We teach Kiwi workplace English and connect you with work-ready candidates.
We help you build a skilled and diverse workforce by supporting your employees to communicate confidently at work and connecting you with work-ready candidates from a refugee background.
We offer flexible courses for employees and apprentices from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Alternatively, we can design a new programme or adapt a workplace English learning course to meet your needs.
English for Employees is a free, part-time English programme for employees who are New Zealand residents or citizens with low levels of English.
Employees learn practical English for work, including how to communicate in social situations and how to read and understand health and safety information.
Workers learn with experienced and qualified teachers, in small and friendly groups.Class times are flexible. Classes can fit around a learner's work commitments. We teach classes at our centres, online and in the workplace.
There is no cost to eligible employees or employers.
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Learn more about Eligibility for free English lessons
We have a range of free, work-based learning programmes for apprentices who have New Zealand residence or citizenship.
Courses help apprentices navigate New Zealand workplace language. Topics focus on helping with assessments, professional conversations, understanding health and safety legislation, building codes and more.
Class times are flexible and can fit around a learner’s work commitments. We teach classes at our centres, online and in the workplace.
There is no cost to eligible apprentices or employers.
Our team will discuss your workplace learning needs, assess the English level of learners and develop a course to achieve agreed learning goals.
We work with you to design a new programme or adapt a workplace English learning programme.
The advantage of a tailored programme is that there is more flexibility to choose:
Unlike our programmes funded by the Tertiary Education Commission, a tailored programme can be designed for your employees regardless of immigration status or English level.
Costs vary and are based on the number of employees, number of teaching hours and location.
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We can help your employees prepare to sit the IELTS General Training test if they need to meet the English language requirements for an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Costs vary depending on the number of employees assessed at one time.
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Our short English Readiness Assessment gives you an indication of whether your employee is likely to achieve IELTS Band 4 in an official IELTS General Training test. This helps you make confident, cost-effective decisions about employee training.
The package comprises a 35-minute test which we use to assess the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills of your employees.
The assessment is not a formal IELTS result or substitute - it's indicative and advisory, designed for screening and guidance.
Employees can be assessed at work or in another suitable location.
We will provide a clear outcome that states whether your employee is ready to join our IELTS 4.0 Exam Preparation course or whether they need further English tuition. We will also advise you on the next steps.
This short course supports employees who are already around IELTS Band 4 to build confidence and familiarity with the IELTS General Training test. The course focuses on practising the skills assessed in the test and helpful techniques.
About the programme:
Employees can join if their visa allows them to study. They don’t need to be a New Zealand resident or citizen.
Before we enrol employees in this programme, we assess their English level with our Employee English Readiness Assessment.
We cannot guarantee that they will achieve a specific score in the IELTS test.
Our Pathways to Employment Service helps you employ job seekers from a refugee background.
The Pathways to Employment Service is designed to support refugee-background people to prepare for and transition into employment.
For people from a refugee background, employment means an opportunity to use their skills and contribute to the community, as well as gain independence through earning an income.
Learn more about Pathways to Employment.
For employers, the Pathways to Employment Service can:
The service is free, and your organisation may be eligible for Work and Income subsidies.
All our candidates have permanent residency in New Zealand and don’t need work permits.
Employing people from a refugee background brings:
Contact us if you can provide opportunities to people from a refugee background.
We have 21 centres nationwide. Get in touch for a friendly chat.
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