diff --git a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/controller/EducationController.java b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/controller/EducationController.java
index c265a82..87b939f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/controller/EducationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/controller/EducationController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package io.titan.portfolio.controller;
 
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.EmptyResultDataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
@@ -26,39 +29,74 @@ public class EducationController {
     }
 
     @GetMapping
-    List<Education> getAllEducation(){
-        return educationService.getAllEducation();
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Education>> getAllEducation() {
+        List<Education> educations = educationService.getAllEducation();
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(educations);
     }
 
     @GetMapping("/{id}")
-    ResponseEntity<Education> getEducationById(@PathVariable Long id) {
+    public ResponseEntity<Education> getEducationById(@PathVariable Long id) {
         return educationService.getEducationById(id)
                 .map(ResponseEntity::ok)
                 .orElse(ResponseEntity.notFound().build());
     }
 
     @PostMapping
-    ResponseEntity<Void> createEducation(@RequestBody Education education) {
-        educationService.createEducation(education);
-        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).build();
+    public ResponseEntity<Education> createEducation(@RequestBody Education education) {
+        try {
+            Education createdEducation = educationService.createEducation(education);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).body(createdEducation);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(null);
+        }
     }
 
     @PutMapping("/{id}")
-    ResponseEntity<Void> updateEducation(@PathVariable Long id, @RequestBody Education education) {
+    public ResponseEntity<Education> updateEducation(@PathVariable Long id, @RequestBody Education education) {
         if (!id.equals(education.id())) {
             return ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
         }
-        educationService.updateEducation(education);
-        return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
+        try {
+            Education updatedEducation = educationService.updateEducation(education);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(updatedEducation);
+        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(null);
+        }
     }
 
     @DeleteMapping("/{id}")
-    ResponseEntity<Void> deleteEducation(@PathVariable Long id) {
-        boolean deleted = educationService.deleteEducation(id);
-        if (deleted) {
-            return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
-        } else {
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteEducation(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        try {
+            educationService.deleteEducation(id);
+            return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
             return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(EmptyResultDataAccessException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> handleNotFound(EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).body(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> handleBadRequest(IllegalArgumentException e) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(e.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(DataAccessException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> handleDataAccessException(DataAccessException e) {
+        // Log the exception
+        e.printStackTrace();
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("An unexpected error occurred");
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<String> handleGeneralException(Exception e) {
+        // Log the exception
+        e.printStackTrace();
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).body("An unexpected error occurred");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/model/Education.java b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/model/Education.java
index 05d6e8d..d479f03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/model/Education.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/model/Education.java
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ public record Education(
         this(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
     }
 
-    public Education(String title, String organization, String logo, String location, String duration, 
-                     String description, List<String> achievements, List<String> skills, 
+    public Education(String title, String organization, String logo, String location, String duration,
+                     String description, List<String> achievements, List<String> skills,
                      List<String> techStack, String skillsTitle, String techStackTitle) {
-        this(null, title, organization, logo, location, duration, description, 
+        this(null, title, organization, logo, location, duration, description,
              achievements, skills, techStack, skillsTitle, techStackTitle);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/service/EducationService.java b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/service/EducationService.java
index 02979f1..4386c28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/service/EducationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/titan/portfolio/service/EducationService.java
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package io.titan.portfolio.service;
 
 import io.titan.portfolio.model.Education;
 import io.titan.portfolio.repository.EducationRepository;
+
+import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
+import org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException;
+import org.springframework.dao.EmptyResultDataAccessException;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -10,32 +14,81 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 @Service
 public class EducationService{
     private final EducationRepository educationRepository;
-    
+
     public EducationService(EducationRepository educationRepository){
         this.educationRepository = educationRepository;
     }
 
-    public List<Education> getAllEducation(){
-        return educationRepository.findAll();
+    public List<Education> getAllEducation() {
+        try {
+            return educationRepository.findAll();
+        } catch (DataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error retrieving all education records: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to retrieve education records", e);
+        }
     }
 
-    public Optional<Education> getEducationById(Long id){
-        return educationRepository.findById(id);
+    public Optional<Education> getEducationById(Long id) {
+        try {
+            return educationRepository.findById(id);
+        } catch (DataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error retrieving education by id: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to retrieve education record", e);
+        }
     }
 
     public Education createEducation(Education education) {
-        return educationRepository.save(education);
-    }
-
-    public void updateEducation(Education education) {
-        educationRepository.update(education);
-    }
-
-    public boolean deleteEducation(Long id) {
-        if (educationRepository.existsById(id)) {
-            educationRepository.deleteById(id);
-            return true;
+        try {
+            return educationRepository.save(education);
+        } catch (DataIntegrityViolationException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error creating education record: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid education data: " + e.getMessage());
+        } catch (DataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error creating education record: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create education record", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Education updateEducation(Education education) {
+        try {
+            if (!educationRepository.existsById(education.id())) {
+                throw new EmptyResultDataAccessException("Education record not found with id: " + education.id(), 1);
+            }
+            educationRepository.update(education);
+            return education;
+        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Education record not found: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw e;
+        } catch (DataIntegrityViolationException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error updating education record: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid education data: " + e.getMessage());
+        } catch (DataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error updating education record: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to update education record", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void deleteEducation(Long id) {
+        try {
+            if (!educationRepository.existsById(id)) {
+                throw new EmptyResultDataAccessException("Education record not found with id: " + id, 1);
+            }
+            educationRepository.deleteById(id);
+        } catch (EmptyResultDataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Education record not found: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw e;
+        } catch (DataAccessException e) {
+            // Log the error
+            System.err.println("Error deleting education record: " + e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete education record", e);
         }
-        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 17e51c3..d917d3e 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.1
+0.1.2