The (WA) State Government yesterday bowed to pressure to crack down on rogue training colleges, announcing it would audit 16 colleges that pose a "high risk" to foreign students.

The news follows a report in The Age that South Pacific Institute, a private training college in Melbourne that is now under investigation, was allegedly involved in taking cash from foreign students to upgrade their marks, and employing unqualified teachers. The college operators have denied any wrongdoing.

The Government said the education regulator would immediately audit 16 of Victoria's 241 government and private training colleges against a list of "high-risk criteria" to check the quality of education provided to students.

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