The client was admitted to Cornerstone College on an IT co-op program, received the letter of acceptance, and the study permit was approved.
The write-up describes the Web and Mobile Application Development program as covering coding and mobile application development, running twelve months of study followed by twelve months of co-op for a total of two years, with intakes in January, May and August and entry requirements of IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 65. It notes morning and afternoon sections across six classes, portfolio support toward employment, that no separate science or engineering background is needed, and that unlike other schools Cornerstone does not look at a math score.
On the permit itself, the write-up notes that a study permit and work permit are issued together, that the student may work twenty hours a week while studying, and that after finishing the program the student may work full time in a related field. It contrasts this with a working holiday visa, where the timing of approval is uncertain, and notes that the co-op route lets the student set a departure date.
The write-up also mentions a dual diploma option at Cornerstone combining customer relations classes with hospitality, business or marketing, and lists reasons it gives for the IT co-op program's popularity: Korean students make up around five per cent of the intake, the school leads in IT, computing and marketing among co-op options, and its IT campus uses Apple iOS equipment for all computer classes.