Levels
Level 1 to 2
duration
5 - 22 weeks
Delivery
Group and One to one
Our courses are designed for new migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand to increase their confidence in English language and Communications. The goals to help you settle well into life in New Zealand.
NZIE has successfully delivered English courses to Migrant learners for 14 years to hundreds of students. We offer a range of different English courses and levels to suit your needs.
Study face-to-face in a classroom or online to fit around your busy schedule. NZIE is a TEC-approved training provider for PELT (Pre-purchased English Language Tuition).
Levels
Level 1 to 2
duration
5 - 22 weeks
Delivery
Group and One to one
We offer a range of different English courses to suit your time commitments. Our English courses focus on skills for everyday living in New Zealand. We have 14 years experience in delivering English courses and have created a range of courses and teaching methods to help you improve your English.
The purpose of this training scheme is to provide an on-line learning environment for Aotearoa New Zealand migrants for whom English language competency is at a lower beginner level to improve their confidence across all four English language macro skills with some independence and fluency in order to participate in very familiar social, community, or workplace situations in New Zealand.
Each week you’ll learn how to listen, speak, read and write with on new subject ranging from Health and Wellbeing, Work, Housing, Family and Friends. All our courses are specific for those living or planning to live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This course is suitable for:
Entry is open. Preferences will be given to those who meet the General Entry Requirements.
General Entry Criteria
22 weeks part-time includes 10 hours of group lessons plus 2 hours of self-directed activities OR 11 weeks full-time includes 20 hours of group lessons plus 4 hours of self-directed activities.
26 credits.
Upon completing the training scheme and the associated assessments, the learner will have attained the English language skills and controls in a New Zealand context as described below.
The graduate will be able to recognise and pronounce very simple te reo Māori words in the context of living in New Zealand. Pronunciation of very simple and routine te reo Māori words may be heavily accentuated in the learner’s native language constructs.
The purpose of this training scheme is to provide an on-line learning environment for Aotearoa New Zealand migrants for whom English language competency is at a lower beginner level to improve their confidence across all four English language macro skills with some independence and fluency in order to participate in very familiar social, community, or workplace situations in New Zealand.
Each week you’ll learn how to listen, speak, read and write with on new subject ranging from Health and Wellbeing, Work, Housing, Family and Friends. All our courses are specific for those living or planning to live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This course is suitable for:
Entry is open. Preferences will be given to those who meet the General Entry Requirements.
General Entry Criteria
22 weeks part-time includes 10 hours of group lessons plus 2 hours of self-directed activities OR 11 weeks full-time includes 20 hours of group lessons plus 4 hours of self-directed activities.
26 credits.
Upon completing the training scheme and the associated assessments, the learner will have attained the English language skills and controls in a New Zealand context as described below.
The graduate will be able to recognise and pronounce very simple te reo Māori words in the context of living in New Zealand. Pronunciation of very simple and routine te reo Māori words may be heavily accentuated in the learner’s native language constructs.
The purpose of this course is to provide a one-to-one on-line learning environment for Aotearoa New Zealand migrants who identify that their speaking and listening English language skills require development to enable them to participate in their social, community, or workplace situations in New Zealand.
Each week you’ll learn how to listen, speak, read and write with on new subject ranging from Health and Wellbeing, Work, Housing, Family and Friends. All our courses are specific for those living or planning to live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Students entering this training scheme will have a limited command of very simple to familiar speaking and listening English language confidence that may be hindering their engagement in their social, community, or workplace situations.
This course is suitable for:
Entry is open. Preferences will be given to those who meet the General Entry Requirements.
General Entry Criteria
All applicants will complete an English language diagnostic exercise in the first week of the training scheme.
22 weeks part-time includes 10 hours of group lessons plus 2 hours of self-directed activities OR 11 weeks full-time includes 20 hours of group lessons plus 4 hours of self-directed activities.
26 credits.
Upon completing the training scheme and the associated assessments, the learner will have attained the English language skills and controls in a New Zealand context as described below.
The graduate will be able to read, write, listen and pronounce very simple te reo Māori phrases in the context of living in New Zealand. Pronunciation of simple and routine te reo Māori phrases are clear and easily recognisable.
The purpose of this course is to provide a one-to-one on-line learning environment for Aotearoa New Zealand migrants who identify that their speaking and listening English language skills require development to enable them to participate in their social, community, or workplace situations in New Zealand.
Each week you’ll learn how to listen and speak on new subjects ranging from Health and Wellbeing, Work, Housing, Family and Friends. All our courses are specific for those living or planning to live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Students entering this training scheme will have a limited command of very simple to familiar speaking and listening English language confidence that may be hindering their engagement in their social, community, or workplace situations.
This course is suitable for:
Entry is open. Preferences will be given to those who meet the General Entry Requirements.
General Entry Criteria
All applicants will complete an English language diagnostic exercise in the first week of the training scheme.
10 weeks part-time includes 7 hours of individual lessons plus 3 hours of self-directed activities OR 5 weeks full-time includes 14 hours of individual lessons plus 6 hours of self-directed activities.
10 credits.
Upon completing the training scheme and the associated assessments, the learner will have attained the English language skills and controls in a New Zealand context as described below.
The graduate will be able to understand simple and routine te reo Māori words or phrases.
We offer different English language courses to suit different learning needs.
To find out what is the best course for you please contact our friendly course advisors by email at [email protected] or [email protected]nz, or by phone on mobile: +(64) 21 99 8838, WeChat: nzie-1994 or F1285683437
To find out more about fees, start dates and your eligibility please contact our Course Advisors.
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To be admitted into NZ Certificate in English Language Level 4 Academic, all applicants must meet the following requirements:
a) Be a speaker of English as an additional language; and
b) Hold a NZCEL Applied Level 3 [3667] or the NZCEL General Level 4) [1882]) qualification; or
c) Pass an NZIE entry test that meets the requirements for the CEFR B2 requirements or equivalent; and
d) Be of a minimum age of 16 years or older; and
e) Be a New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency OR Certificate of Refugee Status and evidence of eligibility to study for the duration of enrolment; OR Have a student visa
To be admitted into NZ Certificate in English Language Level 4 General, all applicants must meet the following requirements:
a) Be a speaker of English as an additional language; and
b) Hold a NZCEL Applied Level 3 [3667] qualification; or
c) Pass an NZIE entry test that meets the requirements for the CEFR B2 requirements or equivalent; and
d) Be of a minimum age of 16 years or older; and.
e) Be a New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency OR Certificate of Refugee Status and evidence of eligibility to study for the duration of enrolment.
To be admitted into NZ Certificate in English Language Level 3 General, all applicants must meet the following requirements:
a) Be a speaker of English as an additional language; and
b) Hold a NZCEL Level 2 qualification; or
c) Pass an NZIE entry test that meets the requirements for the CEFR mid B1 requirements or equivalent; and
d) Be of a minimum age of 16 years or older; and.
e) Be a New Zealand citizen or resident; or have Certificate of Refugee Status and evidence of eligibility to study for the duration of enrolment.
Student loans available through Study Link. Check if you are eligible here.
You are only eligible for Fees-Free if you haven’t previously undertaken more than 60 credits (half a year of equivalent full-time tertiary education, 0.5 EFTS) at Level 3 or above on the NZQF – New Zealand Qualifications Framework.
To check if you meet the requirements, visit the New Zealand Government’s Fees-Free website and enter your National Student Number (NSN).
If you do not have an NSN, contact your Student Support Advisor.