The college prepares teachers of both sexes for the primary level, and female teachers for kindergarten, intermediate and secondary levels. Both sexes are trained in library science. There are also institutes offering post-secondary vocational training. Special Training Courses offer one or two years of training for qualifications as Assistant Technicians or Technicians in various fields. There is also a Professional Development Center for teachers and Continuing Education Programs for all residents above age 18 offering courses in mechanics, word processing, sewing, etc.
University education is the most popular and prestigious.
Founded in 1966, Kuwait University was regarded as having good academic standards soon after its inception. In the years before the Gulf War, there were reputed individual incidents of malpractice in admission policy, teaching, and in grading of examinations. In 1990, the university hired a new rector who tightened standards, leaving 500 of the available places vacant rather than enrolling unqualified students. The government had been thinking about opening another university even before the war, but no one can predict when this university will be instituted. In October 1991, Kuwait University resumed instruction with a reduced enrollment and ravaged facilities.