continuing education

American  

[kuhn-tin-yoo-ing ej-oo-kay-shuhn] / kənˈtɪn ju ɪŋ ˌɛdʒ ʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. educational resources designed for adults and provided outside the traditional school or college system, generally offered on a flexible or part-time basis: adult education.

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continuing education

Professional success no longer equates to upward mobility for many workers, especially when it shifts focus away from their families and personal pursuits like travel, continuing education and wellness.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Its programs are no different from other continuing education programs that judges choose to attend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In these cases, however, each doctor was ordered to take eight hours of continuing education courses within a year.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

The Concussion Alliance designed a continuing education course on patient-centered concussion care for primary care providers and emergency physicians.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2024

He then drove straight to Bakersfield College, where he picked up a brochure for the Career Pathway program, which was a continuing education opportunity for people over the age of thirty.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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