What is Higher Education?

Higher education refers to education and training provided after school-level education, including qualifications offered by universities and other recognised higher education institutions. In practice, the term is useful when interpreting qualification records and planning education or training. It should be understood in the context of the specific qualification, institution or regulatory framework involved.

For example, a learner can encounter higher education when comparing programmes, planning a study pathway or reading the structure of a qualification. Its exact meaning depends on the context in which the term is used.

This term helps learners understand how learning is organised, delivered or described.