"Provisional Regulations on Civil Servants" and "Provisional Regulations on Employment of Civil Servants" stipulate that graduates from other forms of national education, such as self-study examination, adult college entrance examination and online education, are not ordinary higher education. After obtaining the graduation certificate recognized by the enterprise, those who meet the post qualification requirements can apply for the exam. Therefore, when applying for civil servants, the diploma obtained through continuing education can be applied for civil servants as long as the major meets the requirements of the position.

Continuing education is an educational activity for all members of society, especially adults, after school education, and it is an important part of the national education system. According to the teaching form, it is divided into four categories: adult college entrance examination, self-study examination, online education and open education.

1. Adult college entrance examination

Adult college entrance examination is called adult examination for short. This kind of education belongs to adult education. You need to take a unified adult college entrance examination when you enter school. After passing the exam, the institutions that apply for the exam will be selected and graduated in two and a half years. Suitable for working people to upgrade their academic qualifications.

2. Self-study exam

Self-study examination, referred to as self-study examination, is a higher education examination for self-learners, and it is an examination combining individual self-study, social assistance and examination. More than a dozen courses corresponding to each major can apply for a diploma after all of them have passed. The difficulty coefficient is large.

3. Online education

Network education is a new educational model. Approved 68 ordinary colleges and universities to carry out modern distance education pilot work, and carry out academic education through modern communication networks. Students who meet the graduation requirements of undergraduate and junior college are awarded higher education certificates. Flexible learning, suitable for working people to upgrade their academic qualifications.

4. Open education

Open education is a form of education relative to closed education. Students need to have certain online learning conditions, and they can apply for graduation after completing the required credits within the effective time.