noun
teacher employment examination
A competitive exam required to become a licensed teacher at public schools in Japan. Often abbreviated as 教採 (きょうさい) in casual contexts.
彼は教員採用試験に合格して、来年から中学校で教える予定だ。
He passed the teacher employment examination and will teach at a junior high school from next year.
教員採用試験の倍率は年々高くなっている。
The competition rate for the teacher employment examination is increasing every year.
Common abbreviation of 教員採用試験, used in informal or insider contexts.
Compound of 教員 (teacher), 採用 (employment/hiring), and 試験 (examination).