Editing Tertiary education (section)

== United Kingdom ==
Under [[devolution in the United Kingdom]], education is administered separately in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. In England, the term "tertiary education" aligns with the global term "[[higher education]]" (i.e. post-18 study).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/805127/Review_of_post_18_education_and_funding.pdf |title=Independent panel report to the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding |date=May 2019 |accessdate=2022-03-03 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210053039/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/805127/Review_of_post_18_education_and_funding.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018 the Welsh Government adopted the term "tertiary education" to refer to post-16 education and training in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://gov.wales/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2018/Nextsteps/?lang=en |title= Welsh Government {{!}} Written Statement - Public Good and a Prosperous Wales – Next steps |website= gov.wales |access-date= 2018-06-07 |archive-date= 12 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140200/https://gov.wales/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2018/Nextsteps/?lang=en |url-status= live }}</ref> Since the 1970s, however, specialized [[further education|further education colleges]] in England and Wales have called themselves "[[tertiary college]]s" although being part of the [[secondary education]] process. These institutions cater for both school leavers and adults, thus combining the main functions of an FE college and a [[sixth form college]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmeduski/479/479.pdf |title=Public Expenditure on Education and Skills: Second Report of Session 2005–06 |publisher=House of Commons Education and Skills Committee |year=2006 |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204065239/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmeduski/479/479.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Generally, district councils with such colleges have adopted a tertiary system or structure where a single local institution provides all the 16–19 and adult education, and where schools do not universally offer sixth forms (i.e. schools only serve ages 11–16). However the [[Further and Higher Education Act 1992]] has effectively prevented the creation of new tertiary colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/wp1991a/index.html|title=White Paper: Education and Training for the 21st century (1991)|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002134958/http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/wp1991a/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>