Regarding the "teacher license renewal system" that requires renewal of the teacher's license every 10 years, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu said that "it is appropriate to consider the developmental cancellation", and after the deliberation result of the Central Council for Education, it will be held at the ordinary Diet session next year. He expressed his intention to abolish the system by the end of next year with the aim of amending the law.
The "teacher license renewal system" requires more than 30 hours of training, and the burden on teachers becomes an issue. We summarized the results of deliberations calling for the abolition of the system and reported this week to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu.
Regarding this, Minister Suematsu said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "It is necessary to shift to a new mechanism based on the deliberation summary at an early stage, and if the next ordinary session of the Diet approves the revision of the law, it will be promptly done without time. I instructed the secretariat to proceed with the examination in the direction of enforcement, "he said, aiming to amend the law in the ordinary Diet session next year, and expressed his intention to abolish the system by the end of next year.