Private colleges have rushed nearly 3,000 students into a soon-to-be-cancelled diploma course amid allegations of misuse by non-genuine students, raising concerns over compliance with new regulations. The government has accused providers of exploiting the graduate diploma of management (learning) to help some students avoid deregistration deadlines, with officials warning the system has been "misused." Labor has threatened to suspend providers suspected of manipulating the rules, while the assistant minister for international education has flagged increased scrutiny of educational providers. The revelations follow earlier reports exposing last-minute enrolment incentives, including discounts, to secure enrollments before the course’s cancellation.
Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine studentsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly being “misused” by non-genuine students, as Labor threatens to suspend providers that are manipulating new rules.Guardian Australia revealed last month that private colleges were offering discounts to rush students into the graduate diploma of management (learning) ahead of its deregistration on 5 October, which the government says was being used by some non-genuine students to remain in the country. The assistant minister for international education, Julian Hill, said at the time the system had been “misused”. Continue reading...
