The newly added discipline of teacher qualification certificate refers to the discipline added on the basis of the original traditional discipline. For example, the qualifications of primary school teachers were originally only eight subjects: Chinese, English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Physical Education and Fine Arts. Later, three subjects were added, namely, mental health education, information technology and primary school general practice, and now they are 1 1 subjects.

For another example, the qualifications of junior high school teachers were originally only Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, ideology and morality, history, geography, music, sports and health, art, history and society, science, etc. 14 subjects. Later, information technology, mental health education and Japanese were added, and now there are 17 subjects.