The Ministry of Education recently announced that there will be national exam for the teacher qualification from next year. The qualification would be reviewed every five years. In the past, the exam was arranged by the provincial/municipal level of education authorities and the qualification was permanent. The standardised exam will assess teachers’ teaching and generic skills, which might present new opportunities for teacher training.

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