The teacher qualification system is a national legal professional licensing system. The earliest teacher qualification system originated from 1782 in Vermont, USA. Later, major western countries established teacher qualification systems in succession. In the middle of last century, countries all over the world, especially developed countries, set off a huge wave of teacher professionalization.

The laws, regulations and policies of the teacher qualification system are based on the Regulations on Teacher Qualification. China citizens who are engaged in education and teaching in schools and other educational institutions at all levels must obtain teacher qualifications according to law.

In order to meet the urgent desire of recent non-normal college graduates to join the education cause, non-normal college graduates can also take the teacher qualification examination to improve their employment competitiveness.