For some time, advertisements for family education instructor training have frequently appeared on some WeChat public accounts, web pages, and short video platforms. "Full-time annual salary is 300,000 yuan", "Part-time consulting fee is 500 yuan/hour", "There is a lot of market demand, and there are job gaps." "Big"...Similar advertisements attracted many people to participate in training and certification.
"Xinhua Viewpoint" reporter's investigation found that some institutions charge thousands of yuan for training programs, but the course content is mostly patchwork, and the so-called high-paying employment is even more difficult to achieve.
The organization strongly promotes the organization that claims that you can get a high-paying job with a certificate
"The annual income is 300,000 yuan, and the talent gap exceeds 2.5 million people. Family education instructor is the most promising profession now." "There are no thresholds and no requirements. You can get it by participating in the training. Certificate, you can get a job with the certificate"...
The Family Education Promotion Law will be officially implemented on January 1, 2022, and a large number of family education instructor training and certification projects have emerged. Data from Qichacha shows that in 2021, newly registered family education guidance-related companies increased by 24.39% year-on-year. As of May 2022, the number of newly registered companies this year has exceeded half of the growth in 2021.
reporters consulted multiple organizations, and sales staff all said that the market demand for family education instructors is strong and there is a large shortage of practitioners. The current family education instructor certificate examination has no professional restrictions or academic requirements. You can get a job after a short training and earn income after employment. rich. These training programs charge several thousand yuan, and some one-on-one training costs tens of thousands of yuan.
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The reporter consulted an institution recruiting students. A teacher Zhang said that after receiving the certificate, the institution will push student information to multiple employment platforms to help find employment. "Nowadays, there are many problems with family education and , so I don't have to worry about no one to consult." He also sent a job demand list, saying that the monthly salary starts at 10,000 yuan.
Sales staff from multiple institutions said that no-threshold registration will stop immediately, and people outside relevant majors will not be able to register if they miss the opportunity. A salesperson said: "More than 200 people signed up for the June exam." A reporter from
found that most of the participants were parents of students who want to find part-time jobs, teachers from training institutions, etc. Housekeeping staff are also an important group for some institutions to sell courses. .
A housekeeping staff told reporters that housekeeping company continues to promote family education instructor certificates, saying that after receiving the certificate, they can ask for a salary increase, and it also helps them connect with institutions. The course fee is 3,980 yuan.
courses are pieced together and you can get the certificate after one week of short training.
According to Zhao Zhongxin, former vice president of Chinese Family Education Society , the training of family education instructors currently on the market can be described as "disorganized". Guidance service practitioners need to be systematically trained and possess multidisciplinary knowledge such as education, psychology, and sociology."
reporter’s investigation found that the course content of various institutions mainly focuses on parent-child relationship, husband-wife relationship, etc. Some institutions select lecture videos of some college teachers to piece together a set of courses, which is not systematic. Many consumers who have participated in the training told reporters that the quality of the courses is not high. Lecturers generally explain educational theories based on their own experience. "These theories can be found online, and some lecturers read the course materials throughout the course."
Some people in the industry said that most of the teachers currently teaching in training institutions are actually sales staff.
The training programs of some institutions are mostly short courses. Some full online courses are only 20 hours long, and the longest courses are no more than 100 hours. After the training, you can get the "Family Education Instructor Certificate" issued by the institution.
Institutional sales staff said that they can "guarantee passing" by writing questions before taking the exam.
Many institutional sales staff said that after obtaining the certificate, they can recommend part-time jobs on online platforms. The positions include family education instructors, parent-child relationship consultants, family education lecturers, etc.
However, many consumers who have obtained certificates have said that they have never found relevant jobs. Liu Jie spent more than 3,000 yuan in March this year to obtain a special skills training certificate for family education instructors from an institution and wants to work part-time. "I uploaded my certificate and information on multiple platforms, but no one has cared about it yet," Liu Jie said.
In fact, in November 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced the new version of the National Vocational Qualification Catalog , and family education instructors were not included in it.The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has issued a document requiring that no professional qualifications outside the catalog shall be licensed or recognized, and no professional qualifications in the catalog, except for entry-level professional qualifications, shall be linked to employment and entrepreneurship.
Develop new professional standards and train and issue certificates according to relevant requirements
Li Haiyun, associate professor at the School of Educational Sciences of Shanxi Normal University, has been engaged in family education research for nearly 10 years. She said that in China, the family education profession is still in the period of discipline construction and professional standards have not yet been perfected. This field is also relatively niche in the consulting industry. There are not many professional teachers and professional practitioners. The total number of course services that can be carried out is very limited. Low-quality courses are flooding the current training market.
Industry insiders said that after the implementation of the Family Education Promotion Law, the concept of "raising children in accordance with the law" began to become popular, but how to raise children has troubled many families. "There are indeed parents who want to seek help in family education. Many training institutions have recognized this need and launched seemingly matching family education instructor training."
Li Haiyun believes that professional family education guidance includes pedagogy. , psychology and other aspects of knowledge, but also requires long-term practical experience. It is necessary to standardize the qualifications of practitioners, regulate the training institutions in terms of course content, teachers and other aspects, and truly cultivate talents with family education guidance qualities. A reporter from
found that at present, in many places, schools or public welfare organizations are responsible for providing family education guidance. For example, some schools in Beijing regularly open parent classes and invite professional family educators to provide targeted counseling to parents.
html On May 10, Guangzhou’s “School Gate Home School” was launched. This “school” can broadcast family education programs. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Hanxin Zhang Zhiyong, executive director of the China Education Policy Research Institute at Beijing Normal University, suggested that supervision should be strengthened to address the current chaos in the training of family education instructors. Colleges and universities, especially normal colleges, should strengthen the discipline construction and talent cultivation of family education majors to provide more professional talents for family education training.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced 18 new occupations such as family education instructors to the public on June 14. After soliciting opinions and revising and improving, these occupations will be included in the new version of the occupational classification code. It is understood that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security will work with relevant departments to formulate new occupational standards and clearly stipulate the occupational activity content and knowledge and skill requirements of relevant employees. It also guides training institutions to conduct training in accordance with national occupational standards, issue certificates in accordance with relevant regulations, and promote the healthy and orderly development of family education guidance and other fields. (Reporters Wang Feifei, Li Ziwei, Song Jia)
