Red flags raised over government-funded school

Red flags raised over government-funded school
Developers Institute's Ruth Green-Cole and George Norris. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Shareholders enrolled as students, incorrect reporting of critical data, scholarship paperwork nowhere to be found and offer-of-place letters missing key details.These were just some of the problems a Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) audit of private, online educator Developers Institute picked up in March last year. It also found other “major issues” as it warned student outcomes could be impacted and crown funding put at risk.Nearly 18 months later, after TEC believed the provider was becoming a “financial and reputationa...

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