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PRONUNCIATION OF FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE

further education college  [ˈfɜːðəʳ ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃ ən ˈkɒlɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE

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Further education college is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Further education

Further education in the United Kingdom and Ireland, not dissimilar to continuing education in the United States, is a term used to refer to post-compulsory education, that is distinct from the higher education offered in universities. It may be at any level above compulsory secondary education, from basic skills training to higher vocational qualifications such as PGCE, NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC, HNC, HND or Foundation Degree. A distinction is usually made between FE and higher education HE, an education at a higher level than secondary school, usually provided in distinct institutions such as universities. FE in the United Kingdom is usually a means to attain an intermediate or follow up qualification necessary to attend university, or begin a specific career path, e.g. Quantity Surveyor, Town Planner or Veterinary Surgeon, for anyone over 16, primarily available at Colleges of Further Education, work-based learning, or adult and community learning institutions.

Definition of further education college in the English dictionary

The definition of further education college in the dictionary is an establishment that offers formal education beyond school and which is not a university or polytechnic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE


acknowledge
əkˈnɒlɪdʒ
assemblage
əˈsɛmblɪdʒ
cartilage
ˈkɑːtɪlɪdʒ
college
ˈkɒlɪdʒ
Coolidge
ˈkuːlɪdʒ
foreknowledge
fɔːˈnɒlɪdʒ
haulage
ˈhɔːlɪdʒ
knowledge
ˈnɒlɪdʒ
milage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
mileage
ˈmaɪlɪdʒ
noncollege
ˌnɒnˈkɒlɪdʒ
postcollege
ˌpəʊstˈkɒlɪdʒ
precollege
priːˈkɒlɪdʒ
privilege
ˈprɪvɪlɪdʒ
silage
ˈsaɪlɪdʒ
spillage
ˈspɪlɪdʒ
subcollege
ˈsʌbˌkɒlɪdʒ
tillage
ˈtɪlɪdʒ
village
ˈvɪlɪdʒ
volage
ˈvɒlɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE

furrowless
furrowy
furry
furry dice
furry friend
furshlugginer
furth
furthcoming
further
further education
Further Education Funding Council
furtherance
furtherer
furthermore
furthermost
furthersome
furthest
furtive
furtively
furtiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE

agricultural college
allege
Bible college
business college
city college
commercial college
community college
electoral college
junior college
naval college
Open College
sixth-form college
special privilege
staff college
teacher training college
teachers´ college
teachers´ training college
technical college
the Open College
training college
village college

Synonyms and antonyms of further education college in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «further education college» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE

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The translations of further education college from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «further education college» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

继续教育学院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aún más la educación universitaria
570 millions of speakers

English

further education college
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आगे की शिक्षा के कॉलेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزيد من كلية التربية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колледжем дальнейшего образования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escola de formação contínua
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরও শিক্ষা কলেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

collège d´enseignement complémentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuliah pendidikan lanjut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weiterbildungsschule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

継続教育カレッジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

계속 교육 대학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuliah pendidikan luwih lanjut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếp tục giáo dục đại học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலும் கல்வி கல்லூரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढील शिक्षण महाविद्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ileri eğitim üniversitesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

further education college
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

edukacja kolegium dalej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коледжем подальшої освіти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai departe colegiu educație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περαιτέρω εκπαίδευση κολλεγίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdere onderwys kollege
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vidareutbildning högskola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

videreutdanning college
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of further education college

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE»

The term «further education college» is regularly used and occupies the 105.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «further education college» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «further education college» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about further education college

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE»

Discover the use of further education college in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to further education college and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Further Education: Fourth Report of Session 2005-06; Report, ...
1 think it is predominantly around the fact that, sadly, most of the people who have positions of responsibility in the Civil Service or in governments have not been to a further education college and I guess their children do not go to a further ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education and Skills Committee, 2006
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Teacher Professionalism in Further and Higher Education: ...
Robson, J. (1998a) 'A Profession in Crisis: Status, Culture and Identity in the Further Education College', Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 50: 585-607. (1998b) 'Exploring the Professional Socialisation of Teachers in Further  ...
Jocelyn Robson, 2007
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Widening Participation in Higher Education
Higher education provision by colleges 3.25 More than one third of entrants to higher education have attended a further education college, and colleges teach one in eight of the undergraduate population.49 As providers, they either develop  ...
Great Britain. National Audit Office, 2008
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Teaching and Learning in Further Education: Diversity and Change
The title 'tertiary college' was originally given to institutions providing both vocational and academic courses for the 16–19 age group, which combined the functions of a further education college and a sixth-form college in areas where schools ...
Prue Huddleston, Lorna Unwin, 2013
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Further Education Re-formed
This meant that local authorities had the capability to give themselves deemed planning consent for further education college developments. The situation was dramatically changed by the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act. Previous ...
Pamela Robinson, Alan Smithers, 2002
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The Autism Spectrum and Further Education: A Guide to Good ...
The local special school considered that it was unable to continue to provide for Jordan's needs in its new Post-16 provision and a placement was hurriedly sought in the local mainstream Further Education college, which had an ASC ...
Christine Breakey, 2006
7
Which School? for Special Needs 2012
... Carmarthenshire Craig-y-Parc School, Cardiff Eagle House School (Norfolk), Norfolk Farleigh Further Education College Frome, Somerset Farleigh Further Education College Swindon, Swindon Fellside School, Cumbria Freeman College, ...
Jonathan Barnes, 2012
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The Changing Face of Further Education: Lifelong Learning, ...
Merrill, B. (1999) Gender, Change and Identity: Mature Women Students in Universities (Aldershot, Ashgate). Merrill, B. (2000) The Further Education College and its Communities (London, FEDA). Merrill, B. et al. (2000) The FE College and its ...
Terry Hyland, Barbara Merrill, 2003
9
The 08/09 Guide to Education in Ireland
Health Care Support Healthcare Support Holistic Health Holistic Health Studies Holistic Health Studies Nursing Studies Nursing Studies Bray Institute of Further Education College of Progressive Education Plunket College Plunket College ...
Donal Kavanagh
10
Training to Teach in Further and Adult Education
Greybourne College of Further Education Greybourne College is a general further education college which offers a broad range of general and vocational courses. It has a large GCE A-level programme and offers several NVQ and GNVQ ...
David Edward Gray, Colin Griffin, Tony Nasta, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term further education college is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Teachers could learn a lot from professional wrestlers'
Thirty odd years later and principal of a further education college, I am still a mad-keen professional wrestling fan, and as bizarre as it might ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
School's progress recognised by Ofsted
The school will change its name in September, with the intention of ending the misconception that the school is a further education college. «Mirfield Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Cardiff teenager jailed over plan to join Isis
... IT and car mechanics at Cardiff and Vale further education college. While there he said gay people should be killed and they would go to hell ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Gymnastics club is facing bright future
... the early class foundations in 1972 in Charles Keene College in Leicester and the Further Education College in Hinckley a few years later. «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»
5
Titanic investment
Titanic Quarter (TQ) already has great travel links, huge consumer footfall led by Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic, a further education college, ... «Exhibition News, Jul 15»
6
Teachers show heart for campaign as Workington school nears …
There are two prize packages: a senior prize for the winning secondary school, further education college or university technical college, and a ... «Times & Star, Jul 15»
7
Yeovil College performing arts U-turn saves courses
The Somerset further education college had proposed to shut all of its 11 performing arts and music courses, blaming a decline in applications ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
8
Apprentices: How easy is it to create three million more?
The idea is that apprentices will learn skills in the workplace alongside part-time academic study at a university or further education college. «BBC News, Jul 15»
9
MILTON KEYNES, England, June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
West Herts College in the United Kingdom is a Further Education College spread over three campus locations catering for over 12,000 students ... «Virtual Press Office, Jun 15»
10
Answer the question: Without libraries, where will our children …
Failing that, you can complain to the Skills Funding Agency: I have checked with them and your nearest further education college is their ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»

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