Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation conducted key inspections on 15 off-campus training institutions and fined them a total of 36.5 million yuan. These training institutions have been severely punished for false publicity, fraud and other illegal acts, which has attracted widespread attention in the education and training industry.
These off-campus training institutions that have been fined include some well-known brands, such as New Oriental, Xueersi, and Elite Education. Their illegal behaviors mainly include fictitious teacher qualifications, exaggerating the training effect, fabricating user evaluations, fictitious **, etc., which mislead consumers and disrupt the market order.
This severe punishment by the State Administration for Market Regulation shows the strict regulatory attitude of the education market. As an important field that affects the growth of young people, the market behavior of the education and training industry has received more and more attention and supervision. **Through such punishment, it aims to purify the education market environment, protect the rights and interests of consumers, and ensure the healthy development of the education and training industry.
The punishment also sounded the alarm bell for the education and training industry, reminding relevant institutions that they must comply with laws and regulations and operate with integrity. For consumers, it has also increased their vigilance to the education and training market, helping them to choose training services more rationally.
Overall, the fine of 36.5 million yuan for 15 off-campus training institutions is not only a punishment for these institutions, but also a regulation and guidance for the entire education and training industry. This incident is expected to prompt more training institutions to strengthen self-management, improve service quality, and provide consumers with more high-quality and transparent education services.