Continuing education refers to all kinds of education received by people who leave formal education, take part in work and have adult responsibilities. It is an advanced supplementary education for professional and technical personnel to update, supplement, expand and improve their abilities.

Continuing education is an educational activity for all members of society, especially adults, after school education, and it is an important part of lifelong learning system.

Continuing education is a form of education that appears at a certain historical stage when human society develops, and it is an important part of educational modernization. It plays a more and more important role in the process of social development, especially in the formation of a learning society with all-people learning and lifelong learning.