Private colleges around Australia offering last-minute discounts for diploma allegedly ‘misused by shonks’
Summary
Private colleges in Australia are offering discounts and rushing students into a graduate diploma that the federal government will cancel on October 5 due to concerns about misuse by students trying to stay in Australia without genuine study intentions. Students already enrolled by that date can finish the course, but many are being pushed to start early or take more difficult study loads to meet visa rules.Key Facts
- The Australian government will cancel the graduate diploma of management (learning) on October 5.
- About 450 institutions offer this course, with more than 15,000 current students and 40,000 future enrolments.
- The diploma is suspected to be misused by students aiming to remain in Australia without genuine study reasons.
- Private colleges and education agents are promoting discounts and quick enrolments before the cancellation deadline.
- Students already enrolled before October 5 can complete the course; new enrollees after that date cannot.
- Some students are advised to study both a vocational course and the graduate diploma simultaneously to keep their visa.
- Some education providers and migration agents warn that rushing students into the course may harm the education sector's reputation.
- The International Education Association of Australia supports the government’s action to stop misuse but acknowledges financial harm to some private providers.
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