The phrase "a previous education" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone's educational background or prior schooling before their current education or experience.
Example: "Her previous education in biology has greatly contributed to her understanding of environmental science."
Alternatives: "prior education" or "earlier education".
Duncan has a bigger budget than any previous education secretary, but has made states compete for federal cash by favouring those that are most ambitious in reforming their schools, under the Race to the Top initiative.
We observed an association between previous education and substance use when considered separately (Table S1).
All participants were administered a questionnaire evaluating their previous education in geriatrics and gerontology and their perspectives about educational priorities in gerontology for professional practice.
Take Dan Tehan, the minister for education, who in response to a story that the previous education minster Simon Birmingham had rejected 11 ARC grant applications, announced that future ARC grants would need to pass a "national interest test".
Although enology is a change from her previous education, as Springer explains it "as different as biomaterials and enology may sound, biomacromolecules all play by the same rules, so I fell into my research comfort zone quickly". Not only has Springer excelled in her research, she has completed projects for an extension assistantship and gained experience in teaching.
If required, be prepared to show your previous education, a high school diploma or GED, for example.
The educational institution maintains a written record of the previous education and training of the eligible person or veteran that clearly indicates that appropriate credit has been given by the educational institution for previous education and training, with the training period shortened proportionately.
The assumption is that students with more previous knowledge of economics (e.g., owing to a commercial apprenticeship or another previous education in this field) have advantages when they study, e.g., economics, business administration or another related field of study, as verified in other studies (e.g., Förster et al. 2015; Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia et al. 2013; Beck and Wuttke 2004; Jähnig 2014).
Differences in group characteristics pertaining to sex, previous education in a medical profession, and completed medical electives were compared using chi-square tests.
The study also provides a novel comparison between a group of women who have had previous education on cervical cancer screening compared with those who have not.
