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Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. Recognized forms of post-secondary learning activities within the domain include; degree credit courses by non-traditional students, non-degree career training, workforce training, formal personal enrichment courses (both on-campus and online) self-directed learning (such as through Internet interest groups, clubs or personal research activities) and experiential learning as applied to problem solving.

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Continuing education generally

General continuing education is similar to adult education, at least in being intended for adult learners, especially those beyond traditional undergraduate college or university age. Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects However, it is not normally considered to include basic instruction such as literacy, English language skills, or programs such as vocational training or GED preparation. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States General Educational Development (or GED) tests are a group of five tests which (when passed certifies that the taker has American or Canadian High Instead, as the term suggests, it is assumed that the student already has an education and is simply continuing it.

Frequently, in the United States, continuing education involves enrollment in college/university credit-granting courses, often by students enrolled part-time, and often offered through a division or school of continuing education of a college/university known sometimes as the university extension or extension school. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Also frequently in the US, it can mean enrollment in non-credit-granting courses, often taken for personal, non-vocational enrichment (although many non-credit courses can also have a vocational function). Also, in the US, many such non-credit courses are offered by community colleges. A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 1904, was the first academic institution in the US to offer what today would be considered an identifiable continuing education program. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on In 1969, Empire State College, a unit of the State University of New York, was the first institution in the US to exclusively focus on providing higher education to adult learners. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Empire State College, one of the thirteen arts and science colleges of the State University of New York, is a multi-site institution that offers higher education Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges

Continuing education for professionals

Main articles: Professional development and Continuing Professional Development

Within the domain of Continuing Education, professional continuing education is a specific learning activity generally characterized by the issuance of a certificate or continuing education units (CEU) for the purpose of documenting attendance at a designated seminar or course of instruction. Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement Continuing Professional Development (CPD or Continuing Professional Education (CPE is the means by which members of professional associations maintain improve and broaden A Continuing Education Unit (CEU is a measure used in Continuing education programs particularly those required in a licensed Profession in order for Licensing bodies in a number of fields impose a continuing education requirements on members who hold licenses to practice within a particular profession. Licensure refers to the granting of a License, which gives a 'permission to practice These requirements are intended to encourage professionals to expand their knowledge base and stay up-to-date on new developments. Depending on the field, these requirements may be satisfied through college or university coursework, extension courses or conferences and seminars attendance.

Ten contact hours equals 1 Continuing Education Unit.

Method and format of continuing education

The method of delivery of continuing education can include traditional types of classroom lectures and laboratories. However, much continuing education makes heavy use of distance learning, which not only includes independent study, but which can include videotaped/CD-ROM material, broadcast programming, and online/Internet delivery. Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks In addition to independent study, the use of conference-type group study, which can include study networks (which can, in many instances, meet together online) as well as different types of seminars/workshops, can be used to facilitate learning. A combination of traditional, distance, and conference-type study, or two of these three types, may be used for a particular continuing education course or program.

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A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries Continuing Legal Education ( CLE) are requirements for Attorneys in the United States to maintain their ability to practice law after initial admission Continuing medical education (CME refers to a specific form of Continuing education (CE that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning" a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA seeks to provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults from all backgrounds and in particular those who have previously missed
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