China　has　gained　a　rapid　development　both　socially　and　economically.　As　 it　participates　in　more　and　more　regional　and　global　affairs,　China　has　 developed　increasingly　extensive　exchange　with　other　countries,　which　 produces　a　rapid　increase　in　demand　of　learning　Chinese.　The　Chinese　 language，which　has　been　part　of　China’s　rich　history　and　culture,　is　 becoming　considered　as　a　useful　and　valuable　language,　now　playing　an　 increasingly　important　role　on　the　global　stage　and　forges　a　bridge　for　 the　world　to　approach　and　understand　China.　

　　According　to　the　related　statistics,　there　are　approximately　100　 million　people　outside　of　China　using　and　learning　Chinese.　Many　kinds　 of　educational　institutes　in　about　100　countries　open　the　course　of　 Chinese　and　more　and　more　middle　schools　and　primary　schools　are　 including　Chinese　in　their　teaching　plan.　There　emerges　more　and　more　 institutes　of　Chinese　teaching.　Chinese　Teaching　develops　rapidly　in　 foreign　countries　with　drastic　increase　in　the　number　of　people　learning 　Chinese.　However,　due　to　the　limited　number　of　teachers　of　Chinese,　 they　are　not　able　to　meet　the　demand.　Therefore,　many　countries　request　 China　to　dispatch　teachers　of　Chinese　to　teach　in　their　countries.　As　 the　native　land　of　Chinese,　we　have　the　obligation　and　responsibility　to 　strengthen　the　exchange　and　cooperation　with　the　world　in　linguistic　 and　cultural　education.　

　　Facing　the　large　demand　of　Chinese　teachers　of　Chinese　in　the　 world,　China　National　Office　for　Teaching　Chinese　as　a　Foreign　Language　 (hereinafter　referred　as　“NOCFL”),　after　careful　planning　and　complete　 substantiation,　formulates　‘Chinese　Volunteer　Program　for　Teachers　of　 Chinese　as　a　Foreign　Language’　which　gains　highly　attention　and　support　 from　Ministry　of　Education　since　it　is　the　first　national　program　to　 dispatch　volunteers　to　foreign　countries　to　teach　Chinese.　As　a　very　 important　part　of　‘Project　of　Chinese　Bridge’　of　the　NOCFL,　Chinese　 Volunteer　Program　for　Teachers　of　Chinese　As　a　Foreign　Language　is　one　 of　the　new　efforts　adopted　by　the　NOCFL　to　keep　up　with　the　prosperous　 development　of　teaching　Chinese　in　the　world　and　provide　teachers　of　 Chinese　to　countries　in　need　by　utilizing　the　rich　resources　of　teachers 　of　Chinese.

　　The　program　aims　at　promoting　Chinese　and　its　culture　abroad　and　 improving　its　teaching　in　the　world　as　well　as　strengthening　mutual　 understanding,　friendship　and　exchange　between　China　and　other　 countries,　by　which　Chinese　people　will　works　together　with　the　world　to 　create　a　more　splendid　and　bright　future　for　human　beings.

　　Authorized　by　Ministry　of　Education,　“Volunteer　Program　for　 International　Chinese　Teachers”　begins　to　be　implemented　from　March　 26th,　2004.

　　“The　Implementation　Guidelines　for　Volunteer　Program　for　 International　Chinese　Teachers”(Guideline)　is　a　detailed　description　and 　stipulation　of　how　to　implement　Chinese　Volunteer　Program　for　Teachers　 of　Chinese　As　a　Foreign　Language.　Under　the　principles　of　at-will　 application,　selective　recruitment,　intensive　training　and　contractual　 dispatch,　the　‘Guidelines’　gives　the　clear　stipulation　on　recruitment　 requirements,　how　to　apply,　selection,　training,　benefits,　award　and　 praise　for　Chinese　volunteers　as　the　teachers　of　Chinese　as　a　Foreign　 Language.

　　Meanwhile,　the　NOCFL　particularly　sets　up　Center　for　Chinese　 Volunteers　of　Teachers　of　Chinese　as　a　Foreign　Language　(hereinafter　 referred　as　“Volunteer　Center”　)　to　insure　a　long-term,　healthy　and　 orderly　development　of　this　program.　The　Center　takes　charge　of　all　 matters　related　to　Chinese　volunteers　for　teachers　of　Chinese　as　a　 Foreign　Language,　such　as　recruitment,　selection,　training,　dispatch　 contracting,　consultation,　expense　payment　and　other　daily　management.　 The　NOCFL　also　designed　logo,　honorary　certificate　and　volunteer　 brochures　for　the　Program.