Primary and secondary school teachers are registered every five years. The examination of teacher qualification certificate mainly depends on whether you have engaged in the corresponding teacher education work in an examination cycle and whether you have completed the continuing education credits in accordance with the regulations of the education administrative department, rather than retaking the exam.

On 20 18, the Ministry of Education announced the expansion of the pilot scope of the teacher qualification examination and regular registration system for primary and secondary school students. In the pilot areas, the teacher qualification examination is valid for three years, and the teacher qualification certificate must be registered once every five years. According to the plan, in 20 18, China will fully implement the national unified examination for teachers' qualifications, raise the entry threshold for teachers, break the lifelong system of teachers' qualifications, and implement a regular (five-year) registration system.

The Ministry of Education promulgated the Interim Measures for the Qualification Examination of Primary and Secondary School Teachers. The method stipulates that the teacher qualification examination shall be unified throughout the country, and the examination center of the Ministry of Education shall uniformly formulate the examination standards and syllabus, organize written tests and interview questions, and establish a question bank. "The exam will be organized according to the requirements of the college entrance examination."