Foreign teachers who do these things will be fired !
The institution assume joint responsibility!

The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a draft regulation on Tuesday (July 21) over the recruitment and management of foreign teachers,which clarified the qualification requirements, work permits, visa applications, residence permits, and teacher filing rules for the appointment of foreign teachers.

The regulation also listed several circumstances under which foreign teachers will be subject to termination of employment.

Administrative Measures

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The draft guideline said education authorities should establish a national information and service platform where education institutions such as schools and tutoring institutions will be able to register, report and seek information about foreign teachers. 

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The draft guideline also said a credit record system for foreign teachers should be established.Those whose behavior is in accordance with Chinese laws and their work contracts, and who teach ethically and well, will have that recorded in the credit system, it said.

Illegal behavior

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The credit system will also record those who breach their contracts, commit crimes, use drugs, mistreat underage students, sexual assault or abuse of minors, illegally engage in religious education or other serious crimes and violations of China's public moral and teachers' professional ethics and codes of conduct. They should be fired and reported to the education authorities.

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Other circumstances include: 

words and deeds that damage China's national sovereignty, security, honor, or public interests; obstructing the implementation of the education policy; violating public security management such as taking drugs,etc. 

Learning Points

The foreign teachers we refers here is the foreign nationals who are hired by education institutions to work as teachers in China and have acquired work permits and work-type residence permits.

Foreign teacher Brian Raymond Barrons of Jilin Medical University is giving classes to students. (Source: China Daily)

Qualification Guidelines

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All foreign teachers must have no criminal record, infectious diseases, or a history of mental illness, sexual harassment or drug use, it said.

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Foreign teachers working at schools should hold a valid work visa, have a bachelor's degree or higher and have at least two years' related teaching experience. 

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Those working as language tutors at training institutions should hold a valid work visa, be a native speaker, have a bachelor's degree or higher and specific qualifications for teaching a language, it said.

Institution

Education institutions that hire unqualified foreign teachers or falsify work permitsor other credentialswill be fined from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan per teacher, and those who seriously violate regulations will have their business permits revoked, it added.

Editor:Vicki Song

Translator : Eric Ye

Source：Global Times,Chinadaily