Malvern Intl Regulatory News (MLVN)

AIM: AEC

AEC EDUCATION PLC

("AEC" or "the Company")

Award of EduTrust Certificate for its Singapore operations

AEC, the provider of educational courses up to postgraduate degree levels in the UK and Far East, is pleased to announce that its Singapore subsidiary, AEC College Pte Ltd, which operates the Company's flagship education centre in Singapore, has been awarded the EduTrust Certificate for four years by the Council of Private Education in Singapore. Currently, a four-year certificate has been granted to only 11 of the 1,000 plus private education institutions in Singapore.

EduTrust Certificates are awarded to education institutions which can demonstrate high and comprehensive standards in their corporate governance, administration, academic process, student protection and support services. In addition, institutions must demonstrate financial viability. The EduTrust Certificate facilitates faster processing of student visas and easier access to other related government services.

The Council of Private Education was established as a Statutory Board under the Private Education Act, gazetted in October 2009, to regulate the rapid growth of the Private Education Sector in Singapore and to promote the continuing development of standards.

Chief executive of AEC, David Ho, commented,

"The EduTrust Certificate is a prestigious award and we are delighted to have received it. The award is testimony to the quality of the education programmes we provide at our flagship education centre in Singapore as well as the rigour of its systems and operations. It will no doubt enhance our reputation as we seek to expand our student numbers in Singapore and elsewhere."

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About AEC Education plc and AEC College

AEC is the UK holding company for a number of companies in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam which provide educational services to students in the Asia-Pacific region. The Group offers class-based instruction at its various educational campuses in London, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam and distance learning, up to postgraduate levels.

AEC College, based in Singapore, delivers degree qualifications for several leading international universities, targeting the large volumes of overseas students in line with the Singapore Government's Global Schoolhouse Vision to make Singapore an Education Hub.

AEC's continuing objective is to be a leader in quality education, facilitating learning, fostering creativity and developing knowledge, skills and confidence in its students.