Cambridge ESOL is pleased to announce that it has submitted a new suite of ESOL for Work qualifications for accreditation by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Accreditation is anticipated by the end of July 2007, and the new qualifications will be available for centres to use from the autumn of 2007. For eligible learners, the tests will attract Learning and Skills Council funding.

For further information, please download the following the document.

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English UK strongly supports the Government announcement today requiring accreditation for independent education providers who wish to continue to recruit international students after the introduction of the new points-based system for managing migration, which will include students from early 2009.

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Press Notice issued by the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills
www.dius.gov.uk

Any college recruiting students from abroad will in future need to be registered on a new Home Office Sponsors’ Register. To qualify for the register they will have to show they have been accredited by an approved body. This will demonstrate that they are a genuine education provider and prevent any acting as a front for the entry of bogus students or illegal immigrants to the country. The new rules are part of Britain’s new Points Based System (PBS) for managing migration.

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Today the Government has announced a mandatory new accreditation requirement for educational establishments that intend to bring in international students under the Points Based System (PBS) when it is introduced for students early in 2009.

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