The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Council of Experts, which discusses reform plans for national teacher training universities and faculties of education at general universities, has put together a report urging consideration of integration and reduction of enrollment capacity.Some of the affiliated schools of national universities have become "elite schools" and do not play a sufficient role as a model for local public schools, and are requesting the implementation of various enrollment selections.
According to the Ministry of Education, the report states that it is time to review the functions and scale of the National Teacher Training University as the number of children and students continues to decline due to the declining birthrate. It also emphasized the integration of universities, the consolidation of teacher training functions, and the establishment of joint education courses.
We urge each school to consult with local governments to compile a regional teacher demand outlook and reach a conclusion by the end of 2021.
There are 11 national faculty training colleges such as Hokkaido University of Education and Naruto University of Education, and 33 faculties of faculty training at general universities such as Hiroshima University and Fukui University.The total enrollment capacity is about 1, and about 1,000% of graduates are employed as teachers.The number of teachers hired at public elementary and junior high schools was about 6 in FY2016, but it will decrease by about 2% in FY3,000, and it is expected to continue to decrease thereafter.
The Ministry of Education has requested the national teacher training university to reduce its scale since the report of the "Council on the Ideal Way of Teacher Training Universities and Faculty" issued in 2001, but the reduction and integration of teacher training universities Strong opposition from local governments and universities is expected.
