Kindergarten: Education plays an important role in the lives of Hutterites.  Typically, Hutterian education is quite structured beginning at an early age, beginning with kindergarten at the age of two to 2.5 years.

Grade School:  In the last few years, more emphasis has been placed on higher education in many of the less conservative colonies.  Students are now graduating with   Senior IV (Grade 12) diplomas and some with university teaching degrees; just a few years ago this occurred only rarely.

Teacher Training:  A teacher-training program, Brandon University Hutterian Education Program (BUHEP), was set up in 1995,  and twenty students from this first BUHEP group graduated in October of 1999. Today over 60 Hutterian teachers have completed their training at Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada.  The program is still in existence and continues to graduate Hutterian teachers.  

Vocational Training: In addition to teacher training, vocational training courses (electrical, plumbing, motor vehicle mechanics, and swine management technician) are also taking place.  For example, in order for Hutterite electricians to do certified work on their own colony sites, an electrician's license is required.  Many Hutterites have completed their electrician training over the past few years and are licensed to do electrical work on the colony.

Apprenticeship:  In addition to formal education, Hutterites continue to greatly rely on and emphasize work education.  Young people are assigned different jobs on the colony for months at a time to learn a trade.   For example, a young man might work with the farm manager for the summer months, and spend the winter months with the carpenter on a building project.  This apprenticeship helps them to learn different trades on the colony.  As a result, their demonstrated aptitude in different areas is considered by the colony leaders when placing these workers into longer term positions.