The Democratic Party of Japan will extend the four-year training program for teacher certification by two years starting in the 2012 academic year if it takes power after the election, party sources said Thursday.
At the same time, the DPJ would scrap the teacher license renewal system that began in April because it believes the system puts too heavy a burden on schools and teachers, the sources said.
The six-year program — four years at the undergraduate level and two years of graduate work, would include a requirement to hold an internship at a school for one year, they said.