Types of education 

 Introduction 

The main education that has ever begun to make

 changes on the society, personal

 development,and the paths of economy is

 education.

 It equipsa person with knowledge, skills, and

 values that can help someone tackle the

 complexities of the world around. Education is

 of many forms and tends to achieve different

 ultimate aims through different approaches for

 different age groups. 

Here are simple explorations of various forms of

 education through some classifications of

 formal, informal, and nonformal systems.

**1.** *Formal Education*

Formal education refers to an established, well-

structured institution that denotes the education

 practiced at schools, colleges, and universities. 

It follows a laid down curriculum as specified

 and is coordinated by provincial governments or

 school boards that have ultimately a clashing of

 an adult, mature approach to education. 

This consists of:

**a.** *Primary Education*

This is the beginning of formal education, being

 identified with the age group of about five to 12

 years.

 Much emphasis is being laid on the development

 of the child's imagination, literacy, numeracy,

 and social all-round development. The subjects

 covered in primary education include language,

 mathematics, science, social studies, and arts.

**b.** *Secondary Education*

This is the education of students that have mostly

 emerged from the primary phase and are the

 age group of about 12 to 18 years. 

The curriculum is more specialized and normally

 is grouped with the sciences, humanities, and

 vocational studies. 

In many countries, the secondary education

 system is treated as a complete system divided

 into two streams, namely: lower secondary level

 (middle school) and upper secondary level (high

 school).

**c.** *Higher Education*

Higher education is the term that describes the

 education offered in colleges and universities,

 all of which offer some form of bachelor,

 master's, or professional degrees. Generally, it

 concentrates much more on specific fields of

 specialization in the areas of research or

 teaching, concerning medicine, engineering, law,

 business, or even art. In the long run, higher

 education would groom persons for specific

 careers and research studies. 

D. Technical and Vocational Education

TVET can be defined as presenting compelling

 avenues for formal education, providing a

 preparatory phase to varying careers and

 professions. 

TVET is concerned with training in craft-based

 areas such as plumbing, carpentry, IT, health

 care, etc., unlike formal educational routes

 available.

### 2. Informal Education

Informal education best describes that less

 structured form of learning that does not take

 place in formal institutional settings subordinate

 to the schoolrooms. 

Mostly it is unintentional and based on personal

 experience, contact with other individuals, and

 activities which people engage during their

 adolescent years.

 It can take various forms:

### **a. Learning through Experience

Learning is by a continuous self-generation from

 experiences, resistances, and self-discovery of

 mundane life. 

Knowledge and skills that allow the development

 of an acumen are practical skills acquired

 through ordinary avenues in life like hobbies,

 traveling, and community engagement such as

 finding solutions to problems, thinking critically,

 and effectively communicating with others.

#### **b. Family and Community Education

In informal education, much happens at the

 family and community levels, where values,

 customs, traditions, and other life skills are

 learned through centuries.

 These systems of education are characterized by

 tremendous parental influence and the roles of

 esteemed elders, chief community members,

 school leaders, and others in the hazardous

 production of norms.  

### **3. All other organized educational

 activities, outside of the formal schooling

 system, enjoy being purposeful and goal-

oriented.

 The flexibility afforded to the non-

formal mode of education allows access by

 individuals of various ages who are out for

 knowledge or skills. The spectrum of non-formal

 education can be seen as including:

##**a. Adult education, which:; Normally

 designed for specifically interested parties

 prepared to pursue some form of adult learning

 later in life, either through literacy programs,

 evening schooling, or skill enhancement and

 career change activities, adult education is

 essential for lifelong learning and personal

 development.

### **b. Online and distance education: Next and

 most important is distance education-very

 broadly used as another term for online

 learning, which is a notable representative of

 nonformal learning.

 Distance learning offers programs and platforms

 such as Coursera, edX, and Udemy, which

 provide courses in most topics, along with the

 maximum amount of flexibility regarding

 scheduling and learning pace. 

Rather, manyu niversities have initiated modes

 of independent study such that students can

 complete degree courses without going to an

 actual school.

##**c. The  community education initiative may

 be regarded either as a project aimed at meeting

 the needs of the communities with the

 undertaking of community organizations or

 non-governmental organizations, or it can take

 the form of health education, environmental

 conservation, or vocational training.

 Quite often, they are designed to be accessible to

 marginalized groups and to enhance the quality of life in the communities.

###**d. Skill Development Workshops

Workshops and short-term training programs

 provide for experiential knowledge of selected

 fields; for example, leadership,

 entrepreneurship, or fine arts. These programs

 may be directed either at professionals trained

 in a specific field or those seeking to acquire this

 skill in record time.

###Conclusion

The variations regarding types of education

 widen according to the needs of the learners

 according to various ages and socio-economic

 backgrounds. 

The appeal for many is that formalized education

 is systematized, yet informal and non-formal

 learning have considerable roles in lifelong and

 individual growth. 

In synchrony with the changing world, forms of

 learning and knowledge transfer will

 continually modify to ensure that education

 remains an impetus to development and

 innovation. As the development and demand

 continue to grow, increased dropout rates leave

 communities devoid of fundamental education.

 Inability of the school's educators to offer proper

 training remains a great fiasco further engulfed in ignorance.