A NOTORIOUS trades college for international students that has been the subject of a federal immigration investigation in NSW may be forced to shut its lucrative Melbourne operation.
The Sydney International College of Business, which occupies several floors of the historic art-deco Newspaper House in Collins Street, has been ordered to close its Sydney headquarters. State authorities found it was understaffed and had overcrowded cookery classes in illegal kitchens.
Last year Operation Dachshund, comprising investigators from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Australian Federal Police, alleged college heads sold qualifications for between $10,000 and $30,000 to visa-seeking international students who did not attend classes. The students had already paid more than $20,000 in fees for courses in commercial cookery or hospitality management.
Rogue colleges facing closure
August 12, 2008
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