Tony Millns told the annual conference that the Government's target of closing up to a thousand private colleges risks causing great reputational damage to the rest of the sector. However, there were still helpful trends for the UK sector, including the exchange rate.

The Government wants to hear what's getting in the way of your business.
It has a consultation open until June 3 for members of the hospitality industry to nominate bureaucracy and red tape which should be cut.

Over 70 ELT professionals attended the annual English UK Business English Trainers' Conference at International House in London on Saturday 14 May. Participants enjoyed a range of excellent and thought-provoking professional development sessions led by two outstanding and contrasting plenary speakers in Vicki Hollett and Pete Menzies.

Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 April 2012
InterContinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa
The English UK Fair, Panama 2012 will bring together accredited UK English language centres and study abroad agents in a luxurious, tropical, secluded resort on the Pacific Ocean. Participation is limited to just 70 organisations and is only open to English UK member centres and selected top quality agents from the regions of Central and South America.

The English UK Fair, Buenos Aires 2011 took place at the InterContinental Buenos Aires from Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 May 2011. The workshop was organised by English UK in partnership with and supported by the British Council, UK Trade & Investment and VisitBritain.

The fair brought together 23 English UK member centres and 41 study abroad agents from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The programme of social events, seminars, and one-to-one appointments in the historic Argentine capital gave educators and agents the opportunity to really get to know each other and develop long-lasting productive partnerships.