In Britain, continuing education is an important choice for students who leave school at the age of sixteen. There are more than 600 colleges in Britain, offering a rich choice of courses. After finishing high school, students can choose to stay in their original school for further study, enter the college for professional training, or start on-the-job training and start a new career. This paper will introduce the relevant contents of continuing education in Britain to help readers better understand this field.

Open to the whole community

The British Institute of Continuing Education not only provides education and training for middle school students, but also provides education and training for all kinds of people, including those who want to upgrade their skills, adults who want to change careers or return to school, and those who want to learn new majors or technologies.

The government bears most of the responsibility.

The British government undertakes most of the responsibilities of continuing education courses and implements the supervision system to ensure the teaching quality. Private schools are also involved, offering advanced preparatory courses and specific links with higher education.

Private university certification

Although private colleges do not have a compulsory academic accreditation scheme, they can choose to apply for accreditation to the British Council for Academic Accreditation of Private Continuing Education and Higher Education. Once certified, it means that the college has reached high standards in education quality, facilities, counseling and management.

University classification

Universities in Britain are mainly divided into universities with the right to confer degrees and university branches. Some of them can confer degrees themselves, while most of them need to confer degrees through their own universities.