The document discusses the guild system of education that emerged in Europe during the 14th-15th centuries. Guilds were organizations of merchants and artisans that provided vocational training. There were two main types of guilds - merchant guilds for those who sold products, and craftsman guilds for skilled workers and artisans organized by craft. Guild education aimed to prepare students for commercial and industrial life through vocational training. Apprenticeships lasting 7 years were common, where boys learned trades from master craftsmen using imitation, observation and practice. Burgher and chantry schools also existed to teach reading, writing and arithmetic to children of the middle class. The guild system made outstanding contributions to education through vocational training and