Australia has temporarily blocked private colleges and training organisations from applying to offer new courses to international students as part of a crackdown on abuse in the student visa system.
New applications to teach overseas students in vocational education and English-language courses will be suspended for 12 months, under the federal government regulation change.
The pause applies to applications lodged with the Australian Skills Quality Authority, the national regulator for vocational education providers from Monday.
The government has argued the move will give the regulator more time to scrutinise existing applications and investigate concerns about poor quality providers and an oversupply of colleges seeking to enter the international student market.
A rapid review into the exploitation of Australia’s visa system and the migration review in 2023 both identified significant integrity concerns with Australia’s international education sector.
Source on the web:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/international-student-crackdown-private-colleges-training-school/106693206