Recruitment agents for foreign students to be 'vetted'

By Graeme Paton. The British Council launches new database covering foreign recruitment agents as figures show a sharp rise in the number of overseas students entering UK.
Recruitment agents who sign up overseas students for British universities will be subjected to new vetting procedures amid warnings over a sharp rise in the number of foreigners entering the country.
For the first time, agents will be asked to sign up to a new "ethical" code of practice and undertake training to win formal accreditation, it was announced.
The British Council will create a new database of agents and subject them to regular assessments to make sure standards are being maintained. More...