The demand for kindergarten teachers surged in the second child era, and the proportion of college students entering preschool education increased for five years.
BEIJING, Beijing, August 12 (Reporter Kan Feng) The era of "two children in an all-round way" is coming. In the next few years, China’s preschool education resources are bound to face new challenges. According to a survey report released by MyCOS Research Institute recently, the proportion of graduates from China University who are engaged in "preschool education" has increased for five consecutive years.
Market demand release of preschool education
— — The employment ratio of "children and preschool education" has increased continuously for five years.
This survey on the employment situation of preschool education industry is based on Max’s follow-up survey on the employment situation of China University graduates from 2012 to 2016. The national sample of each graduate is more than 250,000.
Based on the employment data of college students from 2012 to 2016, the survey found that the proportion of China college students engaged in "preschool education" has increased for five consecutive years after graduation. In 2012, the proportion of undergraduates engaged in "preschool education" was 0.6%, and in 2016, the proportion rose to 1.4%; In 2012, the proportion of vocational college students engaged in "preschool education" was 0.5%, and in 2016, the proportion rose to 1.7%.
The contribution of female college students is indispensable to the growth of preschool education team. According to the survey, in the past five years, the proportion of female students engaged in "preschool education" has increased by 1.2 percentage points, and the proportion of female students in higher vocational colleges has increased by as much as 2 percentage points. Among the graduates of 2016, more than 90% of the college students who joined the preschool education industry are women (undergraduate: 90%, higher vocational college: 94%).
Comparatively speaking, the proportion of male college students joining the preschool education team has been relatively stable in the past five years. In 2012, the proportion of undergraduate and vocational college boys engaged in "preschool education" was 0.1%, which increased to 0.3% and 0.2% respectively in 2016.
Data Map: Children and teachers in the first branch of experimental kindergarten in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province experience architectural design in the game. Photo by Huang Leizhen
The monthly income of undergraduate graduates is 3504 yuan.
— —The salary of preschool education industry is not high, but the employment satisfaction is high.
The demand for employment is rising, so what is the income of college students entering the preschool education industry?
According to Michaels’ survey, from the perspective of employment quality, college graduates engaged in the vocational category of "preschool education" show the characteristics of low income but high job satisfaction.
Specifically, among the 2016 undergraduate graduates, the monthly income of the occupational group engaged in "early childhood and preschool education" is 3,504 yuan after half a year’s graduation, which is 872 yuan lower than the national undergraduate average (4,376 yuan); However, the employment satisfaction (67%) is slightly higher than the national undergraduate average (66%).
Among the graduates of higher vocational colleges in 2016, they are engaged in the occupational group of "early childhood and preschool education". The monthly income after graduation for half a year is 2,706 yuan, which is 893 yuan lower than the national average level of higher vocational colleges (3,599 yuan). However, the employment satisfaction (68%) is significantly higher than the national average level of higher vocational colleges (63%).
According to the survey report, "low income" is the main reason why the graduates in the preschool education industry are dissatisfied with the employment situation. With the expansion of the demand for talents in preschool education industry in the future, more jobs related to preschool education will be opened to college graduates. In order to attract and retain talents, how to optimize the gender ratio and improve the overall employment environment in a targeted manner will be a problem that needs to be considered in the development of the industry.
Professional expertise is more popular.
— — There is a great demand for English majors in preschool education.
The close relationship between the work and the major is another feature of preschool education.
According to the above survey, 80% of undergraduate graduates in 2016 are engaged in the occupational group of "preschool education", and 74% are engaged in the occupational group of "preschool education" in 2016.
Among undergraduate graduates, the top three majors engaged in preschool education and preschool education are preschool education, English and musicology respectively. Among the graduates of higher vocational colleges, the top three majors engaged in preschool education and preschool education are preschool education, special education and applied English.
According to the report, there is a high correlation between work and major, which shows that the occupational category of "early childhood and preschool education" favors job seekers with "professional expertise". This includes not only graduates from pre-school education majors, but also graduates with professional skills such as art and foreign languages.
It can be observed that English majors have appeared in the above-mentioned professions with a high proportion of preschool education, both undergraduates and vocational college students. According to the report, "this can reflect from the side that English education is highly valued in the field of preschool education at present". (End)