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What does adult education mean?
Adult education refers to a form of education different from ordinary full-time teaching.

Adult education refers to the education of ideological and cultural professional knowledge and skills for on-the-job personnel. The education obtained by social adults by enrolling in adult universities belongs to adult education qualifications and part-time education.

Adult education is not limited by age and sex. Through this educational process, people who are regarded as adults in society can increase their abilities, enrich their knowledge, improve their technical and professional qualifications, or turn them to a new direction, thus changing their attitudes and behaviors in two aspects: their all-round development and their participation in the balanced and independent development of social economy and culture.

Forms of adult education:

Adult education includes four forms, namely, adult college entrance examination, self-study examination, national open university and distance education. No matter what form of adult education is adopted, the final diploma is recognized by the state, which can be found in Xue Xin. Com, and can be used for job hunting, promotion, civil service examination, postgraduate examination, teacher qualification examination, construction engineer, study abroad and so on.

The entrance examination needs to take the national unified entrance examination. Like the general college entrance examination, it is an examination for selecting talents by the state. It adopts the principle of merit-based admission. After entering school, there are three forms of study: correspondence, amateur and full-time. The entrance examination belongs to the nature of strict entry and lenient exit, and it is easier to get a certificate after graduation.

Self-study examination is a form of higher education that combines individual self-study, social assistance and national examination. There is no need for entrance examination, but you need to take a single subject examination organized by the national examination institution after entering school. If you pass a course, you will be awarded a qualification certificate. Only after all subjects are qualified can you apply for graduation.