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EduTrust Certificate Awarded
EduTrust Certificate Awarded.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 7767S AEC Education plc 16 September 2010 \n \n\nAIM: AEC\n \nAEC EDUCATION PLC\n(\"AEC\" or \"the Company\")\n \nAward of EduTrust Certificate for its Singapore operations\n \nAEC, the provider of educational courses up to postgraduate degree levels in the UK and Far East, is pleased to announce that its Singapore subsidiary, AEC College Pte Ltd, which operates the Company's flagship education centre in Singapore, has been awarded the EduTrust Certificate for four years by the Council of Private Education in Singapore. Currently, a four-year certificate has been granted to only 11 of the 1,000 plus private education institutions in Singapore. \n \nEduTrust Certificates are awarded to education institutions which can demonstrate high and comprehensive standards in their corporate governance, administration, academic process, student protection and support services. In addition, institutions must demonstrate financial viability. The EduTrust Certificate facilitates faster processing of student visas and easier access to other related government services. \n \nThe Council of Private Education was established as a Statutory Board under the Private Education Act, gazetted in October 2009, to regulate the rapid growth of the Private Education Sector in Singapore and to promote the continuing development of standards. \n \nChief executive of AEC, David Ho, commented,\n \n\"The EduTrust Certificate is a prestigious award and we are delighted to have received it. The award is testimony to the quality of the education programmes we provide at our flagship education centre in Singapore as well as the rigour of its systems and operations. It will no doubt enhance our reputation as we seek to expand our student numbers in Singapore and elsewhere.\" \n \nEnquires:\n \n\n\n\n\nAEC Education plc\n\n\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 8308 1202\n\n\n\n\nLiam Swords\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWH Ireland Limited (NOMAD & Broker)\n\n\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0)161 832 2174\n\n\n\n\nDan Bate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStuart Forshaw\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiddicks\n\n\n\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7448 1000\n\n\n\n\nKatie Tzouliadis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSophie Lane\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nAbout AEC Education plc and AEC College\n \nAEC is t...