UK Cracks Down on Low-Quality Programs and Recruitment Abuse
The UK is introducing sweeping reforms to post-secondary education and skills training, focusing on eliminating low-quality programs and "abuse of the system" by agents.
As outlined in the Post-16 education and skills white paper, the Office for Students (OfS) will be granted new powers to ensure universities provide high-quality education and achieve satisfactory rates, with consequences for underperforming institutions.
"We will do this through cracking down on abuse of our immigration system by strengthening requirements on universities,"
The government plans to take action against recruitment agents who abuse the system by strengthening visa approval requirements, course enrollments, and completion rates. This move aims to prevent poor recruitment practices from undermining the integrity of the UK's immigration system.
Author's summary: UK reforms target low-quality education programs.