Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’
Private colleges in Australia are offering last-minute discounts to enroll students in the graduate diploma of management before the federal government deregisters the course on October 5. The government is cancelling the program due to concerns that it is being exploited by non-genuine students to maintain their visa status. Immigration agents are actively promoting these final enrollment opportunities, potentially forcing students to undertake concurrent studies to meet visa requirements.
- ▪The federal government announced it will deregister the graduate diploma of management in October over suspicions of misuse by non-genuine students.
- ▪Approximately 450 institutions offer the course, with over 15,000 current students and more than 40,000 registered for future enrollment.
- ▪Private colleges and immigration agents are using social media and direct messages to offer discounts and expedited start dates before the October 5 cancellation.
- ▪Students with future enrollments may need to start the course immediately or switch to higher-level degrees to maintain their visa conditions.
- ▪The International Education Association of Australia supports the cancellation, arguing it helps remove low-quality providers from the market.
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Ads posted to social media and shared among immigration education agents and students in recent days encouraged students to join the graduate diploma of management (learning) or expedite their start date before cancellation on 5 October. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAView image in fullscreenAds posted to social media and shared among immigration education agents and students in recent days encouraged students to join the graduate diploma of management (learning) or expedite their start date before cancellation on 5 October.
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