Adult Adult AMEP is Lack of flexibility, access Migrant of provided for and transportability of Multicultural English migrants and hours between AMEP Education Program and humanitarian and NAP lead to a loss (AMEP) Services entrants of entitlements in (DIAC) 18 years old certain situations [1,4] (AMES) and over Consortium (or between 16 If IHSS settlement & officers are not aware Norther 18 years old of and resourced to AMEP and not address the multiple Consort attending the and competing barriers um New or needs, it is difficult Arrivals to provide quality Program) who transition advice on do not have entry [3,4] functional English. Maximum of 910 of SPP/ AMEP English Entrants are tuition not sufficient eligible for up particularly for those to 510 hours with low of tuition. level literacy, and disrupted education [5]
Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium Norther AMEP Consort um of and (DIAC) AMEP is provided for migrants and humanitarian entrants 18 years old and over (or between 16 & 18 years old and not attending the New Arrivals Program) who do not have functional English. Entrants are eligible for up to 510 hours of tuition. Lack of flexibility, access and transportability of hours between AMEP and NAP lead to a loss of entitlements in certain situations [1,4] If IHSS settlement officers are not aware of and resourced to address the multiple and competing barriers or needs, it is difficult to provide quality transition advice on entry [3,4] Maximum of 910 of SPP/ AMEP English tuition not sufficient particularly for those with low level literacy, and disrupted education [5]
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