It is common for one person to get multiple certificates in the teaching examination.

　　Not long ago, in the second half of 2022, the national primary and secondary school teacher qualification examination (written test) was opened. The number of applicants for this year’s teaching examination has reached more than 11 million, which has exceeded the total size of college graduates in 2022.

　　Teaching examination continues to be hot.

　　On October 29th, in the second half of 2022, the national primary and secondary school teacher qualification examination (written examination) was held as scheduled. On that day, 129,900 people took the test in 46 test sites in Wuhan alone, and the number of candidates ranked first in cities across the country, a record high. Shortly after the end of the exam, terms such as "teaching fund" and "teaching fund section 2" rushed to the hot search, which also reflected the continuous rise of the enthusiasm of the teaching fund exam in recent years.

　　Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, said that as a "stepping stone" in the teacher industry, the conditions for applying for teacher qualifications are relatively relaxed. At present, China’s teaching endowment examination is generally organized twice a year, which is divided into written examination and interview, covering multi-level and multi-category from kindergarten to high school (including secondary vocational schools), among which the participation in primary and secondary school teaching endowment examination is the widest.

　　Many interviewed candidates said that the difficulty of the teaching examination is not particularly high. Chi Ao (pseudonym), a student majoring in educational economics and management at East China Normal University who had previously taken the teaching examination, told reporters: "The examination is friendly to many professional students."

　　The reporter’s investigation found that the "teaching capital fever" also brought fire to related teaching materials, teaching AIDS and course training. On an online shopping platform, the reporter found that the monthly sales volume of the top-ranked tutoring books is more than 5,000 copies. Most of the materials include real questions, detailed explanations of test sites, interview topics, etc. Some merchants also advertised "45 days of intimate planning for non-normal students or zero-based candidates, and customs clearance in World War I". Many candidates report that, especially for non-normal students, it is a "standard" to purchase relevant teaching materials and teaching AIDS.

　　The market of teaching-funded examination training is also expanding. A number of teaching candidates said that some students were preparing for the exam by signing up for classes or watching online classes. With the teaching examination as the main content, the number of downloads and clicks of mobile apps keeps rising. The 2021 financial report of an examination and training institution shows that the annual revenue of its teacher sequence exceeds 800 million yuan, accounting for 11.61% of the company’s total revenue.

　　There are "three changes" behind the enthusiasm for teaching funds.

　　The reporter recently communicated with teachers and students in many universities and found that there have been three changes behind the current "funding fever".

　　The enrollment crowd has become wider, and the proportion of non-normal students has become higher. Many college teachers have observed that in recent years, the number and majors of students who have taken the examination of teaching funds have changed. A teacher in a foreign language college said that the number of students majoring in languages and minor languages who took the teaching aid examination has increased. Chi Ao said that more and more science and engineering students are taking the teaching examination.

　　This situation is not a case. Li Jianping, vice president of Tianjin Academy of Educational Sciences, believes that the teaching examination did not "shut out" non-normal students, which attracted a considerable number of candidates to participate. "According to statistics, in recent years, about two-thirds of the candidates who signed up for the teaching examination in China are non-normal students."

　　The number of subjects to be tested has increased, which is not limited to "one person and one certificate". "In order to improve their competitiveness and meet the recruitment needs of some schools, some normal students are no longer satisfied with only obtaining a teacher qualification certificate in a certain subject." Zhou Jiale, a student at the Institute of Science Education of Guangxi Normal University, told the reporter that half of the classmates in Banrio signed up for the multidisciplinary examination and had teaching certificates for more than two subjects.

　　The counselor of a university in Lanzhou, Gansu Province also said that it is very common for one person to get more education certificates. "Students used to choose subjects that they were good at, but in recent years, some students have produced ‘ Take as many exams as you can ’ The idea. " It is understood that there is no restriction on the majors studied in the current teaching examination.

　　The purpose of obtaining the certificate has become diversified and the employment security has been improved. The reporter found that with the further improvement of teachers’ status, some candidates regard being a teacher as an important choice for employment. There are also some students who take the teaching certificate just for the sake of "more skills than pressure."

　　Reflect the employment situation and mentality

　　The reporter’s investigation found that behind the "teaching capital fever" is the "teacher fever". With the increasing emphasis on education in China, the government has continuously introduced the policy of benefiting and benefiting teachers, and the professional attraction of teachers has gradually increased. The "enthusiasm for teaching resources" has played a positive role in improving the overall quality of education, and is also conducive to the formation of a good atmosphere of respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching in the whole society.

　　Li Jianping and other interviewed experts believe that the high demand for teachers in society is the main reason for the fever of teaching examination. At present, the teaching profession is still an important field to attract college students’ employment. According to the introduction of the Central Editorial Office, since 2019, all localities have promoted the solution to the problems of unbalanced staffing between urban and rural areas, between regions and between school sections, untimely staffing adjustment and unsmooth personnel flow. By the end of June this year, the staffing of primary and secondary schools in provinces, cities and counties across the country has reached or exceeded the national basic standards as scheduled. According to the data of the Ministry of Education, the total number of full-time teachers in China has increased by 26% in the past ten years, and most of them are primary and secondary school and kindergarten teachers, all of whom need to obtain teacher qualification certificates.

　　The improvement of teachers’ treatment and welfare guarantee is in line with the employment expectations of many students. In 2021, "People’s Republic of China (PRC) Teachers Law (Revised Draft) (Draft for Comment)" proposed that the average wage income level of teachers in primary and secondary schools and kindergartens should not be lower than or higher than that of local civil servants, and gradually increase.

　　The phenomenon of "teaching capital fever" also reflects the current employment situation and students’ employment mentality. Chu Zhaohui and Li Jianping believe that some young people are more willing to choose a stable industry under the situation of tight employment, which is in sync with the trend of "taking exams for public officials" and "career editing fever" in colleges and universities. In addition, the expansion of the scale of graduates and the difficulty of employment have also made college students choose "one more certificate and one more road" in the fierce competition.

　　Li Jun, deputy director of the Student Affairs Department of the Party Committee of Nankai University and director of the Student Employment Guidance Center, suggested that the current teaching examination still faces the problem of "uneven heat and cold". The "enthusiasm" of teaching examination and teacher recruitment is different in different regions. Developed regions and big cities are more popular, while poor and remote areas are relatively deserted. Last year, nine departments, including the Ministry of Education, issued the notice of "Oriented Training Plan for Excellent Teachers in Underdeveloped Areas in Central and Western China" to solve the problem of teachers’ source from the source. "Colleges and universities should encourage graduates to go where the motherland needs them most in the process of carrying out education on employment concept. At the same time, it is necessary to further improve the treatment and career development space of teachers in poor and remote areas. " Li Jun said.

　　According to the experts interviewed, the prediction results based on the data of the Seventh National Education Program show that the school-age population in each school section in China will continue to decrease in the next fifteen years, and the structure of the school-age population will gradually change from a spindle-shaped structure with small ends and large middle to an inverted pyramid structure with wide top and narrow bottom. This will have a significant impact on the relationship between supply and demand of educational resources, and the allocation of teachers’ resources will inevitably be affected by it. College students should make clear their own career plans, understand the needs of teachers and the comprehensive quality requirements of teachers’ profession for graduates through various channels, and make clear whether their abilities, personalities, career tendencies and development plans match the professional needs of teachers, so as to avoid blindly following the crowd. According to Xinhua News Agency