Open Colleges
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Horrible $3,986.38 FORCE LEGAL DEBT…
Horrible $3,986.38 FORCE LEGAL DEBT RECOVERY & LITIGATION They will steal your money. Just money hungry. Open Colleges Has been reported to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Report Open Colleges to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Report is 100% online. Wanted to change course less then a month when i start, now months open collages don't care, they just want your money. Called my Bank and told them to stop Open Collages withdrawing payments out of my account. They have already got more $400 for nothing but apparently that's not enough. Struggling to pay car insurance - STAY AWAY IF YOU DIDNT LIKE I HAVE, SEEK LEGAL ADVICE IM SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE poor course content poor customer service Money Hungry Been to Tafe and University so i have experience with education organisation, they are the worst by far. Don't waste your money and time, Go to TAFE. # Post a negative review If you had slimier issue and let others know! And tell all your friends on social media. # INJUSTICE UNETHICAL and IMMORAL "Open Colleges" GO TO Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) if you live in Victoria ----------------------------------- Previous employees of open colleges review on SEEK website; Careers Advisor - Too much value placed on revenue generation rather than student experience Unrealistic sales targets which put pressure on employees. Contract Trainer/ Assessor - This organisation is not about quality education for its students, rather about profits for shareholders. Manager - When you are chasing the money, you are not putting the interest of the students first. Education Delivery - many broken promises. AND Reviews on GLASSDOOR website; Student support officer - Open Colleges is just there for taking money off students rather than helping students succeed ------------------------------ CONSUMER ACTION LAW CENTRE Training Provider Open Colleges sued for breach of consumer law Education, Goods and Services, Media Release Access to Justice As the crisis in Vocational Education deepens, another student is fighting back by taking on education provider Open Colleges in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Tanea Ferris (a 52 year old single mother of 3) of Hoppers Crossing was signed up to study online for a Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration with Open Colleges Pty Ltd in February 2014. It is alleged that Open Colleges breached the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) by engaging in unfair sales tactics. This included its sales representative telling Ms Ferris that enrolling in the course would make her deceased mother happy. The ‘outline of dispute’ also alleges misleading and deceptive conduct by Open Colleges. The application claims that Ms Ferris raised concerns that the course may be too difficult for her as she had only a Year 10 education, but that she was told by the sales representative that she would pass with ‘flying colours’, downplaying the difficulty of the course. “Private colleges should not be putting sales before education” says Consumer Action CEO Gerard Brody. “Students looking to improve themselves can be particularly vulnerable. Sophisticated and emotionally charged sales tactics can put a business at risk of breaching the ACL”. “One of the biggest problems our clients face in these situations is the requirement to continue paying fees even after they have withdrawn from the course.” says Mr Brody, “The Federal Government has introduced some vital reforms in this sector, but the courses like those offered by Open Colleges that charge a fee-for-service, rather than through a VET FEE-HELP loan, have so far been untouched.” “The introduction of an industry-funded, independent Ombudsman in this sector would also assist Ms Ferris and many like her. An Ombudsman would be completely free for students, and able to resolve this case quickly, efficiently and without the need for legal representation,” says Mr Brody. After finding the