further education

noun

British

Examples of further education in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At the Centre for Excellence, 16-18-year-old students take their first steps towards possible careers of working in sports, or to other further education. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023 Using fashion to further education Singh plans to study religion and sociology at Hofstra University. Amy Schwabe, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023 But now, with the array of apprenticeship schemes offering a foot in the door to previously exclusive businesses, Meads’s advice would be to skip out on further education and start carving out your career. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2023 Elgin Area Chamber awards five college scholarships The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, have awarded five $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing further education. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2023 Elgin chamber to award five college scholarships The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce is offering five $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing further education. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023 For many young adults, an underwhelming experience with remote learning in high school made the prospect of further education unappealing. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023 Cincinnati will join Greenville, South Carolina; Staffordshire, United Kingdom; Johannesburg, South Africa as inaugural locations for the program, which will provide hands-on experiences in engineering and financial support for students to pursue further education in engineering. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2021 Whether the next step is beginning a career or pursuing further education, prayers for graduation are celebratory in nature and are meant to honor this major milestone, as well as acknowledge God's part in it. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 6 Mar. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of further education was in 1937

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“Further education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/further%20education. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.

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