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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Business Colleges - Overseas Students
QUESTION NO 278
MR WOOD - asked the Minister for Health, Education and
the Arts on 19 September 1990: In respect of business
colleges in the ACT which offer courses to overseas
students -
(1) Does the Education Department facilitate accommodation arrangements for overseas students
(2) Is an additional fee imposed for any such service
(3) What processes are undertaken to monitor suitability of accommodation
(4) How are disputes between students and the providers of accommodation settled.
MR HUMPHRIES - the answer to Mr Woods question is:
(1) No, in respect of business colleges in the ACT.
(2) Not applicable
(3) Again, not applicable
(4) As the Ministry has not been responsible for the accommodation for overseas students at business colleges, it has not had a formal dispute settling mechanism.
The Ministry has recently become responsible for the process of registration of all institutions offering education and training to overseas students. In that context, guidelines for registration indicate that all institutions must have an appropriate grievance mechanism for disputes between a student and the institution at which he/she is enrolled.
Where the dispute is not resolved by the Institution, the Ministry is considering a committee to arbitrate any disputes. It is envisaged that the committee will consist of Officers of the Ministry, the private institution and the community or students body.
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