollment scale of colleges and universities.

The 6 normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education undertake the special training task of national excellent teachers, play a demonstrative and leading role, and recruit students from the central and western provinces.

Normal universities at the undergraduate level determined by the provincial education administrative departments in the central and western regions undertake special training tasks for local excellent teachers in relevant provinces.

  The provincial education administrative department in the central and western regions consults with relevant departments such as human resources and social security of the province (region, city), and according to the supplementary needs of teacher training in county primary and middle schools in the province, counts and reports to the province (region, city) excellent teachers in the approved establishment Plan annual training needs.

The Ministry of Education instructs the directly affiliated normal universities and relevant provincial (regional, municipal) education administrative departments to support the supplementary needs of teachers in scarce fields according to local needs, and rationally arrange the enrollment plan for teacher students in the excellent teacher program.

  In terms of enrollment, the "Plan" stated that all candidates applying for the Excellent Teacher Program must take the national college entrance examination that year and be admitted in batches in advance of the undergraduate program.

  After being enrolled in the National Excellent Teachers Program and before receiving an admission notice, they must sign an agreement with the training school and the provincial education administrative department and the rural revitalization department of the province where the student source is located, promising to teach at the primary and secondary schools in the province where the student source is located. Not less than 6 years.

For students who refuse to sign the agreement, the relevant colleges and universities should cancel their qualifications for special admission to excellent teachers.

After being enrolled in the National Excellent Teacher Training Program, the household registration remains at the original household registration location, and after graduation, they can move to the area where they are targeted for employment in accordance with relevant regulations.

  Teacher students in the local excellent teacher program are coordinated by the provincial education administrative department, and the relevant agreement is signed before enrollment.

  In terms of pre-employment training, the "Plan" requires that colleges and universities to implement the Excellent Teacher Program should focus on the training goals of the "Four Haves" good teachers, offer a series of characteristic courses for the students of the Excellent Teacher Program, adhere to the correct political direction, and strengthen ideals, beliefs, and ideological and political education. Carry out the "Four History" education, vigorously promote the core socialist values, guide normal students to establish a correct view of history, nation, country, and culture, and cultivate the professional feelings of long-term and life-long education.

It is necessary to build a tripartite collaborative education mechanism for local governments, primary and secondary schools, and universities, actively use artificial intelligence and other information technology to improve the quality of teacher training, concentrate high-quality resources to support the training of teacher students in the Excellent Teacher Program, and establish a sound system that runs through the entire training process and is organically integrated with theoretical teaching. Practicing the teaching system, fully implementing the "dual tutor system" in which college teachers and elementary and middle school teachers jointly guide educational practice, strengthen the basic teaching skills of normal students, and improve the ability of teaching and educating people.

  Upon graduation from the Excellent Teacher Program, teachers’ qualifications for primary and secondary schools will be exempted from the national primary and secondary school teacher qualification examinations by referring to the relevant policies for the qualification reform of primary and secondary schools.

  In terms of employment management, the "Plan" stated that after graduation from the Excellent Teachers Program, normal school students must follow the agreement to teach in primary and secondary schools in Xiangxiang County.

Provincial education administrative departments should strengthen overall coordination with relevant departments, strictly manage, implement the plan, and ensure the entry conditions for teacher students to perform employment, and ensure that the excellent teacher program teacher students cover all targeted counties in the province (region, city).

  The employment of teachers in the National Excellent Teachers Special Program is coordinated and managed by the provincial education administrative department. The education administrative department of the relevant prefectures, cities and targeted counties, in conjunction with the human resources and social security department, is responsible for organizing the employment of schools and The excellent teacher program teacher students will conduct special recruitment within the scope of the required positions, through two-way selection and other methods, effectively implement the teaching schools and positions for the excellent teacher program graduates, sign employment contracts, and implement contract management.

If a teacher student of the National Excellent Teachers Program fails to perform the contract in accordance with the regulations, he shall bear the corresponding responsibilities in accordance with the agreement.

  Teacher students of the Local Excellent Teachers Program shall conduct employment management in accordance with the agreement.

  Regarding post-employment development, the "Plan" pointed out that all local schools should attach importance to and support the post-employment professional development of teacher students under the Excellent Teacher Program.

Priority will be given to arranging teachers from the Excellent Teacher Program who perform their teaching duties to participate in the "National Training Program" and other teacher training programs at all levels, as well as visit-to-study exchanges, teaching skills competitions and other activities.

Under the plan, colleges and universities should establish a tracking and guidance mechanism, provide high-quality education and teaching resources through online platforms, open up training and training activities organized by schools, and continue to support the excellent teacher program teacher students to improve their skills in teaching and cultivating, and create good teachers with "Four Haves".

  In terms of implementation guarantees, the "Plan" puts forward four points.

One is organization and management.

The education department is responsible for enrollment, training, employment guidance, job placement, dispatching, and contract performance management for the excellent teacher plan; the financial department is responsible for the financial guarantee for the implementation of the plan; the human resources and social security department is responsible for the implementation of the planned special personnel policies and other tasks; The preparation department is responsible for the preparation of the relevant institutions involved in the excellent teacher plan for normal students to teach in primary and secondary schools.

  The second is financial support.

Excellent Teachers Program Teacher students are exempted from tuition fees, accommodation fees, and living expenses during their studies at the school.

The central government will refer to the standard of publicly funded education subsidies for normal students, and according to the actual number of normal students enrolled in the Excellent Teacher Program each year by the normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education, the relevant funds will be allocated annually and the special training of excellent teachers will be used as a reference factor for the allocation of special funds for central universities.

The local finance is responsible for the relevant funds according to the number of teacher students in the Excellent Teachers Program of the local normal colleges and universities.

The central government will provide rewards and supplements based on the actual number of teachers admitted by local normal colleges in each province (region, municipality) through the "funds for the reform and development of local colleges and universities".

  The third is policy guarantee.

All localities should strengthen the construction of the turnover dormitory of the excellent teacher program for performing employment, and include qualified teachers of the excellent teacher program into the scope of local housing security.

It is necessary to earnestly care about the work and life needs of teacher students under the Excellent Teacher Program, and create favorable conditions for their employment and professional development.

  The fourth is supervision and evaluation.

Educational supervision departments at all levels should include this plan in the scope of supervision, strengthen supervision and inspection and report the supervision situation, and form a special supervision report.

The implementation of the plan should be included in the relevant assessments after consolidating the results of poverty alleviation.

Provincial education administrative departments and the normal universities under the Ministry should seriously summarize the implementation of this plan in the year, establish and implement dynamic admission, exit, and incentive mechanisms for colleges and universities, and actively explore the model of teacher-students in the Excellent Teacher Program, and strengthen publicity.