International Student Application
When the Student is Overseas
a) The recruitment agent explains the course application procedure and important information (e.g. FPS, signing of student contract, refund policy, transfer/withdrawal policy, attendance requirement, award criteria, etc) to the student by going through the Student Pre-Course Counselling Checklist and Agent Handbook.
b) The student signs and acknowledges that the recruitment agent has explained the required information stated in the Student Pre-Course counselling checklist. The recruitment agent will email or fax Beacon the Student Pre-Course counselling checklist that is signed by the student and agent.
c) The student fills in a hard copy Application Form. The recruitment agent faxes or emails to Beacon the completed form, the highest qualification (notarised copy of certificates/transcripts) of the student and all other documents required by the Immigration Checkpoint Authority of Singapore (ICA) as stated in the registration form. The original copy of the student’s certificate/transcripts will be verified when the student arrives in Singapore.
d) If necessary, Beacon’s Education Consultant will arrange for the student to take an English Placement Test in his/her country of residence. Alternatively, the student will take the English Placement test when he/she arrives in Singapore.
e) The Education Consultant reviews the application and asks an Admin Staff to prepare a letter of offer to the student if the following conditions are fulfilled :
- the student meets the minimum entry requirement of the selected course after verification of the authenticity of the student’s highest qualification (original or notarised certificates/transcripts).
- the student has passed the English Placement Test.
The Education Consultant will check the above documents and signs to confirm that he/she has verified the above in the registration form. The conditional / unconditional letter of offer requests payment of a non-refundable application fee.
f) The Course Manager or Principal approves the application and signs the letter of offer which will be emailed to the student along with a letter of acceptance.
g) In normal circumstances, the student accepts the offer by returning the signed letter of acceptance to Beacon via email, fax or mail, and pays Beacon the application fee. The original copy of the certificate/transcripts will be verified when the students arrives in Singapore.
h) In normal circumstances, upon receipt of the letter of acceptance and application fee, the Admin Staff
- applies for a student pass for the student.
- generates a student contract carrying the signature of Beacon’s Director (General).
- emails the advisory note and student contract together with a translation in Chinese/Vietnamese if necessary to the student and the recruitment agent.
i) The recruitment agent explains the contract clauses (including FPS, refund policy and procedure, transfer/withdrawal policy and procedure, award criteria, attendance requirements, etc) in the student contract and advisory note to the student before he/she signs the contract. If the student still has questions, he/she may contact Beacon via a long-distance phone call or email.
j) Once the student agrees to the content, he signs the student contract. He faxes or scans and emails the signed pages of the student contract to Beacon.
k) When the student pass is approved, the student is enrolled in Beacon. The Admin Staff emails or calls the student or his/her recruitment agent to inform him that his/her students’ pass application has been approved. Admin staff emails or calls the student or the student’s recruitment agent to inform him/her of the students’ pass application status (approval, rejection or request for documents).
l) A student is considered as enrolled in Beacon once the student’s pass is approved and the student has signed the student contract and advisory note.
m) The Admin Manager/Admin Staff applies for fee protection for the student once the student’s pass is approved by ICA and payment is made. The student’s fee will be protected under the Escrow or Insurance Fee Protection Scheme (FPS). The Admin Manager/Admin Staff then emails the student a confirmation letter (for Escrow) and informs him/her of the fee payable for fee protection. For Escrow, the letter states the student’s escrow account number, bill reference information, fees payable and explanation on how to make the required payment. For Insurance, the insurance coverage amount will be stated in the Fee Payable.
n) For students under escrow FPS, the student makes payment by TT, cashier’s order, bank draft, ATM or iBanking to the escrow account. A copy of the TT record, cashier’s order, bank draft, ATM receipt or iBanking record should be emailed to Beacon as reference. For students insurance FPS, students makes payment TT or bank transfer or cash or ATM bank transfer or iBanking to the school. The Admin staff will purchase the FPS insurance on the day of cash or ATM bank transfer or bank draft payment and within 3 days for TT.
o) In normal circumstances once payment is received, the In Principle Approval (IPA) issued by ICA will be emailed to the student or recruitment agent which allows the student to enter Singapore. The Admin Manager/Admin Staff issues a receipt which will be given to the student during orientation after the student’s arrival in Singapore.
p) The student returns one hard copy of the original contract and advisory note, duly signed, to Beacon during the orientation.
q) The student will be given an orientation file which consists of all the important information (e.g. FPS, student contract, refund policy, transfer/withdrawal policy, attendance requirement, award criteria, receipts, student handbook, etc) which was explained to the student previously by his/her recruitment agent. The student and the education consultant will sign and acknowledge the Orientation Checklist to indicate that the information in the Orientation File has been explained to the student.
When the Student is in Singapore
a) The Education Consultant explains the course application procedure and important information (e.g. FPS, signing of student contract & advisory note, refund policy, transfer/withdrawal policy, attendance requirement, award criteria, etc) to the student by going through the Student Pre-Course Counselling Checklist and Agent Handbook.
b) The student signs and acknowledges that the Education Consultant has explained the required information stated in the Student Pre-Course Counselling Checklist.
c) The student fills in a hard copy Application Form. The student faxes, emails or submits the completed hard copy form and his/her highest qualification (notarised certificates/transcripts) to Beacon.
d) The Education Consultant arranges for an English Placement Test for the student on the school’s premises.
e) The Education Consultant reviews the application and asks an Admin Staff to prepare a letter of offer to the student if the following conditions are fulfilled :
- the student meets the minimum entry requirement of the selected course after verification of the authenticity of the student’s highest qualification (original or notarised certificates/transcripts).
- the student has passed the English Placement Test.
- The Education Consultant will check the above documents and signs to confirm that he/she has verified the above in the registration form. The conditional / unconditional letter of offer requests payment of a non-refundable application fee.
f) The Course Manager or Principal approves the application and signs the letter of offer which will be emailed or passed to the student along with a letter of acceptance.
g) In normal circumstances, the student accepts the offer by returning the signed letter of acceptance to Beacon via email, fax or mail, and pays Beacon the application fee.
h) Upon receipt of the letter of acceptance and application fee, the Admin Staff prepares the student contract (together with a Chinese/Vietnamese translation if necessary) and advisory note which will be handed to the student.
i) The Education Consultant explains the contract clauses to the student and the student signs the contract and advisory note if he/she agrees to the terms and conditions.
j) The student keeps one original copy of the student contract and returns the advisory note and second copy of the contract to Beacon.
k) The Admin Manager/Admin Staff applies for fee protection for the student once the student’s pass is approved by ICA and payment is made. The student’s fee will be protected under the Escrow or Insurance Fee Protection Scheme (FPS). The Admin Manager/Admin Staff then emails the student a confirmation letter (for Escrow) and informs him/her of the fee payable for fee protection. For Escrow, the letter states the student’s escrow account number, bill reference information, fees payable and explanation on how to make the required payment. For Insurance, the insurance coverage amount will be stated in the Fee Payable.
l) For students under escrow FPS, the student makes payment by TT, cashier’s order, bank draft, ATM or iBanking to the escrow account. A copy of the TT record, cashier’s order, bank draft, ATM receipt or iBanking record must be given to Beacon as reference. For students insurance FPS, students makes payment TT or bank transfer or cash or ATM bank transfer or iBanking to the school. The Admin staff will purchase the FPS insurance on the day of cash or ATM bank transfer or bank draft payment and within 3 days for TT.
m) When the student pass is approved, the student is enrolled in Beacon. The Admin Staff emails or calls the student or his/her recruitment agent to inform him that his/her students’ pass application has been approved. Admin staff emails or calls the student or the student’s recruitment agent to inform him/her of the students’ pass application status (approval, rejection or request for documents). An Admin Staff will arrange for the student to collect his/her student’s pass (if required) from ICA if the case is approved.
n) The student will be given an orientation file which consists of all the important information (e.g. FPS, student contract, refund policy, transfer/withdrawal policy, attendance requirement, award criteria, receipts, student handbook, etc) which was previously explained to the student by the Education Consultant. The student and education consultant will sign and acknowledge the Orientation Checklist to indicate that the information in the Orientation File has been explained to the student.