Hiring college graduates to fill in as teachers will help society

According to the Ministry of Education, more than 400,000 posts of teachers at primary and middle schools and kindergartens will be filled in by college graduates, in a bid to ease the employment pressure on them because of the novel coronavirus outbreak this year.

The country is likely to see 8.74 million new college graduates this year, 400,000 more than last year, and they face great challenges finding jobs in the backdrop of the outbreak, which has been a serious blow to both the global and the domestic economies.

The economic scenario will undermine the enterprises' capacity to hire college graduates, who are already disadvantaged for a lack of sufficient work experience.

However, several central authorities have taken action to ease the employment pressure on college graduates.

Under a special grassroots project, the ministry plans to absorb a large number of fresh college graduates to fill in primary school, middle school and kindergarten faculties, while allowing the college graduates to obtain teacher certification in due course.

The country has postponed teacher certification exams to the second half of this year over coronavirus concerns.

The government is also launching special projects to improve the compulsory education level in rural and impoverished regions while increasing the number of people being hired.

Graduates and the public have welcomed the move, as it will help to resolve the graduate unemployment problem.

Basic education is crucial for all countries as it lays the foundation for higher education. And providing such quality basic education hinges on teachers.

But China has a huge population and lacks enough teachers, especially in primary schools and kindergartens. There is also a huge divide between developed and underdeveloped regions, the latter badly needing good basic education teachers.

A well-trained teacher base is a must for the benefit of students, parents and society. The plan to hire college graduates as teachers will improve the teacher base and will greatly benefit students in the impoverished regions, while helping local development.