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Slasher
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 Posted - 2005/08/13 : 08:24:14
sorry it this is way offtopic and a bit weird, but i would like to know few things about UKs school sistem, since it's a bit different than ours. since there's many brit people here,i think i could get some answers:)
i heard, that at age 16, pupils go to college? is this college like high school? i would like to know some college names as well, and where they are.
how long does this college last, and when do they start? my friend (pen-friend) went to college about 3weeks ago (school in summer time??), he said he will be back in 1month.. only 1 month? is this just a break and he visits his family back, or what?
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 10:23:26
College courses are all different in terms of semester length, depending on the course you take, what college your at, the level of qualification you are studying for (NC, NVQ, HNC, HND, etc.)
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Squishy Star
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:29:12
Where is Slovenia? anyways??
I,myself was wondering about the (college) school system over in the U.K. too because I'm sort of interested in attending college there...I'm questioning if I'd be able to apply for college both there and in NY or whatever. Like I don't want to submit into a college here in the U.S. and attend a course/sem there a few times...I want for my college to be there. Anyways, I'll sort this out with my guidance councilor or someone, even though I'm just going into my 2nd year of high school next month. Nothing bad about getting a head start.
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whispering
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:33:46
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Originally posted by Squishy Star:
Where is Slovenia? anyways??
Slasher wherever you go, make sure the education is up to EU standards, so that your studying there would also be valid in all other EU countrys.
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Squishy Star
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:46:50
slovenia slovenia slovenia
why the f*** is that unfamiliar to me?? oh right. it's because i'm american.
self-centered bullshytt. thinking we're at the top of the game and couldn't be bothered to learn about the rest of the world because we seem to be so obsessed with our own history. [sorry for that]
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Slasher
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:52:06
haha where is Slovenia, jeez. i live in Murska Sobota, east pary of the country... it only has 13.000people hah.
well I didn't get much answers to my questions, I hope others will have more information.
whispering, I still have 2years of high school (i guess it's like college in england), then im heading to UNI. im thinkin about going to UNI somewhere outside our country, so my chances of getting job EU wide will be higher. im not sure yet, depends on several things.
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whispering
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:53:33
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Originally posted by Squishy Star:
why the f*** is that unfamiliar to me?? oh right. it's because i'm american.
You can always educate yourself ;) e.g. the CIA world factbook is an easy way to get all the basic info of all countrys http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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Slasher
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 12:56:40
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Originally posted by Squishy Star:
slovenia slovenia slovenia
why the f*** is that unfamiliar to me?? oh right. it's because i'm american.
self-centered bullshytt. thinking we're at the top of the game and couldn't be bothered to learn about the rest of the world because we seem to be so obsessed with our own history. [sorry for that]
well, it's not just americans, the fact is that atleast 70% of people on earth never heard of slovenia, cos it's so small (about 20.237km^2, and 2million people), AND it's more or the less new country. it seperated and became independent in 1991.
i was in thailand few years ago, i was asked where im from. i said "from slovenia", and they went "oooh slovAKIA, yes! i know of it!" ....................
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 14:11:43
at the age of 16 you leave highschool and do one of the following:
*you can stay at school and do your a level's for 2 years
*you can leave and get a job in a shop etc
*you can get an apprenticeship (joiner, fitter bricklayer etc)
*you can go to college and get nvq's onc's, hnc's, hnd's etc in joinery, welding, engineering, buisness hairdressing etc. it depends on the course how long its for. usually 2 years or more.
*you can leave and do nothing
thats about it i think
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Slasher
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 14:45:02
well i guess my friend (he's 16) took the 4th option then. basicaly college is like advanced studying uppon highschool, right? after college comes UNI?
could you please write what do these nvq's onc's, hnc's, hnd's in joinery, mean? 
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HT.o0o.lauren.o0o.ID
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 14:50:55
quote:
Originally posted by DJ_JaXoN:
at the age of 16 you leave highschool and do one of the following:
*you can stay at school and do your a level's for 2 years
*you can leave and get a job in a shop etc
*you can get an apprenticeship (joiner, fitter bricklayer etc)
*you can go to college and get nvq's onc's, hnc's, hnd's etc in joinery, welding, engineering, buisness hairdressing etc. it depends on the course how long its for. usually 2 years or more.
*you can leave and do nothing
thats about it i think
hth
stupidly i chose the first option not the last ... !!
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Slasher
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 15:10:34
like it would do you any harm if you educate further?
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HT.o0o.lauren.o0o.ID
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 15:13:41
no im glad i did ... but the thought of lying in bed watching day time telly all day looked appealing to!!
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 16:03:04
College in the US is like University over here I guess. Some 6th Forms (ages 16-18) call themselves colleges these days in the UK.
The whole education system in the UK is worthless right now.... so many people doing A-Levels and then getting a University degree that its not much different to GCSEs when it comes to employers choosing employees
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 17:46:47
quote:
Originally posted by HT.o0o.lauren.o0o.ID:
quote:
Originally posted by DJ_JaXoN:
at the age of 16 you leave highschool and do one of the following:
*you can stay at school and do your a level's for 2 years
*you can leave and get a job in a shop etc
*you can get an apprenticeship (joiner, fitter bricklayer etc)
*you can go to college and get nvq's onc's, hnc's, hnd's etc in joinery, welding, engineering, buisness hairdressing etc. it depends on the course how long its for. usually 2 years or more.
*you can leave and do nothing
thats about it i think
hth
stupidly i chose the first option not the last ... !!
fcuk that i chose the second option, i hated skool so much i just wanted to get out of there. and i did about a year early, i left in year 10. and if any1 is from bristol they would of herd of (bailys caravans) thats where i work now.
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whispering
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Posted - 2005/08/13 : 20:22:07
quote:
Originally posted by DJ_JaXoN:
*you can get an apprenticeship (joiner, fitter bricklayer etc)
Thats probably the closest i went, i went to a vocational school (dont they have those in UK?). Though apprenticeship as it would mean here, i would have got payed while i study, witch i didnt. As i got my eduation in a school.
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