Record Numbers Apply for China’s Teachers Exam Amid Bleak Job Market
China registered more than 11 million applications for the National Teacher Certification Examination this year, the highest since the country started requiring anyone who wants to be a public school teacher to take the exam in 2013, according to official data.
The figure was revealed as 10.76 million college students entered China’s already bleak job market this summer, competing fiercely for work as authorities struggled with record youth unemployment. More people are flocking to state jobs, including those at schools, in search of stability.
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