Getting International Students

We were trying to get international students. We can charge them higher and get a bigger margin.

There are a number of issues involved.

a. Getting the approval

b. Selecting good candidates

Getting Approval

This can be a tricky business. The authority wants a good track record and an established system to manage the overseas students. A good track records can be difficult to get especially if you are new to the business.

For the purpose of visas and immigration authorities, there are only three bodies that can recommend the applications for students visa, they are.. the education ministry, the manpower and the tourist ministry. Unfortunately, our aviation school is not related to any of the ministry, we are approved by DCAM, department of civil aviation Malaysia.

To kick start the project, we decided to get guidelines from the ministry of education, although we knows that we are not registered with the ministry. Sure enough, the feedback that we received, the ministry can only recommend the intake for school institutions approved under the Ministry.

Our best bet was through the ministry of human resource. There is a department within the ministry that provide certification for vocational education, known locally as JPK. We will have to apply to become an approved international center for training.

Meanwhile, the project with the ministry to set up the education for year 10 was successful. So there will be tons of jobs to be done.