Student route essentials: Academic progress requirements

Student route applicants must demonstrate academic progression between one period of study and the next. This training course offers an in-depth overview of the academic progress requirements in the Immigration Rules and the responsibilities of Student sponsors. 

This course will help you to:  

• Identify how academic progress is defined and which exceptions from the academic progress requirement apply.  
• Explore how the academic progress requirements and the Student route study condition relate to each other.  
• Advise Students on the consequences of not meeting the academic progress requirements.  
• Discover key resources relating to the academic progress requirement 

This training will include presentations, the opportunity for you to ask questions and share your experience. It only covers requirements for the Student route. If you would like to find out more about different immigration routes, please search for other training courses or look at the UKCISA Manual.  

This training can be taken as a stand-alone course or in conjunction with the Student route essentials series, to develop your knowledge on specific requirements.  

Our training is grounded in the principles of the #WeAreInternational Student Charter, a student-led document that provides guidance on delivering a world-class international student experience, from pre-arrival to post-graduation.    

This course will provide you with the tools, skills and knowledge to support the implementation of: 

• Principle 4 of the Charter: Monitor and evaluate existing available support and provision for international students on an ongoing basis 
• Principle 5 of the Charter: Make available targeted support for international students in every area of the student experience (Visas and immigration, Making a home in the UK, Academic experience, Physical and mental wellbeing, Careers and employability). 

Who should attend?  

This course is for staff who have some basic knowledge of the Student route and will likely be most relevant to those involved in assessing academic progress. However, it is open to anyone who would like to further understand the academic progress requirements within the route.  

Suitable for: international student advisers; student advisers; compliance roles; admissions roles 

Minimum experience level: foundational knowledge of the Student route (no prior UKCISA training expected) 

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