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Vipkid the latest Chinese education firm to cut student access to overseas tutors to comply with new policy
- Vipkid will make a dramatic pivot in its business by switching to courses taught by Chinese tutors or licensed foreign teachers in China
- The new policy means it will be difficult for Chinese students to access overseas teachers and unsanctioned foreign training materials
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Chinese education firm Vipkid, famous for connecting domestic students with English tutors overseas, has stopped renewing contracts for such courses to comply with Beijing’s strict new policy on after-school tutoring.
It is preparing alternative courses such as English taught by Chinese tutors or licensed foreign teachers in China, according to a statement on Vipkid’s social media accounts. Over the weekend, it ended new local classes taught by foreign-based tutors, and starting Monday no longer accepted tuition fee renewals.
The moves comply with Beijing’s latest regulations on private tutoring, issued in late July, that ban companies from hiring teachers based overseas to teach students in China. However, Vipkid’s international business for students living outside China is not affected.
China-based foreign teachers can also continue to teach, but their qualifications will be screened.
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