British Council Ghana is inviting applications for the Education UK Certificate for Agents and School Counsellors. This course has been developed in the UK and rolled out in 25 countries. It aims to nurture and enable education agents and school counsellors to provide accurate information about education in the UK through their counselling and referral services.

The aim of the 8-week online training programme is to develop knowledge of the following:
• UK education and training system; courses and qualifications at each level.
• The attractions for students considering studying and living in the UK.
• Quality assurance mechanism and how they operate.
• Student lifestyle issues – living costs, travel and accommodation.
• Course fees and scholarships.
• Welfare and support provided for international students in the UK.
• UK application procedures and standard entry requirements; visa and immigration regulations.

Key dates
Registration deadline: Friday 14 July 2017
Course start date: Wednesday 19 July 2017

Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the training, agents must have agreements in place with at least two institutions that are on the Register of Sponsors or are an accredited language school.

The certificate is valid for a period of two years after which the training can be refreshed. This certification guarantees that the respective advisor has passed the training and gained a broad knowledge of the UK education system and studying and living in the UK. Certified agents will be listed on the Global Agents List (GAL) (http://bcagent.info/gal/) which will be seen by students, institutions and influencers looking for international education agents who are British Council trained and certified.