continuing education

noun

|Updated on: 2 Aug 2018

Definition of continuing education

: formal courses of study for adult part-time students

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Recent Examples of continuing education from the Web

Participants will earn three continuing education credits from the American College of Healthcare Executives.

— ron hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hospital and healthcare worker association summit to focus on disaster response," 8 June 2018
Current initiatives include an online support group and hotline, dedicated continuing education courses on mental-health training, and the distribution of educational materials to help guide law firms on best practices in promoting mental wellness.

— jane wooldridge, miamiherald, "Following wave of suicides, Florida Bar president put mental health on the docket," 9 June 2018
The Center also supports professional licensing continuing education training requirements for incumbent health care professionals.

— Houston Chronicle, "Examiner-area business roundup," 30 Apr. 2018
Her philanthropic interests included the James L. Dunbar Jr. Memorial Scholarship for continuing education students at Towson University.

— frederick n. rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Gwenyth H. Dunbar, executive for Hunt Valley-based armored car company, dies," 27 Mar. 2018
The network also will be used for professional training and continuing education.

— anna beahm, AL.com, "Sen. Doug Jones announces $1.1 million in distance learning and telemedicine grants for Alabama," 19 Jan. 2018
In addition to a keynote speaker, the free conference offers continuing education credits for professionals in the fields of addiction, prevention, professional counseling and social work.

— staff report, The Aegis, "Harford holds annual drug prevention and treament symposium," 21 June 2018
Major, who owns a company that provides training and continuing education for emergency medical technicians, contends that California elections are vulnerable to hackers.

— john wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "Hard-fought attorney general’s race highlights down-ballot California contests," 10 May 2018
The spectrum is wide from How to Draw and How to Paint to teaching you more advanced classes of continuing education.

— patricia dillon, Houston Chronicle, "Villager Q & A: Andy Bauman and Dragos Tapu, presidents of the Glade Cultural Center," 27 Apr. 2018

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