VISA CHANGES: April 2012

There are several changes to Student visas (Tier 4) and Post study work visas (part of Tier 1).

From 6 April 2012, if you want to work in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland after you complete your studies, you may be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa.  The UK’s post-study work visa scheme (part of Tier 1), is closed to new applicants.

Tier 2 will be open to recent graduates with a Bachelor or Master’s degree, PhD, PGCE or PGDE from a UK recognised or listed body. You can only apply if you have an offer of a skilled job from an employer who is a licensed sponsor with UKBA. The job must also meet certain salary criteria.

For more information, go to the UK Border Agency.

NEW ADMINISTRATOR OF CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS

From 1 April 2012, the British Council ceased to be the administrator of the Chevening Scholarships programme and will no longer be able to deal with Chevening enquiries.

The FCO and the Association Commonwealth Universities (ACU) have set up an email contact point for the management of 2013/14 Chevening application process.

For all enquiries please contact  info@chevening.org – the new email gateway for Chevening enquiries

Those existing candidates who have been provisionally selected as a Chevening Scholar for the 2012/2013 academic year will be contacted by the new administrator

For more information please refer to;  The Chevening Scholarships Secretariat at the ACU

Further information can also be found at www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/scholarships/

ALL ABOUT THE UK QUIZ

Play the game and get a chance to win exciting prizes!

The British Council Philippines' All about the UK Quiz is a quiz designed to test players' knowledge about the United Kingdom.

Like our British Council Facebook Page and click the All about the UK Quiz application on the left part of the page to starting playing.

You will be given 10 random questions each time you play the game.

Those who complete the game will earn a raffle entry and get the chance to win amazing prizes!

Click here to know more about the quiz

NEW CORPORATE TRAINING

We offer new and innovative practices of working with corporate organisations in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) sector. This includes the fast growing Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) sector in the Philippines.

Project English comprises a team of UK Training Consultants based in Manila who bring a wealth of teaching, training and language assessment experience to the project.

Together we have a wealth of experience of working in the corporate sector in South Asia and combined experience of almost 80 years teaching and training in a variety of situations in over 30 countries. As British consultants working in the Philippines, we are uniquely placed to understand the expectations of UK customers and the challenges faced by Filipino customer service representatives.

Click here to know more about the training programme

I AM A CHANGEMAKER 3 WINNERS

Congratulations to the winners of I Am a Changemaker 3!

The winners are

Backburn International (NCR)
SEEDCORE (Luzon and Starbucks Special Award)
UC Banilad (Visayas)
Ethniko Filipino Handicrafts (Mindanao).

Click here to see the winning teams

Watch the story of the past I Am a Changemaker winners --- The Good Food Company and Island Culion Souvenirs.

See the community they work with and the social enterprise they started.

Click here to watch the video

We have a new IELTS Facebook Page!

Like our new IELTS British Council Philippines Facebook page and get a chance to win one of the Five (5) Canon Powershot A3300 IS.

The IELTS British Council Philippines Facebook page was made to provide Filipinos with accurate information about the IELTS test.  It also serves as an additional channel for test takers to reach British Council Philippines easily.  IELTS test candidates can even ask  questions and share their experiences through this page.

Click here to know more about this exciting promo

In less than a year, the world's attention will turn to London for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Olympics next year aspires to be the greenest and most sustainable Olympics ever with the redevelopment of East London . The installation of sustainable infrastructure and transport systems, among others, utilising eco-friendly methods all work towards this end.

In the following months, the British Embassy and the British Council will spearhead events and initiatives in the Philippines to drum up the Olympic event.

Click here to know more about London 2012