黑料社

About 黑料社 Academy

Providing training and certification for agents and educators for over a decade.

Our mission

We firmly believe in the transformational benefits to individuals, communities and society as a whole that come directly from international education. With this greater purpose in mind, 黑料社 Academy provides professional training and development for those who wish to develop expert knowledge of the global education landscape.

  • 21 Courses
  • 24,000+ Graduates
  • 140+ Countries

An accreditedContinuing Professional Development (CPD) provider

黑料社 is accredited as a Continuing Professional Development provider by the CPD Standards Office, an independent accreditation body that evaluates training and learning providers across multiple sectors.

This accreditation confirms that 黑料社 Academy courses and selected learning activities meet recognised quality and structure standards. It enables learners to earn CPD credits that are internationally recognised and widely understood by employers and institutions, upon certification.

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Establishing professional standards

黑料社 developed the聽黑料社 Agent Training Course (IATC) in 2010, to support quality and professional standards in international student recruitment. This course has since been adapted into a Chinese language version, the聽China Education Agent Course (CEAC). In subsequent years, we added specialised training programmes for various study destinations, including聽Canada, the聽USA, and聽Ireland, to our agent training portfolio.

In 2026, NAFSA: Association of International Educators and 黑料社 partnered to launch an updated edition of the US Agent Training Course (USATC), building on 黑料社鈥檚 long-running programme and incorporating new content developed in collaboration with NAFSA.

Developing training for both agents and educators

In 2022, 黑料社 acquired the PIER digital platform from International Education Services (IES) in Australia. This acquisition included the聽Education Agent Training Course (EATC), created in partnership with Australian Education International (AEI) and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The newly updated course became part of 黑料社鈥檚 agent training portfolio, adding Australia to its list of study destinations.

In 2023, two new destination courses, the聽Advising for Study in France聽course, and the聽UK Agent and Counsellor Training Course聽were added to 黑料社 Academy鈥檚 courses for agents. The latter is delivered in partnership with the British Council, the UK鈥檚 international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It is a comprehensive professional course for agents and advisers who work with education providers or advise students wishing to study in the UK.

We also produced our first training programme for education providers, the聽Working with Education Agents Course (WEAC), a self-paced online course designed to help institutions strengthen their agent-led international student recruitment strategy.聽

Providing training in foundational skills

In early 2024, we launched the聽Introduction to International Education Course (IIEC), an entry-level training programme for non-agents that provides a comprehensive overview of international education systems, recruitment channels and career opportunities in the sector.

The Sales Training for Agents and Counsellors (STAC)聽course, developed in partnership with Edified, was launched in October. The course aims to help agents refine their consultative sales skills while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.

Latest training

The course, developed in partnership with Welfare Way, was launched in March 2025. Through the course, agents and counsellors will be able to create and implement a student well-being framework to ensure safeguarding principles are met. In the same month, we added our eighth destination-specific course – the, which was developed in partnership with .

In November, we launched the Student Journey and Enrolment Strategies for Agents (SJESA) course. Developed in partnership with , the course provides a framework to help agents optimise relationship management practices through simple automations and data-informed decisions.

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