What is the purpose of the Register of Education and Training Providers?
The Register of Education and Training Providers is a list of colleges including universities and private education providers in the UK. The purpose of the Register is to help the Home Office tackle immigration abuse in the education sector. All colleges that want to recruit overseas students need to appear on the Register. The Home Office will only grant student visas to people intending to study at an institution on the Register. However, there is no need for colleges which do not recruit students from outside the EU to appear on the Register, nor is there any benefit to them in doing so. If a college is on the Register this does not mean there is any guarantee of the quality of education available at that college. There is no automatic quality assurance or accreditation of colleges on the Register.
