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.
He passed the teacher employment examination and will teach at a junior high school from next year.
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).