Junior and intermediate titles in fields such as accounting are earned by a national unified exam; first check education and years of work before you register

In some series, junior and intermediate titles are earned by exam; pass and you have them, with no separate review. Accounting works that way: assistant accountant needs high school or above; accountant needs a bachelor's plus 4 years of accounting work, or a junior-college diploma plus 5 years. People who already hold certain vocational qualifications may also be treated as holding the matching title.

Cost

Registration fees follow each province's standard. Preparing takes several months of spare time.

Benefit

A 2016 reform opinion provides that where junior and intermediate titles use a national unified exam, the matching review or recognition is no longer done. In fields where titles and vocational qualifications are closely linked, holding the vocational qualification can be recognized as holding the matching title and can also serve as a condition for applying one level higher. Take accounting. Assistant accountant and accountant use a national unified exam. Senior accountant combines exam and review; principal senior is generally review only. Registration conditions are as follows. Assistant accountant: high-school graduation or above, including secondary specialized, vocational high school, and technical school. Accountant: a doctorate; or a master's plus 1 year of accounting work; or a second bachelor's, graduate-class graduation, plus 2 years; or a bachelor's plus 4 years; or a junior-college diploma plus 5 years. Holders of a professional master's or doctorate in accounting may be exempt from Financial Management when sitting the accountant exam (nationwide)

Notes

Whether your series is exam, review, or exam-plus-review is in that series' "Guiding Opinions on Deepening Reform of the ×× Professional Title System." The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and industry authorities have issued them by series; they can be searched in the Chinese government website policy archive. Registration dates and subjects follow that year's exam notice. Civil servants may sit the accounting exam but may not take part in accounting title review.

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