Education is measured in 5 levels
Basic Education to 16 (Usually study 10 subjects)
College Education (Usually study 1-3 subjects) (usually to 18 for University Entrance or to 17 for Vocational Qualifications)
Bachelor Level (usually to 21) (1 major, with 2 elective minors from the subject area)
Masters Level (1 subject, with 1 elective minor from the subject area)
PhD Level (1 subject)
Job Requirements will often specify required skills as a certain level in a department, and preferred skills as a specific subject.
To be a teacher in a school you need a bachelor degree in a subject of your primary department, and a teaching certificate. You can also teach anything to basic level that you have college level education in.
To teach a bachelor level subject in a university you need at least a bachelors degree in that department and be working towards or have a masters degree.
To teach a masters degree you need to have a PhD in that department. PhDs are not taught but supervised by other PhDs in that department.
Lecturers at Universities are paid as junior lecturers while they are studying for their qualification.
School Courses
Core Subjects
English
Maths
Modern Foreign Languages – Spanish (South America), Chinese (China), French (Asia & some of Africa) … (Needed to do business in foreign countries)
Physical Education
Arts
Art
Drama
Media and Film Studies
Music
Humanities
Geography
History
Psychology
Religious Education
Sociology
Science & Technology
Science
Computing & IT
Design & Technology
Vocational
Business
Chef and Cooking
Health and Social Care
College Courses
1 yr – Policing, Cooking, Teaching Cert. (These all count as 2 subjects)
1 yr full time, 1 yr part time – University Masters
1 yr full time, 3 yr part time – University PhD
1 yr trade skill (Plumbing, Builder, Electrician, Metal Worker, Carpenter)
University Courses
Basic Bachelor course is 3 yrs
All the Core Subjects plus
Design, Economics, Finance, Politics, Criminology, Law, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing