International students become ambassadors, permanent ambassadors who have a sentimental attachment to their host destination, so I think the impact is much bigger than we actually put in the numbers.

ICEF is launching an Irish Education Agent Course to provide agents with the latest information and updates about the Irish education market.

The latest ICEF i-graduate Agent Barometer reveals a drop in attractiveness for both the UK and the US as study destinations among education agents in the last year. A survey of what concerns parents and students most sheds light on possible reasoning behind their decline.

ICEF reported an appetite for business in Brazil at its recent Latin America Workshop, and also organised its first partnership forum focused on HE partnerships and collaboration.

Speaking with The PIE News , educators, agents and accreditation bodies have said the arrests of 21 education counsellors for visa fraud earlier this month highlights the need for due diligence on both sides of the recruitment process.

The agent training course launched last year by BOSSA and ICEF has certified more than 100 Chinese education agents in its first year, the organisations have announced.

ICEF and Australia's PIER, two companies which collaborate on the delivery of the ICEF's various agent training courses, have announced a new app which allows users to find any qualified education counsellor based on a GPS location tool.

ICEF has launched a US Agent Training Course specifically designed to improve the quality of service delivered by education agents sending students to study in the US. Agents may sit an exam at the end of the free online course.