Consumer watchdog alleges man was signed up to a course and was paid $100 to introduce other potential students to the private training college An unemployed Indigenous man did not know he would incur a debt when an agent for a private training college signed him up to a course and then paid him $100 to introduce other potential students,the consumer watchdog has alleged in federal court filings.
The allegation forms fragment of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s statement of claim about the Phoenix Institute of Australia, in the moment “unconscionable conduct” case to be launched against a vocational education and training (VET) college.
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Source: theguardian.com