What are the employment prospects as a teacher of Chinese as a foreign language?

According to Hanban’s prediction: by the end of 2018, the number of people learning Chinese around the world will exceed 150 million, and the demand for teachers of Chinese as a foreign language will be at least 5 million. By the end of 2015, the number of Chinese learners that Confucius Institutes around the world could cater to was only 655,000. By the end of 2015, the number of Chinese learners that could be catered for was 1.5 million. This rate is far from meeting the market demand of 150 million. By the end of 2013, the cumulative number of Chinese teachers in Confucius Institutes around the world was only 18,000, and it will reach 50,000 by 2020, while the global demand for foreign teachers is at least 5 million. It can be seen that there will be a serious shortage of teachers teaching Chinese as a foreign language for a long time to come!

According to the requirements of the State Council Document No. 73 "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Cleaning up and Standardizing Activities Related to Various Professional Qualifications" dated December 31, 2007: In order to effectively curb the establishment, examination, and certification of professional qualifications, etc. chaos in activities, effectively safeguard public interests and social order, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of professional technicians and skilled personnel, strengthen the construction of talent teams, ensure the smooth implementation of the professional qualification certificate system, and better contribute to the development of the socialist market economy and the construction of a harmonious socialist society. With the approval of the State Council, activities related to various professional qualifications have recently been centralized and regulated.

Therefore, before we register for the Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Qualification Certificate exam, we must ask clearly whether the certificate issued after passing the exam contains the CETTIC national vocational certificate stamped by the China Employment Training Technical Guidance Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. If you do not have a Chinese as a foreign language teacher qualification certificate, it means that the international Chinese language teacher certificate you hold is not recognized by the country, and its authenticity, impartiality, and authority are all questionable.