Australian Immigration Daily News

A comprehensive review of the international student industry is urgently needed to assess the true costs and benefits to Australia, according to Conservative Party WA Senate Candidate Jonathan Crabtree.

Mr Crabtree also called for an overhaul of student visa rules, citing a recent report showing that the explosion in international student numbers was contributing to Australia’s extremely high levels of net overseas migration (NOM). In 2017-18, net overseas migration to Australia was 236,733 – one of the highest per capita immigration rates in the world.

The report by the Australian Population Research Institute states that the universities’ growing reliance on full-fee paying overseas students as a source of revenue has eroded education standards.

It is still a requirement for sponsors of 457 holders to comply with Training Benchmarks A and B.

Please find a basic presentation on this from NSW TAFE, below:

TAFE-NSW-Flyer.pdf

The following is the AAT Bulletin dated 29 April 2019: AAT-29-April-2019.pdf

As of January 2018, the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) revised its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for Registered Migration Agents.  

OVERVIEW OF CATEGORY A AND CATEGORY B

Briefly, CPD activities are now classified in the following categories: 

The AAT Bulletin for the 23 April 2019 is below.  Citizenship decisions can be found on page 3.  Migration decisions can be found on page 4.

AAT-Bulletin-23-April-2019.pdf