Education Agent Training Course
Welcome to the EATC
The Education Agent Training Course (EATC) is a free, online, self-paced, industry-recommended course that provides both new and current education agents with up-to date information about the Australian education system and Australia as a study destination.
The EATC is an excellent training and resource tool for individuals wishing to be aware of changes and developments in Australia's education industry, and who want to demonstrate their professionalism via certification.
QEACs Certification
Education agents who finish the EATC can sit the Qualified Education Agent Counsellors (QEACs) exam, and be listed in the QEAC database.
Benefits
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Becoming a qualified counsellor helps show your professionalism to prospective students, their parents and educational institutions.
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Many Australian education institutions require their agents to have the QEAC qualification before considering engaging their services.
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There are currently more than 4,300 QEACs worldwide, recruiting international students for Australia.
To become a QEAC, an agent needs to successfully complete the Certification Exam at the end of the Education Agent Training Course.
Course Material
PIER recommends at least a minimum of 50 hours to study the Education Agent Training Course (EATC).
The free course material is located in the top left menu of this page.
The EATC covers four areas relevant to education counsellors specialising in Australia as an education destination:
Once you have finished working through the material in each unit, you should undertake the free self-assessment questions corresponding to each unit. These questions are similar to those that you will face in the QEAC Exam.
The EATC was developed with the help of the Australian Education International (AEI) and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP).