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London Study Centre is pleased to accept enrolments for 4 Diploma courses starting in September / October 2010:  

Diploma in Business Management
Diploma in Human Resources Management
Diploma in Hotel Management
Diploma in Tourism Management

All courses are full-time courses of 15 hours per week tuition at London Study Centre.

Prices start at ¢G2,950.

For further information, please contact Nisha Dass at +44 207 736 2807 or at n.dass@lscuk.co.uk

[ Posted: 2010-06-08 ]


New Government In UK Spells More Stability for Study Abroad Regulations  

With the election of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats as the new government of the UK and Northern Ireland, it looks as if the past six months of uncertainty is now well and truly behind us. Although the Cameron and Clegg Coalition has always steered towards tighter constraints on students studying for long periods in the UK, the fact that the UK now has a new government for the next five years, should settle everything down and make life simpler for schools, colleges and agents involved in the language teaching industry.

The new CAS system will stay, as will the ¡¥Highly Trusted Sponsor¡¦ regulations although the UKBA may now be less nervous now that the UK has a new government. The biggest problem over the last 6 months has always been the continual changes to the rules, announced almost weekly on the UKBA website.?This has now changed and schools and agents are now finding ways to keep selling courses but within the new regulations.

Coupled with this of course is the fact that the financial markets have settled down again, but all schools are now keeping their fingers crossed that the new government does not trigger a new strength in the UK pound. Ironically, it is far better for the study-abroad business for there to be political uncertainty and a weak pound.? This makes language courses cheaper and thus encourages more bookings. So, a Coalition government which, by its nature, will always be just one vote away from total collapse, is a very good thing for our business at the moment!

[ Posted: 2010-05-14 ]


Volcano Causing Chaos For Language Schools  

It has not been an easy year at all for language schools and colleges relying on students travelling long distances for their language courses. First of all, there was the disruption caused by the new visa regulations and the new rules for non-EEC students waiting to come to the UK to study on long-stay courses. But with the British General Election now just a few weeks away this political football is becoming less of a vote winning issue and schools are starting to breathe easier again.

And now a volcano erupts in Iceland and the ash blows straight across Europe causing all the major airports to close down for fear of possible engine shutdown when a plane flies through a cloud of volcanic ash. This would have seemed almost an impossible event a few weeks ago, but the shutdown has now stretched to over a week and language schools are becoming extremely worried over returning students and new arrivals getting here. Threat of mass programme cancellations is also a distinct possibility with students not wanting to risk danger in the skies above the UK.

Other problems include; students stranded here and not having enough money for an extra week at a host family or for living expenses; the possibility of visas expiring; long delays as students try to reschedule flights back home on overcrowded planes and the uncertainty that the volcano might continue erupting for days or even weeks to come.

All agents and students are advised to keep in close contact with their schools and to seek clarification on all the above issues, especially the financial and visa situations. For more information contact Asiaquest : adrian.liley@asiaquest.net

The pictures show the volcano erupting and the current volcanic ash cloud covering Europe and threatening air flights.

[ Posted: 2010-04-20 ]


Schools fight back on new UK visa regulations  

Following the much hyped new visa regulations for students wanting to study in the UK for periods longer than SIX months, English UK has now drawn up a document listing all the possible dangers of the new system along with several important proposals for the government to think about.

At the heart of all the problems facing the UK private language school industry is that under the new regulations, ALL students must be B1 standard to enter the UK to study on a language course. This is tantamount to saying that a student has to be able to speak English to get on an English course! It is as simple and illogical as that. Language schools by their nature teach the majority of the classes at A2 level to elementary stadard students. These will now be barred from long-stay courses.

The impact on the industry will be massive with, as English UK point out, a possible loss in revenue amounting to well over 300 million pounds and as many as 3,400 jobs in realted and dependant sectors.

To complicate matters further, the government are now planning a new 'banding' for institutions which can issue the new CAS visa application numbers. All these colleges and schools must be on a list entitled: 'highly trusted status' to be able to issue these. Surprisingly, all public institutions will automatically ascend to this status but private institutions must 'earn' this privilege. Many schools are not plaesed with such a subjective assessment of our industry and Pariament is being petitioned at the moment to get the rule amended, changed or dropped as soon as possible.

As a result, the whole area of visa issuing from private institutions is still as chaotic and unresolved as it has been for the past 12 weeks or so with no sign of it improving either. Agents are advised to contact ALL their partner schools in the UK to ascertain if they all have been given the authority to issue the CAS numbers and to get clarification on individual school strategies re. visas. Also check school websites - these are being updated almost on a daily basis at the moment.

[ Posted: 2010-03-04 ]


Manchester Academy of English in 2010!  

There are many changes at ¡¥Manacad¡¦ in 2010. First we have introduced the teacher training programme (TKT) at our school. The provisional dates for the two-week course to be held in the UK are 21st June to 2nd July 2010. The price of the two-week course will be ¢G 250 per week. This fee does not include the Cambridge assessment fee for each module (there are three of them) which is ¢G17.71 per candidate per module.

We have also substantially updated our website (www.manacad.co.uk)

We have undergone a refurbishment over the New Year, removing a classroom to double the student lounge in size and extending the reception area and we have also renovated both the male and female toilets on the first floor.

Exciting times at the Manchetser Academy of English. For more information on courses and dates and fees for 2010 please contact Celine or Emma Kneale at: info@manacad.co.uk

[ Posted: 2010-02-11 ]


Study at Colchester English Study Centre in 2010!  
Since 1969, CESC has offered a wide range of English courses. CESC is an exams centre for the IELTS and Cambridge ESOL exams...

Colchester English Study Centre, or CESC, is in Colchester - a perfect location to study English. Colchester is less than an hour from London by train, and is a lively, historic university town.

Set up in 1969, CESC is accredited by the British Council and is an exams centre for IELTS and the University of Cambridge ESOL exams.CESC offers a choice of English language courses, including General English, Cambridge ESOL Exam Preparation, IELTS Preparation, Business English, Teacher Training, Legal English, English for Medicine, and Fifty Plus courses.

Students study in small classes with experienced, well-qualified teachers. As well as its teaching programme, Colchester English Study Centre offers an exciting social programme, which includes evening activities and excursions.

Many students prefer to stay with homestay host families in and around Colchester, to practise their English and to find out more about British culture out of class time. We have other accommodation options available.

CESC also runs a junior residential and homestay summer programme for 12-18 year-olds, International Language Holidays, at Framlingham, Ipswich, and Clacton-on-Sea.

[ Posted: 2010-01-25 ]



New Options at LAL Language Schools in 2010  

LAL London: a year round school for adults 18+ (new school opening in January 2010) - the school is located in the beautiful suburb of Twickenham. The area is a perfect setting for adults to enjoy everything that is good about London - easy accessibility to Central London (25 minutes by train), short transfer to Heathrow airport (25 minutes by taxi) and picturesque settings such as Richmond, Teddington, Bushy Park and Hampton Court. We feel that the location of our school as well as the strong emphasis on communicative General English courses makes us the perfect school in London. http://lalschools.com/lal-language-centres/englishlc/lalengland/adults/adults-london/

LAL Torbay: a large, well established school in Torbay in south-west England providing courses for adults year round and a very popular host family young learner programme in Easter, summer
and autumn - LAL Torbay is the largest school in South West of England. Torbay is one of Britain's most popular holiday areas with beautiful sandy beaches. And it's an attractive and undiscovered destination for Thai students.
Our host families are carefully selected and we find the students a home that matches with their specific requirements. All of our hosts live in Torbay, so your students do not need to worry about long journeys.

LAL Summer Schools: 4 highly successful international residential centres for young learners - Kelly College (Tavistock, Devon) and Taunton School in the south west as well as St Mary's University, London and St Swithun's (Winchester, Hampshire) both with easy access to central London and Heathrow airport.

Our commission structure for individual students in the UK is as follows:
- Adult individuals:
Torbay - 30% on tuition only
London - 25% on tuition only (extra 5% commission for bookings with starting date from January to March 2010!)
- Young learner individuals: 20% on the full package including accommodation. Special rates for groups on request.

Contact: Michelle Ramos Bailey

[ Posted: 2009-11-20 ]


Malvern House College Unveil New 2010 Brochures  

MHC finally has produced its long-awaited 2010 brochure and mightily impressive it looks! Agents can go to this link to download the brochure if they are too impatient for it to arrive by post:

http://www.malvernhouse.com/other/file/2010-brochure-.pdf?utm_source=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Malvern+House+Autumn+News

And there is also a special promotion for early bookers!

PROMOTION: any enrolment sent by 31st December 2009 will be charged at 2009 prices.

Contact Stephan and Ann for more: stephan@malvernhouse.com


[ Posted: 2009-10-29 ]


Special aaccommodation offer from LAL IELS MALTA this Autumn  

For any student travelling to Malta to follow a course at IELS any time between this month and the end of December 2009, we are happy to offer accommodation at our Day¡¦s Inn Residence for FREE!

All the student will need to pay is a nominal service fee of £á21 per week whether he/she chooses to stay in sharing or single accommodation on a room only basis!!!

Our Day¡¦s Inn Residence which is only within 5 minutes walking distance from our Adult Centre has 55 studio apartments and 45 hotel rooms. The residence is fully air-conditioned, has free

Wi-Fi access in the reception area and a lovely roof top swimming pool and solarium.

Surrounded by shops, restaurants and cafeterias, it is the ideal accommodation for our students.

A great place to meet people from different countries and make new friends.

Contact Florence Loh for more: florence.loh@iels.com.mt

[ Posted: 2009-10-13 ]


Diploma in Hotel Management at the London Study Centre  

For more details contact Nick Bray at the London Study Centre : n.bray@lscuk.co.uk

[ Posted: 2009-07-27 ]


Free Bird Institute (FIJI ISLANDS) joins Asiaquest  

We are really delighted to welcome the Free Bird Institute (in the FIJI ISLANDS) to the Asiaquest group this week.
The Institute offers a whole range of English courses with native English teachers in a safe, warm and exciting environment.

What makes it even better though is that there are no stringent visa regulations which are now making it so hard for students from Asia to study abroad.

At Free Bird you can learn English for short or long periods and then in the afternoon swim in the sea, year round!
Have a ook at their page on our site for more information. It's as close to living in Paradise as you can get!!

Contact Tomoe for more information t.yoshinaga@fbi.ac.fj

[ Posted: 2009-07-20 ]

The Marketeers

No 25 Nisha Christine Dass
(London Study Centre)

My name is Nisha Christine Dass. Not only am I the Business English teacher at London Study Centre but I am proud to say that I have joined the school¡¦s fantastic marketing team. Having worked for this school for 4 years I know they have many great things to offer such as a unique established community that nurtures abilities and helps individuals achieve success. I am a work driven professional looking forward to getting involved in LSC¡¦s marketing projects. When not at work I enjoy the arts and travelling something I hope to do more of in this thrilling role. You can contact Nish at LSC on +44 207 736 2807 or ndasslsc@btconnect.com



THREE REALLY FUNNY NOVELS!!

Have a look at these THREE novels about the whole language studying industry. They are all humorous thrillers, with the odd murder thrown in for good measure, and lots of laughs about people in the industry we all know so well!!

All written by the creator of Asiaquest - Adrian Liley.

Go to the link below and buy the first book: 'The Man in the Middle' which concentrates on all the strange things that happen in a language school in London, as well as the bizarre occurrences in marketing meetings in Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei on a distinctly peculiar marketing trip!

Click here to take a look now

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1. Frances King summer adult Parent and Child Courses
2. LAL London Adult Centre
3. Galway Cultural Institute summer programmes
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