The educational program which helps to acquire necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop a good career is called professional education. It is also called career education.

Professional education also refers to a formal specialized training about a particular profession in which learners are taught the central concepts, principles, and techniques, and how these are applied in real practice, and the learners also acquire the necessary competencies needed for proper practice and behavior. An educational process or program that develops individuals to acquire special competencies for professional practice.