"Work on the proposals is underway and could see the campus run as an 11-16 secondary school, a sixth form and vocational college, and leisure centre with the inclusion of a range of other council and third sector services, " he added.

BBC: School children

For example, the New College of the Humanities will offer a liberal arts education of the kind which will be familiar to American readers and is so lacking in Europe, where most generally students must pick a topic of study (often vocational) upon their leaving the secondary school system.

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Furthermore, the secondary school system hardly provides learners with adequate vocational skills training opportunities.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Uganda

Inaugurated by Anshu Vaish, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, the conference explored ways to increase access to sustainable and learner-centred quality education and equip secondary school students with vocational skills through open distance learning.

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