further education

American

noun

British.

adult education.

further education British

noun

(in Britain) formal education beyond school other than at a university or polytechnic

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Etymology

Origin of further education

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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There are a variety of trusts your parents can choose from, including matching a beneficiary’s income dollar for dollar and/or providing funds for further education, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch

Scotland's further education colleges are also in line for a boost in funding, to the tune of £70m.

From BBC

Their case is helped by the crisis afflicting Dundee University and evidence that much of further education is heading deep into the red and facing possible closures.

From BBC

An "education record" app, trialled with 95,000 pupils in Manchester and the West Midlands last summer, will initially download the results - and also allow Year 11 students to then store a digital record of those results for future use, such as when applying for jobs or further education.

From BBC

Her website still says that she began her teaching career in further education "whilst undertaking a PhD at the University of Liverpool".

From BBC

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