According to the registration policy of teacher qualification certificate, candidates who are recognized by the state and meet the registration qualifications can apply for the examination of teacher qualification certificate in primary and secondary schools, and the personnel of part-time universities can only apply if they meet the registration qualifications stipulated by the state.

Part-time universities and full-time universities are different in applying for teacher qualification certificates. Students in full-time universities (juniors and sophomores) can apply for teacher qualification certificate before graduation, while candidates in part-time universities can only apply for teacher qualification certificate if they get graduation certificates. Therefore, students with nationally recognized adult university diplomas, self-study exams and correspondence education can apply for teacher qualification certificates.

In recent years, the state has issued many policies, pointing out that all units should not treat full-time and part-time graduates differently when recruiting positions, but should treat them equally. However, in real life, part-time candidates will encounter many difficulties in employment, but in the future, the policies issued by the state will give more and more support to part-time candidates, at least in the process of examination to shape a fair registration system.

It is mentioned in the revised draft of the new teacher law that part-time candidates should not only meet the academic requirements, but also require "related majors", which means that there will be some professional restrictions when applying for teacher qualification certificate in the later stage. If you want to apply for a Chinese teacher, you need to have a major related to Chinese before you can apply.