Education & Training Pathways to Employment for Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants in Victoria On-arrival English (English language acquisition programs provided free to eligible Funding new arrivals) Program Providers Description Agency AMEP Special Multicultural Department Refugee and humanitarian entrants between 16 • • Preparatory of and 24 years of age AND with less than seven years Education Program (SPP) Immigration of education are eligible for up to an additional 400 Services (AMES) and hours of English language tuition while those over Consortium Citizenship 18 but with more than seven years of education are Northern AMEP • (DIAC) eligible for up to an additional 100 hours of tuition Consortium Adult Migrant Adult Multicultural Department AMEP is provided for migrants and humanitarian • • prior to accessing AMEP hours. of entrants 18 years old and over (or between 16 & English Education Immigration 18 years old and not attending the New Arrivals Program (AMEP) Services (AMES) and Program) who do not have functional English. Consortium Citizenship Entrants are eligible for up to 510 hours of tuition. Northern AMEP • • Provides English language teaching programs for New Arrivals State-wide programs (DIAC) • Consortium of students newly enrolled in Victorian government Program including: Education, schools and Catholic schools who need to learn (NAP) English Language • English. Schools and and These programs aim to support the settlement Centres: • Workplace needs of CALD students and to teach these Blackburn ELS Relations students the English language skills they need in Collingwood (DEEWR) order to study in primary or secondary schools ELS Noble Park The program support is usually for six months (two ES Western • school terms). ELS Springvale by the Extra time is available for students with additional ELC Victorian learning needs (up to 12 months or 4 school terms). ELC of Brunswick ELC Education Glen Eira and ELC Early Westall Childhood ELC Geelong English • Language (DEECD) Program and Shepparton New • the Arrivals Catholic Programs Education Ballarat New Arrivals • Office Program Mildura New Arrivals • Program Targeted new arrivals •
Education & Training Pathways to Employment for Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants in Victoria On-arrival English (English language acquisition programs provided free to eligible new arrivals) Program Providers Funding Agency Description AMEP Special Preparatory Program (SPP) • Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium • Northern AMEP Consortium Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) • Refugee and humanitarian entrants between 16 and 24 years of age AND with less than seven years of education are eligible for up to an additional 400 hours of English language tuition while those over 18 but with more than seven years of education are eligible for up to an additional 100 hours of tuition prior to accessing AMEP hours. Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) • Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) Consortium • Northern AMEP Consortium Department of Immigration and Citizenship (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. New Arrivals Program (NAP) State-wide programs including: • English Language Schools and Centres: Blackburn ELS Collingwood ELS Noble Park ES Western ELS Springvale ELC ELC Brunswick ELC Glen Eira ELC Westall ELC • Geelong English Language Program • Shepparton New Arrivals Programs • Ballarat New Arrivals Program • Mildura New Arrivals Program • Targeted new arrivals of Education, and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) by the Victorian of Education and Early Childhood (DEECD) and the Catholic Education Office • Provides English language teaching programs for students newly enrolled in Victorian government schools and Catholic schools who need to learn English. • These programs aim to support the settlement needs of CALD students and to teach these students the English language skills they need in order to study in primary or secondary schools • The program support is usually for six months (two school terms). Extra time is available for students with additional learning needs (up to 12 months or 4 school terms).
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