British colleges selling languages certificates to non-English speakers.Byline: ANI London, Nov. 22 (ANI): Colleges in London and Birmingham are selling British Home Office-regulated English and Citizenship certificates to immigrants who don't understand and speak English. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an investigative report An investigative report is a document that is meant to provide information on a certain topic that is not easily obtained. It is meant to present the reader with a wealth of easily understood information and usually contains an interview or two on the subject. published in Times Online, migrants who speak little or no English have been able to buy language certificates for 250 pounds, which give them the right to settle in Britain. Staff of these colleges hand out crib sheets with questions and answers in English. Others let candidates write the sound of English words on the sheets in their own tongue, so the answers appear right, but they don't know what they are saying. At the UK Learning Academy in Birmingham, a staff assessor said that candidates did not have to take any courses or speak any English to pass the tests. The assessor simply asked if the candidate knew their own name, date of birth and address. When told that they did, the assessor replied: "That's all right then. That's a guaranteed pass." Yesterday the Academy said it had sacked the assessor for "gross misconduct". Other two colleges under investigation took similar actions. Chris Grayling, shadow home secretary, said: "These revelations are particularly alarming and reveal another major abuse of our system for immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. ." He called for the certificates to be suspended. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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