continuing education

noun

: formal courses of study for adult part-time students

Examples of continuing education in a Sentence

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Given continuing education courses, online classes, certification programs and boot camps, there are more opportunities for workers to ramp up their expertise to stay competitive. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 Educational And Training Cost Tax Deductions Workshops, seminars, and continuing education vital for maintaining or improving business skills are fully deductible. Tiffany Grant, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Officers are required to take continuing education each year, but Kansas imposes no rule that any of it focus on Fourth Amendment issues. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 The mayor said Reid advocated for training and continuing education for officers and was a founding member of a task force comprised of neighboring police departments to collect, develop and share best practices in law enforcement. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for continuing education 

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of continuing education was in 1927

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“Continuing education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuing%20education. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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