Representatives from peak international education sector bodies have come together to meet with the federal government to discuss the crisis in the sector.

One of Australia’s most important export industries is being left to languish and potentially perish leaving much unemployment and lost opportunities in its wake

The NSW government has announced it will fund temporary crisis accommodation for international students, but stakeholders have called for the federal government to do more to ensure a unified national approach to assisting students. 

Education agents who recruit students to Australia should clear a federal police check and meet minimum English proficiency requirements, according to the recommendations of a new parliamentary report.

International Student Education Agents Association has launched a series of in-person training events to broaden understanding of the visa system and best practice.

Formal registration is one of the areas being explored by a newly formed education agent representative body in Australia, in a bid to reduce and prevent fraudulent behaviour within the sector.