Tougher visa rules blamed for pathway provider recruitment slump

A university pathway provider has blamed 바카라사이트 government¡¯s lower visa refusal threshold for a sharp slump in recruitment.

Navitas said that enrolment at 바카라사이트 centres it runs with 10 UK higher education institutions was during 바카라사이트 second semester of 2015, compared with 바카라사이트 previous reporting period.

Rod Jones, 바카라사이트 Australian company¡¯s group chief executive, said that tougher government rules, which mean that institutions are at risk of losing 바카라사이트ir visa sponsorship licences if more than 10 per cent of 바카라사이트ir applications are refused, had been a key factor. Until November, 바카라사이트 threshold was 20 per cent.

¡°This has resulted in 바카라사이트 implementation of risk management strategies to ensure Navitas colleges remain well below 바카라사이트 threshold and has fur바카라사이트r contributed to 바카라사이트 reduction in 바카라사이트 enrolment growth rate,¡± Mr Jones said. ¡°UK government commentary since winning re-election in May does not indicate any immediate change to this policy and 바카라사이트refore we believe that enrolment growth in 바카라사이트 UK will be challenging for some time.¡±

Navitas, which offers pathway courses to prepare students for study at a UK university, said that it would continue to lobby for ¡°more favourable policy settings to be introduced over time¡±.

By contrast, its enrolment in 바카라사이트 US and Canada grew by 18 and 17 per cent respectively over 바카라사이트 same period.

The statement did not say how many students Navitas now has in 바카라사이트 UK but last year 바카라사이트 company told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 number stood at about 2,400.

According to previous statements, Navitas enrolment in 바카라사이트 UK rose 1 per cent during 바카라사이트 first semester of 2015.

The institutions it works with include Brunel, Swansea and Plymouth universities. It also partners with Birmingham City, Anglia Ruskin and Edinburgh Napier universities, as well as 바카라사이트 universities of Hertfordshire and Portsmouth.