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  2. Education in the Bahamas - Wikipedia

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    Education in the Bahamas is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. [1] As of 2003, the school attendance rate was 92% and the literacy rate was 95.5%. [1] The government fully operates 158 of the 210 primary and secondary schools in The Bahamas. [1] The other 55 schools are privately operated. [1]

  3. Vocational school - Wikipedia

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    Students in a carpentry trade school learning woodworking skills, c. 1920 Dongping County Vocational Secondary School, China A vocational school, trade school, or technical school is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to complete the ...

  4. Vocational-technical school - Wikipedia

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    Vocational-technical school. A vocational-technical school, often called a vo-tech school, is a high school in the United States and Canada designed to bring vocational and technical training to its students. Proponents claim that students bound for college may be able to use such skills to realize a distinct educational advantage over other ...

  5. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

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    The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority ( TESDA [ˈtɛsda]; Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Edukasyong Teknikal at Pagpapaunlad ng Kasanayan [2] [3]) serves as the Philippines' Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) authority. As a government agency, TESDA is tasked to both manage and supervise the Philippines' Technical ...

  6. Glenys Hanna Martin - Wikipedia

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    York University. University of Buckingham. Glenys Margaret Elaine Hanna-Martin (née Hanna; born 27 October 1958) is a Bahamian Progressive Liberal Party politician and lawyer serving as Minister of Education since 2021. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Englerston since 2002, making her the country's longest serving female ...

  7. TVET (technical and vocational education and training)

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    Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) serves multiple purposes. A key purpose is preparation of youth for work. This takes the form of learning and developing work related skills and mastery of underlying knowledge and scientific principles. Work is broadly defined and therefore refers to both formal employment and self-employment.

  8. Vocational education - Wikipedia

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    The John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute is an institution of vocational learning in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, considered one of the first in the country. Vocational education is education that prepares people for a skilled craft as an artisan, trade as a tradesperson, or work as a technician. Vocational education can also be seen as ...

  9. Higher education - Wikipedia

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    Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education. This consists of universities, colleges and polytechnics that offer formal degrees beyond high school or secondary school education.