Don’t trust “famous teachers to lead camps” and “internal quotas”! Autumn break is approaching. Study groups should check these four items first.

As the autumn vacation approaches, there are more enrollment promotions in parent groups such as "Qingbei Passage", "Satellite Viewing Ceremony" and "Famous Teachers Leading Camps". Recently, cultural and tourism departments in Beijing, Wuxi and other places have successively reported on the supervision of travel agency business operations, and investigated and punished unlicensed operations, illegal organization of study tours and other behaviors in accordance with the law. Among the fourth batch of typical cases in the tourism market announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism this year, 14 cases all pointed to packaged study tours, involving issues such as unlicensed operations, false propaganda, and arranging people with fake tour guide certificates to lead tours.

Faced with various types of research and enrollment promotions, parents may wish to stop and check each of these four aspects one by one.

The first item: personnel

Is the class teacher really present?

On the study enrollment page, you will usually see “doctorate accompanying you throughout the entire process” and “famous teachers leading the camp”, but this may not necessarily be the same as the actual class leaders present. In the fourth batch of typical cases reported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism this year, Fuzhou Guanrong Research Travel Service Co., Ltd. arranged for people who did not obtain tour guide certificates to use fake tour guide certificates to provide services for groups including minors. The company's illegal gains were confiscated and fined 7,000 yuan, and those involved were dealt with by the public security organs in accordance with the law.

A more common routine is "title inflating". The posters say "doctor" and "famous teacher", but those actually present may be part-time staff recruited temporarily, or they may just show up at the opening of the camp and not follow the team throughout the process.

Reminder: Before signing up, parents should check whether three things are clearly stated in the contract: who will be present, who will be on duty throughout the entire process, and how temporary substitutions will be handled. Putting these three things into the attachments of the contract allows the agency to make a written commitment on "who will take care of the child, for how long, and what to do if someone changes the child." This is more effective than reading a poster.

Item 2: Guarantee

Is there really an "exclusive channel" for commercial institutions?

"Internal places", "paid reservations", "you don't have to fight for tickets if you come with us" - these types of study admissions are very common, and they all point to the same thing: through the institution, you can bypass public reservations and get permission to enter the school.

Real-name reservations are required for campus visits in colleges and universities. Whether it is open, the reservation entrance and the time are subject to the school announcement. Colleges and universities have generally made it clear that they do not accept "one-day tours" organized by commercial institutions, and it is strictly prohibited to provide paid admission registration and paid explanations. Please make an appointment through the school’s official mini program and the entrance announced on the public account.

Reminder: Any claim of "internal quota", "paid guarantee", "no need to grab tickets if you follow us" is contrary to the public rules of universities. The more you rush to grab the quota and imply that the quota is fleeting, the more you have to suspend transfers.

Item 3: Charges

Are the payments included in the contract?

Failure to sign a contract and failure to implement promotional content are common problems in complaints about research studies. Previously, the "Satellite Launch Center Study Group" organized by Tongcheng International Travel Agency failed to sign a travel contract and did not arrange viewing activities according to the promotional content, and was fined 50,000 yuan; Guizhou Weihong Research Practice Travel Agency organized students to participate in study activities but did not sign a contract and was fined 20,000 yuan.

The contract is not a formality. Before signing the contract, parents must confirm the contracting party, actual execution party, fee inclusions, possible self-pay items and refund conditions item by item. If the verbal commitment does not fall into the contract, it can only be regarded as unagreed before departure.

Reminder: When signing a contract, it is recommended to refer to the "Study Travel Contract (Model Text)", write the course schedule, fee details, refund rules, and safety responsibilities into the agreement item by item, and keep screenshots of the promotional page and chat records simultaneously. In the specific terms, there are two things that are easy to overlook -

The first is subcontracting: the platform completes the order and executes it locally, and it is easy to blame each other when problems arise. It is recommended that the name, contact person, and phone number of the executing party be clearly written on the contract page.

The second is refund: Whoever pays the money is the first person to go to if there is a problem; if the negotiation fails, with the contract, bills, itinerary and communication records, consult the local cultural and tourism department or the official channel of the National Tourism Supervision Service Platform to report the matter.

Item 4: Itinerary

Does learning and research really exist?

"Aerospace Camp", "Intangible Cultural Heritage Camp" and "AI Research and Study", when you arrive at the site, you may just transition to the venue, take photos and check in, and issue a camp completion certificate. According to a report from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Zhang Mouhua was selling the "Zhuangyuan Pen" set to tourists on the "Tsinghua and Peking University University Research" team bus.

In addition to promoting products in the name of research, there are also organizations that use resumes as bait to spread words such as "bonus points for further education," "bonus points for comprehensive quality evaluation," and "recognition by prestigious schools." Currently, there is no policy to include research experience as a basis for further studies.

Reminder: Parents can put the ruler back to their children - before setting off, does he know what he wants to understand? After returning, can he clearly explain what he really saw along the way? Before you actually press the payment button, please remind yourself - check the agency's qualifications, sign a standardized contract, and go through official channels.

Studying is not a "master key" and cannot replace daily school education. There is no myth that "one study can change your destiny". Parents should guide their children to regard studying as an opportunity to broaden their horizons and experience society, rather than as a utilitarian bargaining chip for further studies. Only by returning to the essence of education and paying attention to children's real experiences and growth gains in the process can study tours truly exert their due educational value.