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Question about translation or similar in English.
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Gia Mel
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Question about translation or similar in English.
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Hi... I have a question. I �m from Chile, and here we have centers, similar to universities, where techical carreers are taught. I don �t know how to call these institutions, in Spanish we refer to them as "Centros de Formaci�n T�cnica" I really need your help, because this is something you can �t find in dictionaries. |
7 Sep 2009
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joy2bill
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This depends on the country. Probably technical college or techical institute. In Australia we call them TAFE. In New Zealand, where I grew up, we called them "tech" short for Technical Institution. I �ve also heard them referred to as Polytechs. It will be interesting to hear what others say.
Does this help?  Cheers Joy
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7 Sep 2009
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Tint
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In South Africa, we call them Technical Colleges too. It �s a topic of debate here too. As Joy pointed out, the different countries each have their own terms, age groups, and related qualifications for the various levels and types of education. I dream of someone with experience or knowledge in all of them to draw up some sort of table. Anyone offering? 
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7 Sep 2009
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Spagman63
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In England we had a Polytech in Plymouth and there is one here too.Technically speaking, they are called Technical Colleges. :)
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7 Sep 2009
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Gia Mel
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Thank you all. You have been very helpful!!!!!
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9 Sep 2009
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