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A:There are already schools in which classesare conducted by members of society withknowledge and skills of great benefit to children.
Special arrangements for part-time teachers without teaching certificates and the Special Certificate System are two systems which allow professional people to come to school to teach.Special Arrangements for Part-time Teach-ers Without Teaching Certificates In principle it is necessary for a teacher to have a certificate,but a system was implemented in FY1989 through which,as an exception,classes could be taken on a part-time basis by working people,even if they did not possess such a teaching certificate.
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Special Certificate System |
Implemented in1989,this is a system in which working professionals are granted a special teaching certificate.This certificate is granted to people who have gained the recommendation of a school principal or similar person and have passed their local board of education's Education Personnel Ex-amination.They must have-in addition to spe-cial knowledge and skills in the relevant sub-ject-the social confidence,necessary enthusi-asm and professionalism to carry out the duties of a teacher.This certificate may only be used in the pre-fecture in which it is issued and is valid for a period of five years or more,but not more than10years,as decided by the prefecture.
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1)Elementary School:All subjects
2)Lower Secondary School:All subjects
3)Upper Secondary School:
4)Schools for the Deaf,Blind and Otherwise Disabled:
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