A group of former refugees are learning New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), enabling them to participate in their communities.
This year we celebrated 40 years of both literacy and language assistance to the community in Tauranga/Western BOP.
Welcome to our latest graduates from our Tutor Training courses around Aotearoa New Zealand.
The ELPNZ Porirua centre offers the "New Zealand Certificate in English Language" course as part of it's syllabus.
Adult Learners’ Week - celebrating all adult learning whether it’s upskilling for a better job, preparing for further study, improving life skills or having fun.
Each week, in a modest suburban home, English Language Partners brings three cultures together.
Teck Chai Liu (TC) and family arrived last year from Malaysia, drawn by our famous landscapes and quality of life.
As each graduate walks up to accept their certificate, you can feel the enormity of their achievement.
We all belong in Aotearoa | New Zealand' is the inspiration for a poster reflecting our multicultural nation. The desig…
The Palmerston North ESOL Literacy group have generously shared their writing pieces for World Refugee Day…
English Language Partners is very proud to share writings from our former-refugee learners, now safe and supported here in New Zealand.
For refugees and migrants arriving with little English, daily life can be scary. Luckily, our volunteers are here to help.
Although Sandy Fraser migrated to New Zealand from South Africa almost 23 years ago, she still remembers the challenges in settling into a new home.
It’s a little-known fact, but Dunedin used to resettle refugees, taking in Cambodian refugees after the Khmer Rouge came into power in the 1970s.
In this part of the country, more than 200,000 cows are milked, fed and cared for each day by Kiwis, as well as by a growing group of skilled migrants.
Mark Sanders (above left) owns a small cabinetmaking business and says that he considers himself fortunate to have a former refugee working for him.
Senait Hailahariam arrived in New Zealand as a refugee from Eritrea three years ago.
When Xing Mao arrived in New Zealand twelve years ago, she was not a confident English speaker.
Sri Lankan-born Priyesha is a volunteer ESOL tutor with English Language Partners.
An internship at English Language Partners’ Porirua led to Janice L'Uaipouomalo Pritchard-Selu gaining vital skills.
Newly accepted police recruit Chris Byun credits perseverance and patience as the secret ingredients to gaining entry into the New Zealand Police Force.
Like many school leavers, Abby Fisher wanted to do something with her gap year.
Auto-electrical engineer says a course at English Language Partners Aoraki has helped him to avoid getting his wires crossed at work.
Beatriz is looking forward to her first safe Xmas in years. Beatriz is among many people forced to flee from Colombia…
When Sharon Jiang joined a new course, she lacked the confidence to speak a word of English. By the end of one…
Antonio Claridad, Felix Rodiano and Anthony Caintic agree New Zealand offers a wealth of work opportunities…
It doesn’t take much digging to uncover Ruth Hamilton’s dedication to her job.