Accreditation Service for International Colleges

International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud - PM SessionASIC have joined with UK Naric and UKBA to present a seminar which will discuss the issues of International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud. For more information click the title.
Posted: Apr 24 2012 12:02PM

International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud - AM SessionASIC have joined with UK Naric and UKBA to present a seminar which will discuss the issues of International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud. For more information click the title.
Posted: Apr 24 2012 11:58AM

Changes to the Immigration RulesToday, Thursday 15 March 2012, a written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.
Posted: Mar 15 2012 5:32PM

UKBA Statement of IntentChanges affecting Study, Post-Study Work and Maintenance requirements for students and workers
Posted: Feb 27 2012 9:51PM

5 Marathon ChallengeASIC Accreditation Manager is planning to run the Coast 2 Coast in 5 days during August. For more info click the title above.
Posted: Feb 12 2012 9:08AM

English language tests for applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system.UKBA have made some amendments to the list of approved English language tests for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system and for spouse or partner applications.
Posted: Jan 26 2012 3:22PM

Update for Tier 4 sponsors: educational oversight and other changesAll current Tier 4 sponsors, if they are not already subject to inspection or review by 1 of the designated educational oversight bodies, must apply to the appropriate body by the relevant deadline as detailed in the current sponsor guidance.
Posted: Jan 10 2012 5:55PM

Changes to appeals against immigration and asylum decisions from 19 December 2011The Ministry of Justice will be introducing appeal fee charges for some asylum and immigration appeals from 19 December 2011. For more information please click the above title.
Posted: Dec 12 2011 4:21PM

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Information for International Students Affected by Closure of InstitutionsThis information sheet has been compiled to provide you with information about what to do if the institution where you are studying has recently closed.

Clarification of English language requirement for Tier 4 sponsors and studentsFollowing the recent announcement of changes to the English language requirements for students under Tier 4 of the points-based system, the UK Border Agency has produced a document clarifying the requirements for students and sponsors.

Tier 4 of the Points Based System - Policy GuidanceThe above is a link to the Tier 4 Sponsor Guidance notes published by UK Border Agency

Tier 4 Sponsors Register ListClick the link above to see the current Register of Sponsors list.

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International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud Seminar

ASIC have joined with UK Naric and UKBA to present a seminar which will discuss the issues of International Student Recruitment Best Practices and Education Fraud.

The half day seminar will take place on Thursday 10th May 2012 and will be repeated in the afternoon. A guest speaker from UKBA will also be present to discuss the Abuse of the Student Routes.

The seminar will cover topics such as Compliant International Student Recruitment, Abuse of the Student Routes, Stopping Document Fraud, Education Fraud, Qualifications, Developing a good agent / Institution relationship etc.

For more information and to book, please click on the relevant link below;

To book the AM session please click here. To book the PM session please click here.

Accreditation Service for International Colleges - ASIC

International migration of international students is now at an unprecedented level. No longer is this the domain of countries such as UK, Australia, USA, Canada and New Zealand but students are now looking at study options in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus and most of the EU countries.
This is giving the student a wider choice in relation to a range of subjects, entrance criteria, cost, types of institution and cultural experience.

The market is growing, but so to is the number of educational institutions seeking to recruit these students.

Unfortunately, the unethical behaviour of some international colleges is causing major problems for students, parents and sponsors.

It is very difficult for students to get a realistic and honest picture of what an institution is really like in terms of quality, resources, student support and ethics.

Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC), has been formed to bring this independent information to the student population through its accreditation service with well defined and objective benchmarking.

Accreditation through ASIC will help the student and parent make a more informed choice and will also help a college/university demonstrate to the marketplace that they are a high quality institution. More >>

Information for Colleges A major element of accreditation will be to ensure that the colleges have efficient and transparent methods of tracking international students’ performance and attendance and that they have systems in place to inform the Border and Immigration Agency (Home Office) of non-compliance. More >>

ASIC Handbook & Application Form To download the ASIC Accreditation Handbook and/or Application Form, please click on either of the links below.

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