Written evidence submitted by the Student
Welfare Officer, Middlesex Academy of Business and Management
(SV25)
Tier 4 courses should not be restricted only to
Highly Trusted Sponsors (HTS)
Every Institution starts at a lower level before
acquiring the HTS status. Therefore by this restriction, other
Private Institutions which have invested in the sector will be
deprived of doing admissions. All institutions should be allowed
to offer the required courses for the Tier 4 level, if they meet
the criteria. Students are known to have climbed the academic
ladder starting from the certificate level to PHD. That is what
is unique with the UK system of education and that is why many
people would like to come and study here.
Secure English Test
Should be established at all the posts where visas
are obtained. In that way, you can ensure the candidates level
of English.
Students to return to their home to apply for
visa extension
This is not a fair proposal. The Home Office is the
competent body to issue visa. A student who is already in the
UK is right at the source of the decision making body. It will
rather impose a financial burden on the student if he or she has
to return home to apply for the extension of his visa to come
back to the UK.
Dependants should be allowed to work
The cost of education is already very high for foreign
students, in addition, they are being restricted from work during
the week. By allowing the spouse to work, may compensate for the
other partner not working. When the entire family is in this country
for studies, they are learning something of the English culture
also. It will be good to revisit this decision on humanitarian
grounds.
Work
Placements are advantageous to both students and
the establishments they serve. While students are doing work as
part of their study program, the establishment stand to gain from
their input as they are paid lower wages. Secondly, students make
a huge contribution to the industry. The area of Health Care is
largely sustained by this type of arrangement. It should be pointed
out the students are caring for UK citizens who are in need of
love and tender care.
There should not be too much focus on student migrants
who have at lot to contribute to the economy, while closing the
eye on the real economic migrants. Student migrants do not have
recourse to public funds, but they rather contribute to the economy
(only last economic year the contribution from the overseas students
was over £10 billion).
January 2011
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