Month: May 2020

The New Zealand government established a one-million hardship fund for international students who are experiencing financial hardships due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Applications must be submitted from education providers and organisations. Individual international students and education agents are excluded from submitting an application. Funds will be provided to international students by education providers and organisations…

International Standards Education Agents (ISEA) are pleased to advise that we have decided to offer a Free Education Agency Membership to education agents who promote New Zealand as a study destination. The free ISEA Agency Membership opportunity is valid for the period 1st June 2020 to 30th September 2020. Benefits of becoming an ISEA Education Agency Member…

New Zealand has provided international students with sufficient and prompt support in various ways during the Covid-19 pandemic. The New Zealand Government’s quick response and actions have demonstrated that New Zealand is one of the best study destinations for international students.  Below details some of the key points where International students have been supported through…

ISEA are pleased to advise that we will offer a second round of Online Agent Training in June. The next sessions for online training have been set as follows: Date Time Module Monday 8 June New Zealand Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm 1.1 The New Zealand International Education Industry 1.2 Promoting New Zealand as a…

Due to national lockdown and travel restrictions, ISEA has moved agent training sessions to be delivered online. ISEA successfully delivered four sessions of online agent training for a small group of education agents from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in the middle of May. Thanks to all agents who agreed to take the training online. New…

New Zealand has moved to Alert Level 2 at 11:59 pm on Wednesday 13th May 2020.   At Alert Level 2, Most businesses are allowed to open with safety restrictions. All early learning centres, schools and tertiary institutions will reopen from Monday 18 May 2020. Public facilities such as museums and libraries will reopen with safety…

The Government has advised that NCEA exams this year have been pushed back 10 days for 2020 and will start on 16th November instead of 6th November. The amended examination timetable is available here. For details, please refer to the NZQA and Ministry of Education website. Education agents please liaise with schools and your students…