To be eligible to enrol in Pre-purchased English Language Tuition (PELT) courses you must be a migrant who has paid money for English language tuition to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) before you arrived in New Zealand.

Parents, Partners and dependent children aged 16 and over who do not meet the minimum standard of English have paid INZ for ESOL tuition before they granted residence. Then, when they arrive in New Zealand, they can take the English language classes that they have paid for. If you have paid INZ for English language tuition, we strongly encourage you to take up English language classes soon after you arrive.

If you’re not eligible then please click here to find out about our other English courses available.

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 over 7 years experience in delivering English courses and have created a range of courses and teaching methods to help you improve your English. 

Two delivery options: 

1. Group study in class
2. One to one tutorial on flexible

Small Groups

Tutor and student interaction in a classroom environment

New Zealand context and includes 

•         Social English
•         Everyday English
•         Basic Business English  
•         Common “Kiwi” words and phrases
•         Vocabulary and Grammar
•         Listening and Speaking

·         Role Plays, One to One and Group Interactions

One-on-one tuition

Tutor and student interaction in a classroom environment

New Zealand context and includes: 

•         Social English
•         Everyday English
•         Basic Business English  
•         Common “Kiwi” words and phrases
•         Vocabulary and Grammar
•         Listening and Speaking

·         Role Plays, One to One and Group Interactions

The aim of this programme is to provide a supportive environment for learners of English as an additional language to acquire the English language skills to communicate in most situations with some independence and fluency in order to participate in everyday/social/community, workplace and/or academic English language contexts.

The primary aim of this programme is to equip learners with a solid foundation of academic English in the four macro skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) and the micro skills of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in order to pathway successfully to higher level academic programmes.  Students who complete this programme will have the English Proficiency to enter a Diploma L5-L7 programme.

The funding amount you are entitled to receive to purchase tuition is referred to as your ‘balance of entitlement’.

Your balance of entitlement depends on what your level of English was at time of your visa application and how much money you paid to Immigration New Zealand. It will be between NZ$1,531.82 and NZ$6,131.82.

For example, if you gained residency under the Parent Category, your balance of entitlement will be NZ$1,531.82.

We can help you to get the confirmation of your balance of entitlement if you are not sure if you have paid or how much you have paid.*

*Please refer to TEC website for more information: https://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/funding/fund-finder/pelt/migrant-learners/

We offer different English language courses to suit different learning needs. You don’t have to spend your entire entitlement on one course, or pass a test at the end of the course.

Follow these two easy steps to enrol l in a PELT course.

1. Contact us one of our friendly course advisors by email at amy.wu@nzie.ac.nz or lauren.chen@nzie.ac.nz, or by phone on mobile: +(64) 21 99 8838, WeChat: nzie-1994 or F1285683437 to find out your balance of entitlement.
2. When contacting us, please have your passport and visa available.

To find out more about fees, start dates and your eligibility please contact our Course Advisors: 

Amy Wu

amy.wu@nzie.ac.nz, +(64) 9 4896205–613; 021 998838, WeChat: nzie-1994 or F1285683437 

Lauren Chen