Difference Between Further and Higher Education

进一步的高等教育

教育和高等教育之间的差异是每种教育形式的重点和结果。我们都知道高等教育及其如何帮助学生在所选学科领域获得知识，同时获得收入赚钱的机会，以过上舒适的生活。但是，还有另一个称为进一步教育的短语，主要在英国使用。这种进一步的教育是指与世界大部分地区所熟知的高等教育不同的特殊教育。让我们通过详细关注这两个术语来找出进一步的教育和高等教育之间的差异。

What is Higher Education?

All kids in UK receive compulsory education from ages 5-16. This includes 5 years of secondary education after which students need to take an examination that is referred to as GCSE or General Certificate of Secondary Education. This is a single subject exam and students generally take up to 10 GCSE level exams depending upon the number of subjects that include math and English language. It is after GCSE that students have to take a decision regarding their future, studies, and职业生涯. There are students who opt for higher education and enroll in various大学或大学S大学本科courses and then after passing them, these students pursue大师的水平学位课程。

What is Further Education?

However, there are many students who do not have either time or money to go for higher studies. These students can opt for Further Education, also sometimes referred simply as FE. This refers to education that is distinct and different from higher education but is a level above the secondary education that is compulsory for all children between ages of 5-16. Even institutes that provide Further Education are different from those that provide degree level courses at undergraduate and研究生levels. Further Education is thus an education that goes beyond secondary education but stops short of higher education. In particular, Further Education includes A level, AS level, and vocational education. However, though Further Education is more job-oriented, some choose this education as a pathway for higher education by getting the knowledge necessary for higher education.

Individuals above the age of 16 can opt for Further Education, and the colleges in which Further Education is provided are known as Further Education colleges in UK. These are similar in nature to community colleges in US, where people enroll to earn short termdiplomas and certificates那使他们快速就业。提供的课程是行业准备和实用的，而不是高等教育中教授的理论课程。那些去过澳大利亚的人可能知道tafe在这些大学之后直接向人们提供职业培训的机构。

What is the difference between Further and Higher Education?

After compulsory education that includes 5 years of secondary education in UK, kids can opt for either higher education by enrolling in an undergraduate degree level course or join a special college that provides further education. Not only in UK, these Further Education institutes are there even in Australia. In Australia, these are known as TAFE (Technical and Further Education) or TACE (Technical and Continuing Education).

• Definition:

• Further education is an education that is a rung above the secondary education but below higher education and is taught at special colleges that provide vocational training in short term diploma and certificate courses.

• Higher education is the education a student can get at universities and colleges when one has finished secondary school and if one has enough results. In other words, it refers to undergraduate or postgraduate level education.

• Focus:

•进一步的教育是面向工作的。这全都与行业必要的学习技能有关。但是，有进一步的教育课程提供的知识高于中学教育，但低于高等教育水平。

• Higher education is theory oriented. However, usually a student enrolled in higher education gets an opportunity to get some professional training during the university study period.

•教育机构：

•进一步的教育学院提供了进一步的教育。在澳大利亚，这些被称为TAFE（技术和进一步的教育）或TACE（技术和继续教育）。

•大学和大学提供高等教育。

• 要求：

•要加入进一步的教育学院，您必须完成强制性中学教育。

• To enroll in higher education institutes you have to complete your 10+2 exams. You have to finish your whole secondary education period.

• 学习期间：

•进一步教育的学习期限取决于您选择的课程。一些教学课程最多可能需要五年才能完成。

•通常，您可以在三年内获得学士学位。但是，根据主题流的不同，您遵循的可能会持续三年多。

•机会：

•FE后很容易就业。但是，人们在FE之后获得的薪水要比人们在大学和大学的本科和研究生水平课程之后获得的工作要低得多。

•进一步的教育也可以成为高等教育的途径。

•在高等教育后找到一份工作也很容易，通常一个高等教育的人获得更高的薪水。

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2. Perth Central TAFE campusby Nachoman-au (CC BY-SA 3.0)