Ministry of education： promoting the reform of teacher qualification certification for primary and secondary schools without examination for normal students

　　According to the website of the Ministry of Education on January 21st, recently, the Ministry of Education issued the Notice on Promoting the Qualification Reform of Primary and Secondary School Teachers for Normal Students, implementing the decision of the the State Council Executive Meeting, continuing to deepen the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform, and continuing to carry out the reform of the examination-free accreditation of normal students in relevant colleges and universities on the basis of the reform of the examination-free accreditation of education graduate students and public-funded normal students.

　　The notice pointed out that according to the conditions for running a normal school and the audit results of running a school, the scope of the examination-free certification reform is delineated. Relevant normal majors in colleges and universities that joined the pilot provinces of the national primary and secondary school teacher qualification examination reform in 2017 and before can participate in the examination-free certification reform from 2022.

　　The circular requires that institutions of higher learning that implement the examination-free accreditation reform should establish and improve the assessment system of normal students’ educational and teaching ability, and classify and determine the teaching sections and disciplines according to the talent training objectives of normal majors. It is necessary to increase investment in normal education, integrate resources, and constantly improve the quality of training normal professionals. We should conscientiously do a good job in the issuance of the "Certificate of Teachers’ Professional Ability for Normal Students" and the submission of relevant data for the identification of exemption from examination. Education administrative departments at all levels should strengthen supervision, strengthen the quality monitoring of the training process and results of normal students, and guide colleges and universities to do a good job in the assessment and identification of normal students’ educational and teaching ability.

　　The notice stressed that if the relevant colleges and universities arbitrarily expand the scope of exemption from examination, or fail to issue the "Professional Ability Certificate for Teachers of Normal Students" for unqualified students, or neglect their duties or engage in malpractices for personal gain in the reform of exemption from examination, they will cancel the qualification of exemption from examination for relevant normal majors in accordance with the regulations, reduce the enrollment indicators of relevant normal majors in schools, and investigate the responsibilities of the main responsible persons and related personnel of schools.