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Further ___MASK71___ ( often abbreviated FE ) in the United Kingdom and Ireland , similar to continuing ___MASK71___ in the United States , is a ___MASK66___ used to refer to ___MASK71___ ( in ___MASK95___ to that received at secondary ___MASK54___ ), that is distinct from the higher ___MASK71___ offered in universities and also some FE colleges . It may be at any level in compulsory secondary ___MASK71___ , from entry to higher level qualifications such as awards , certificates , diplomas and other vocational , competency - based qualifications ( including those previously known as NVQ / SVQs ) through awarding organisations including City and Guilds , Edexcel ( BTEC ) and OCR . In ___MASK95___ , HE qualifications are often provided such as HNC , HND , ___MASK77___ Degree or PGCE . FE colleges are also a large provider of apprenticeships , where most of the training takes place in the apprentices ' workplace with some day release into college . A ___MASK62___ is a ___MASK61___ of a ___MASK24___ or any person who earns their living from a specified ___MASK62___ activity . The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the ___MASK24___ with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that ___MASK24___ . In addition , most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct , enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations . Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized ___MASK62___ associations , such as the IEEE . Some definitions of " ___MASK62___ " limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of ___MASK82___ . The General ___MASK71___ Board was a philanthropy which was used primarily to support higher ___MASK71___ and medical schools in the United States , and to help rural white and black schools in the South , as well as modernize farming practices in the South . It helped eradicate hookworm and created the county agent system in American agriculture , linking research as ___MASK45___ agricultural experiment stations with actual practices in the ___MASK59___ . The Board was created by John D . Rockefeller and Frederick T . Gates in 1902 . Rockefeller gave it $ 180 million . Its head Frederick Gates envisioned `` The Country ___MASK54___ of To - Morrow , '' wherein `` young and old will be taught in practicable ways how to make rural life beautiful , intelligent , fruitful , recreative , healthful , and joyous . '' By 1934 the Board was making grants of $ 5 . 5 million a year . It spent nearly all its ___MASK52___ by 1950 and closed in 1964 . Tertiary ___MASK71___ , also referred to as third ___MASK2___ , third level , and post - secondary ___MASK71___ , is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary ___MASK71___ . The World Bank , for example , defines tertiary ___MASK71___ as including universities as well as institutions that teach specific capacities of higher learning such as colleges , technical training institutes , community colleges , nursing schools , research laboratories , centers of excellence , and distance learning centers . Higher ___MASK71___ is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate ___MASK71___ , while vocational ___MASK71___ and training beyond secondary ___MASK71___ is known as " further ___MASK71___ " in the United Kingdom , or " continuing ___MASK71___ " in the United States . Secondary ___MASK71___ normally takes place in secondary schools , taking place after ___MASK33___ and may be followed by higher ___MASK71___ or vocational training . In some countries , only primary or basic ___MASK71___ is compulsory , but secondary ___MASK71___ is included in compulsory ___MASK71___ in most countries . In post - Soviet countries it is also known as general ___MASK71___ or general middle ___MASK71___ . A vocational ___MASK54___ , sometimes called a trade ___MASK54___ or vocational college , is a post - secondary educational institution designed to provide vocational education , or technical skills required to perform the tasks of a particular and specific job . Vocational schools are traditionally distinguished from four - year colleges by their focus on job - specific training to students who are typically bound for one of the skilled trades , rather than providing academic training for students pursuing careers in a professional discipline . While many schools have largely adhered to this convention , the purely vocational focus of other trade schools began to shift in the 1990s " toward a broader preparation that develops the academic " as well as technical skills of their students . Australia . Vocational schools were called " technical colleges " in Australia , and there were more than 20 schools specializing in vocational educational training ( VET ). Only four technical colleges remain , and these are now referred to as " trade colleges ". At these colleges , students complete a modified year 12 certificate and commence a ___MASK54___ - based apprenticeship in a trade of their choice . There are two trade colleges in Queensland ; Brisbane , the Gold Coast , Australian Industry Trade College and one in Adelaide , Vergalargona rico , Technical College , and another in Perth , Australian Trades College . ___MASK47___ ( Latin : " collegium ") is an educational ___MASK87___ or a constituent part of one . A college may be a degree - awarding tertiary educational ___MASK87___ , a part of a collegiate or federal university , or an ___MASK87___ offering vocational education . Philanthropy ( from Greek ) means etymologically , the love of humanity , in the ___MASK32___ of caring , nourishing , developing , and enhancing what it means to be human . In this meaning , it involves both the benefactor in their identifying and exercising their values , and the beneficiary in their receipt and benefit from the ___MASK60___ or goods provided . A conventional modern definition is " private initiatives , for the public good , focusing on ___MASK78___ of life ," which combines an original humanistic tradition with a social scientific aspect developed in the 20th century . The definition also serves to contrast philanthropy with " business " endeavors , which are private initiatives for private good , e . g ., focusing on material gain , and with " ___MASK26___ " endeavors , which are public initiatives for public good , e . g ., focusing on provision of public services . A person who practices philanthropy is called a philanthropist . An academic ___MASK20___ is a qualification awarded on successful completion of a ___MASK4___ of study in higher education , normally at a college or university . These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels , typically including bachelor ' s , master  s and doctorates , often alongside other academic certificates , and professional degrees . The most common undergraduate ___MASK20___ is the bachelor ' s ___MASK20___ , although in some countries lower qualifications are titled degrees ( e . g . associate degrees in the US or ___MASK77___ degrees in the UK ) while in others a higher - level first ___MASK20___ is more usual . A business ( also known as an ___MASK48___ , a ___MASK76___ or a firm ) is an organizational entity involved in the provision of goods and services to consumers . Businesses as a form of economic activity are prevalent in capitalist economies , where most of them are privately owned and provide goods and services to customers in exchange for other goods , services , or ___MASK52___ . Businesses may also be social non - profit enterprises or state - owned public enterprises charged by governments with specific social and economic objectives . A business owned by multiple individuals may form as an incorporated ___MASK76___ or jointly organise as a partnership . Countries have different laws that may ascribe different rights to the various business entities . Continuing ___MASK71___ ( similar to further ___MASK71___ in the United Kingdom and Ireland ) is an all - encompassing ___MASK66___ within a broad ___MASK37___ of post - secondary learning activities and programs . The ___MASK66___ is used mainly in the United States and parts of Canada . Recognized forms of post - secondary learning activities within the domain include : degree ___MASK35___ courses by non - traditional students , non - degree career training , workforce training , formal personal enrichment courses ( both on - campus and online ) self - directed learning ( such as through Internet interest groups , clubs or personal research activities ) and experiential learning as applied to problem solving . Formal learning , normally delivered by trained teachers in a systematic intentional way within a ___MASK54___ , academy / college / institute or university , is one of three forms of learning as defined by the OECD , the others being informal learning , which typically takes place naturally as part of some other activity , and non - formal learning , which includes everything else , such as sports instruction provided by non - trained educators without a formal curriculum . ___MASK31___ , trade certification , or professional designation , often called simply " certification " or " qualification ", is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task . Not all certifications that use post - nominal letters are an acknowledgement of educational achievement , or an agency appointed to safeguard the public interest . Higher ___MASK71___ , post - secondary ___MASK71___ , or third level ___MASK71___ is an optional ___MASK81___ ___MASK2___ of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary ___MASK71___ . Often delivered at universities , academies , colleges , seminaries , and institutes of technology , higher ___MASK71___ is also available through certain college - level institutions , including vocational schools , trade schools , and other career colleges that award academic degrees or professional certifications . Tertiary ___MASK71___ at non - degree level is sometimes referred to as further ___MASK71___ or continuing ___MASK71___ as distinct from higher ___MASK71___ .