20 17 when will the registration for the statistical qualification examination begin? How many times a year?

The statistical qualification examination was cancelled from 20 16 and should not be held again in 20 17.

Before the statistical qualification examination is cancelled, it will be held once a year. On the third Sunday in September every year, the basic knowledge and practice of statistics are tested in the morning, and the basic knowledge of statistics is tested in the afternoon.

The Decision of the State Council on the Second Batch of Cancellation of 152 Administrative Examination and Approval Items in Central Designated Places (Guo Fa [20 16] No.9) was promulgated on February 3, 2016, and the 47th item in the list of cancellation examination and approval items was "Statistician Qualification". Accordingly, the National Bureau of Statistics issued the Decision of the National Bureau of Statistics on Invalidation of Rules and Normative Documents of Some Departments (DecreeNo. National Bureau of Statistics 18), announcing the invalidation of the Measures for Determining Statistical Qualification and related documents.

Therefore, the statistical qualification system was cancelled, and there is no need to obtain a statistical qualification certificate in the future. However, full-time and part-time personnel engaged in statistical work must receive continuing education regularly.