你了解英國的繼續教育嗎？

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你了解英國的繼續教育嗎？

⊙ 翻譯：Wendy

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Respected by employers and academics[學者]worldwide, UK further education courses fall into two categories∶ academic and vocational[職業的]. Academic courses help you prepare for higher education, and vocational courses give you the skills required for your chosen career. You can choose to study online, on campus in the UK or even on a campus in your home country.

Why Choose UK Further Education?

All UK further education institutions are held to strict quality standards[標準], so that you can be sure that you are getting a worldclass education.

UK further education institutions have strong links[聯系]with industry, ensuring[確保]that what you learn is relevant to your career aspirations[愿望]. Qualifications are approved on the basis that they meet industry needs. Many courses are designed and delivered[教授]in partnership with industry experts and local employers.

Employers and further education institutions partner to offer apprenticeships[見習期], years in industry and work assignments that all offer ways to work towards qualifications while working.

Further education institutions are innovative[創新的], with state-of-the-art[最高水平的]facilities[設施]mirroring[再現]the workplace. They make use of the latest technologies to teach and learn, and offer virtual[虛擬的]reality employment-based learning experiences.

Many further education institutions encourage entrepreneurial[創業的]learning, including a focus on social enterprise[企業]activities. This develops innovative approaches and creative and critical thinking skills that allow you to set up your own enterprises, or rise to positions of influence within existing organisations.

Many UK colleges are institutions of both further and higher education. These institutions offer a wide range of full time and part time courses in a huge variety of subjects and specialisms[專長], to different levels, to students from all over the world, and to students of all ages. This means you could be part of an energetic student community.

Types of Courses Further education institutions offer many of the same courses as schools and higher education institutions, as well as vocational and technical courses designed to meet the needs of employers. They are taught in a way to suit those who prefer to learn in a vocational context[背景]. Students can choose to pursue[進行]study through∶

● Academic pathways[途徑]—including AS and A levels, International Baccalaureate[國際文憑大學預科課程]and undergraduate study—that can lead to university, an apprenticeship or a job.

● Applied general or technical pathways—including national vocational qualifications and business and technical qualifications—that can lead to higher apprenticeships, higher education at college or university, or a job.● Occupational or professional pathways—taken in apprenticeships or through training courses for employees—that can lead to higher apprenticeships, a job or promotion[晉升]. (Because apprenticeships are primarily[主要地]focused on the job and employment, any international applicant must be eligible[有資格的]to work in the UK, as well as have the necessary visa.)

Further education institutions also offer a range of courses specifically designed for international students, such as English language courses, summer schools, international diplomas, foundation[基礎]years and top up courses[高級課程]. Applying for a Course

Most further education courses require you to apply directly to your chosen institution. Institutions usually have application forms on their website and set their own entry requirements.

If English isn’t your first language, the institution may ask you to take an English language test or show your English language qualifications before you can enroll[就讀]. You also need to check your visa requirements.

英國的繼續教育在全世界都深受雇主及學者的推崇，這種繼續教育課程分為兩大類：學術課程與職業培訓。學術課程能幫助你為接受高等教育做準備，而職業培訓則向你提供步入職業生涯所需的技能。你可以選擇在網上學習、去英國的學校上課，甚至還可以在你自己國家的學校上課。

為什么要選擇英國的繼續教育？

所有的英國繼續教育機構都堅持執行嚴格的教育質量標準，所以你可以確信你接受的是世界級的教育。

英國繼續教育機構與各行各業有很緊密的聯系，以確保你所學到的技能與你的職業前景息息相關。相關資格證書通過行業認證，符合行業要求。很多課程的設計與傳授都是與行業專家及當地雇主合作進行的。

雇主與繼續教育機構合作，聯手提供見習機會。這樣，通過在企業工作數年，完成分派的工作，學生就可在工作中為最終獲得資格證書而努力。

繼續教育機構不斷創新，使用可真實反映工作場所的先進設施。他們用最新技術進行教學，為學生提供模擬工作環境的虛擬現實環境進行學習體驗。

許多繼續教育機構鼓勵創業培訓，包括對社會企業活動的關注。這些培訓可以拓展創新途徑，開發學生的創造性和批判性思維能力，使你擁有創業，或者擴大現有企業規模和影響力的能力。

許多英國大學都有高等教育和繼續教育兩方面的機構。這些機構提供范圍很廣的全日制或半日制學習課程，學科和專業多種多樣，面向來自世界各地不同層次、不同年齡的學生。這意味著，你也有可能成為精力充沛的學生群體的一員。

課程種類

繼續教育機構提供多種課程選擇，有與普通學校及高等教育機構相同的課程，也有為滿足雇主需求而設計的職業技術課程，后者的授課方式適合那些喜歡在職業環境中學習的人。學生可以選擇以下途徑進行繼續學習：

● 學術類——包括英國普通中等教育證書考試水平課程、國際文憑大學預科課程，以及本科學習——這能使你邁向大學、成為實習生，或者得到一份工作。

● 普通應用或應用技術類——包括國家職業資格、商業及技術資格——這能使你成為高級實習生、在高等院校接受教育，或得到一份工作。

● 職業或專業培訓類——成為實習生或參加為員工開辦的培訓課程——這能使你成為高級實習生，得到一份工作或者晉升機會。（因為實習機會主要著重于工作或就業機會，外國申請者一定要有在英國工作的許可和有效簽證。）

繼續教育機構還開設了一系列專門為國際學生而設的學習課程，比如英語課程、暑期班、國際文憑、基礎課程和高級課程等。

如何申請課程

大多數繼續教育課程都需要向你選擇的機構直接申請，這些機構通常在他們的網站上有申請表格，各有各的入學要求。

如果英語不是你的母語，這些機構在錄取之前可能會要求你參加英語測試，或提供英語語言能力的證明。你還需要查清楚簽證的要求。

相關鏈 接

● For more information about why to study further education in the UK, visit the Association of Colleges (AoC) website. The AoC also have a useful set of key facts about UK further education colleges and a list of UK further education colleges.

● For more information about a specific course, use the National Careers Service course search.

● For more about different types of courses, visit UCAS.

● For information on costs of further education courses, visit the UKCISA website.

● For information on whether your qualifications are equivalent to their requirements, find out about the services offered by UK NARIC.