further education

noun

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of further education

British

: adult education

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Recent Examples of further education from the Web

The Board of Selectmen will award up to six $500 scholarships to Upton students who demonstrate a need and intend to pursue further education in a municipal or public-service field, or who identify past involvement in public service activities.

— rachel lebeaux, BostonGlobe.com, "Upton scholarships application deadline April 12," 4 Apr. 2018
Scholarships are for graduating high school seniors who are pursuing further education in resource conservation, environmental sciences or agriculture.

— laura groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, "North County School News, March 29," 29 Mar. 2018
The scholarships are directed to students at the Medina County Career Center, students at Wadsworth High School enrolled in a Four Cities Vocational Compact program or a home schooler planning on pursuing further education in a career tech field.

— 'sam' boyer/special to cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "This bug has been brutal and brings back memories: Whit and Whimsey," 19 Jan. 2018
More than 66 percent of young adults on the spectrum do not secure a job or enroll in further education during the first two years after high school.

— deborah rudacille, Slate Magazine, "The Twentysomething Cliff Is Much Worse When You’re Autistic," 3 Apr. 2017
In addition, Hov's philanthropic work has been highly documented through his Shawn Carter Foundation, which works to further education for those with socio-economic hardships.

— carl lamarre, Billboard, "JAY-Z to Receive 2018 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Award," 31 Oct. 2017
Money raised will go to furthering education and careers of chefs through the foundation.

— cleveland.com, "What they ate at Cleveland's James Beard Foundation dinner (photos)," 2 Nov. 2017
Median pay for all high-school graduates without further education, meanwhile, has hovered around $30,000 over the past several years, according to the National Center for Education.

— francesca fontana, WSJ, "What’s in a Name? For Some Court Reporters, Misconceptions," 4 July 2017
The assumption about the college-for-all movement over the last few decades has been that everyone needs a four-year degree rather than everyone needs further education after high school.

— jeffrey j. selingo, Washington Post, "Students have new ways of measuring degrees of success," 17 Sep. 2017

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