The purpose of the Japanese teacher's license renewal system is to ensure that all teachers are properly educated about the knowledges and skills that newly emerge as relevant with the passing of time, and to provide teachers with a sense of pride and stability as well as allow them to earn the respect and trust of society, by guaranteeing them ten years of tenure following the renewal of their licenses. To achieve this, teacher's licenses are universally assigned a ten-year term of validity, for the renewal of which the holder of the license must complete a minimum of 30 hours of education during the two years immediately prior to his license's expiration. This implies that Korea also needs to review its standards in appointing teachers, as well as consider introducing a license renewal system of its own.