Specifically, when choosing a training institution, parents should first confirm whether the institution has relevant qualifications. Regular off-campus training institutions must hold licenses such as school-running license for private schools, business license for industry and commerce or registration certificate for private non-enterprise units, and post them in a prominent position in the training place to carry out training business according to the training items approved by the school-running license. Parents of students can check the list of qualified formal training institutions through the "National Management Service Platform for Off-campus Training Institutions for Primary and Secondary School Students".
At the same time, parents should be careful not to pay overdue high fees at one time. The Office of the State Council Education Steering Committee emphasizes to parents that they should not blindly listen to the promise of preferential sales or discount promotion by salespeople, and should not pay the training fee that spans more than three months or 60 class hours at one time, so as to avoid the closure of training institutions or absconding with money, resulting in economic losses. If an institution charges you a training fee of more than 3 months or 60 class hours at one time, please complain to the local market supervision department or the education administrative department in time.
In addition, parents should also properly keep training contracts and invoices. When signing a training contract, please try to choose the "Off-campus Training Service Contract for Primary and Secondary School Students (Model Text)" jointly issued by the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Markets.
If you choose a contract in other formats, please carefully study the terms of the contract and review and confirm the training content, quality commitment, training period, fee amount, fee refund standard and method one by one. Pay after signing the contract and ask for a formal invoice or receipt. It is necessary to properly keep the contract text, bills and other materials as proof of rights protection.
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English first education and other off-campus training institutions charge tuition fees for more than 3 months at a time:
In order to prevent the risks of running schools in off-campus training institutions, on September 7 last year, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Education issued the Notice on Further Preventing and Resolving the Risks of Running Schools in Off-campus Training Institutions, which clearly stipulated that off-campus training institutions should not charge tuition and fees for more than three months at a time. In March, the Office of the State Council Education Steering Committee issued a risk warning for off-campus training, reminding parents not to pay the training fee for more than 3 months or 60 class hours at one time.
Recently, parents of students reported through Sichuan Daily's all-media hotline and Sichuan's political platform that English First Education and other off-campus training institutions still charge tuition fees for more than three months at a time.
In order to find out, from March 3 to 1 1, the reporter, as the parents of students, made unannounced visits to many extracurricular training institutions such as English First Education in Chengdu.
During the unannounced visit, the reporter found that the staff of these institutions understood the relevant regulations of government departments, but the staff of some institutions still tried their best to induce parents to pay the fees for more than three months at a time.
On March 3rd, the reporter, as the parents of the first-grade primary school students, went to an EF education teaching point in Raffles City to consult English courses. After understanding the relevant situation, a staff member recommended a course that costs 23,700 yuan a year to the reporter. The staff told the reporter that the course is divided into three phases, and the time span is about 1 1 month. "You can pay in installments, but I suggest you pay in one lump sum."
"Isn't it stipulated that the fees for extracurricular training should not exceed 3 months?" The reporter questioned. "It can't be more than three months, but we still recommend paying in one lump sum." The staff explained, "If you pay in one lump sum, you can get a discount of more than 1000 yuan."
After throwing the bait of preferential fees, the staff member further conducted psychological induction: "Many parents pay separately, mainly with the mentality of giving it a try, but only the first class, the effect may not be obvious. If it is paid in one lump sum, you may pay more attention to the cultivation of children and the effect will be better. "
Beijing business today, today, the State Council Education Steering Committee Office issued a risk warning for off-campus training: it is forbidden to pay the training fee for more than 3 months or 60 class hours at one time.