Foreign students from an Auckland tertiary institution that has been closed down will move to the Manukau Institute of Technology.
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Aotearoa Tertiary Institute (ATI) had 200 foreign students enrolled in its courses for business and management diplomas.
The Qualifications Authority this week said it had deregistered the private provider for breaking rules relating to staff competence, student attendance and achievement.
NZQA said the Auckland company did not provide suitable premises for the number of students enrolled, did not use sufficiently competent staff and did not meet rules for managing student attendance or keeping adequate records of their enrolment and achievement.
The authority said helping the students has been its first priority since deregistering the organisation.
In 2012, Immigration New Zealand suspended student visa processing at ATI and three other institutions because of problems including misleading or poorly maintained attendance records and fee discrepancies.
Last year, an NZQA investigation found serious problems at another Auckland tertiary institution, IANZ, prompting its sale and the retesting of hundreds of foreign students.
