{"id":115486,"date":"2023-06-05T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=115486"},"modified":"2023-06-05T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:42:45","slug":"leaked-memos-reveal-inteleaked-memos-reveal-international-students-rorting-dual-study-loophole-by-clay-lucasrnational-students-rorting-dual-study-loophole-by-byclay-lucas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/leaked-memos-reveal-inteleaked-memos-reveal-international-students-rorting-dual-study-loophole-by-clay-lucasrnational-students-rorting-dual-study-loophole-by-byclay-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked memos reveal international students rorting dual-study loophole – By Clay Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaked memos reveal international students rorting dual-study loophole – By Clay Lucas<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Source :\u00a0theage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaked federal government memos reveal large numbers of international students are exploiting a loophole in Australia\u2019s visa system to abandon university courses for cheaper private colleges and then go on to work instead of study.<\/span><\/p>\n

The documents also show the federal Education Department has taken little action on the issue despite admitting it was a serious problem at least 18 months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Last year 11,000 overseas students signed up to undertake concurrent study.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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International students in Australia can sign up for \u201cconcurrent study\u201d, a rule designed to allow preparation for employment through short courses such as responsible service of alcohol or barista and hospitality training.<\/span><\/p>\n

But with little oversight from authorities once they enter Australia, growing numbers of students are obtaining a student visa offshore via a university enrolment and then enrolling in a cheaper vocational education course once they arrive. In the past year, 11,000 overseas students signed up to undertake concurrent study.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In March 2022, an International Student Transfers Working Group led by the federal Education Department flagged in a leaked memo that \u201cconcurrent study is being misused\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe concurrent option appears to be misused by many [education] providers to facilitate student transfers, effectively allowing students to transfer to the second concurrent course without a release from the principal provider,\u201d the memo said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis clearly indicates students undertaking concurrent study are not doing so for the purposes of a genuine complement to their primary course, but are instead using the option to transfer out of their first course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Minutes from a 2021 meeting of the same group also show no action being taken over the problem despite clear awareness of its impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

A review of 21,000 students between 2018 and 2021 who undertook concurrent study, a memo said, showed \u201cin a very large majority of cases, the initial [course] was not continued after one month of enrolment and the student instead continued only in the second course\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

An unreleased inquiry led by former Victoria Police chief commissioner Christine Nixon has found evidence of\u00a0widespread corruption in Australia\u2019s multibillion-dollar international education industry<\/a>\u00a0as well as rampant mistreatment of visa holders and a lack of enforcement. In response to the inquiry\u2019s findings\u00a0the federal government will on Monday announce<\/a>\u00a0new penalties, including jail, for employers who force migrant workers to breach their visa and a $50 million boost for the Australian Border Force.<\/span><\/p>\n

A review of 21,000 students between 2018 and 2021 who undertook concurrent study, a memo said, showed \u201cin a very large majority of cases, the initial [course] was not continued after one month of enrolment and the student instead continued only in the second course\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

An unreleased inquiry led by former Victoria Police chief commissioner Christine Nixon has found evidence of\u00a0widespread corruption in Australia\u2019s multibillion-dollar international education industry<\/a>\u00a0as well as rampant mistreatment of visa holders and a lack of enforcement. In response to the inquiry\u2019s findings\u00a0the federal government will on Monday announce<\/a>\u00a0new penalties, including jail, for employers who force migrant workers to breach their visa and a $50 million boost for the Australian Border Force.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Note: There is a break in series between 2001 and 2002. Data for the periods 1994-2001 and 2002-2020 are therefore not directly comparable due to the different sources used to compile the data.
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