Universities, TAFE institutes and colleges are sweating on the release of the priority skills list likely to recast demand for their lucrative overseas student offerings and triggering an exodus home of large numbers of disappointed students.
But the delayed list from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship - aimed at decoupling education from migration - will come on top of a market correction that is distressing colleges and worrying universities in the $17 billion industry.
Alan Collett alan-at-gomatilda-dot-com Registered Migration Agent Number 0102534 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia http://www.gomatilda.com and http://www.gmtax.com.au Offices in Southampton - England; Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane - Australia
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