Adult Migrant English Program

Pathways Guidance

From your first registration appointment until your final study hours, AMEP counsellors and teachers will offer pathways guidance to help you choose learning goals, understand your study options and to achieve your education and work goals.

You will meet with a counsellor when you first register in the AMEP and discuss how the program can help you meet your goals. You will also meet when your study hours are almost completed and the counsellor can help you consider your future options and what is best to do next.

AMEP English Language Tuition Entitlement

AMEP eligible people have a legislated entitlement to free English Language tuition. During your time at AMEP you will be studying one or more of the following qualifications depending on your level of English when you enter the program.

• Course in Initial EAL
  Designed for pre-literate students many of whom arrive in Australia with severely interrupted education and little or no previous education or learning experiences. These pre arrival experiences may influence their ability to settle in Australia and apply the skills required to learn a new language. These learners need to develop an identity as a learner and establish learning routines. The course is intended to provide participants with the following education outcomes:
• basic decoding and encoding skills
• handwriting skills such as copying and hand-eye coordination
• recognition of common high frequency function words and nouns to convey familiar personal information
• conventions of an Australian classroom such as punctuality and attendance
• Course in EAL
  Designed for EAL participants who have little prior educational experience or whose circumstances have resulted in disrupted education and who need to develop initial level basic English speaking, listening, reading and writing, numeracy and learning skills prior to accessing further English language education and possible employment. The course is intended to provide participants with the following education outcomes:
  • extremely familiar vocabulary for immediate needs
  • extremely simple grammatical structures (spoken and written)
  • written representations of sounds and words
  • numbers, time and dates related to time and location
• Certificate I in EAL (Access)
  Focuses on the development of English language speaking, listening, reading and writing skills directly related to immediate personal and social needs and also includes the development of relevant social, settlement and numeracy skills and knowledge. The purpose of this qualification is preparation for participation in further English language study or vocational training which may include English language support or employment. The course is intended to provide participants with the following education outcomes:
  • features and conventions of short and simple written and spoken texts
  • simple writing conventions for example in short and simple messages and forms
  • simple text structures
  • simple grammatical structures
• Certificate II in EAL (Access)
  Focuses on the development of simple English language speaking, listening, reading and writing skills for everyday communication and community participation to enable participants to move into further English language education or vocational training or a combination of both, or employment. The course is intended to provide participants with the following education outcomes:
  • responding to simple texts in different genres such as information and instructions
  • conventions of writing simple texts
  • features and conventions of simple written texts and conversations
  • simple text and grammatical structures
  • paralinguistic features to support communication
  • simple vocabulary for different purposes and contexts.
• Certificate III in EAL (Access)
  Focus on the consolidation of English language speaking, listening, reading and writing skills so that participants can access a range of further education and/or vocational education options which may require some specialisation. The course is intended to provide participants with the following education outcomes:
  • responding to straightforward texts in different genres including informational, transactional and narrative texts
  • applying conventions and format to write straightforward texts
  • using features and conventions of straightforward written texts and conversations
  • using straightforward text and grammatical structures
  • using a range of paralinguistic features to support communication
• 10728NAT Certificate II in Spoken and Written English (CSWE2)
  An intermediate level course for learners for whom English is an additional language. It begins to develop English language competencies of learning, reading, writing and oral communication from ACSF level 2, targeting newly arrived migrants and refugees who need English language skills to participate in a limited range of social, educational and vocational contexts.
  
  
• 10729NAT Certificate III in Spoken and Written English (CSWE 3)
  An upper intermediate course for learners for whom English is an additional language.  It further develops social, educational and vocational goals and develop competencies in learning, reading, writing and oral communication from ACSF level 2 to 3, encouraging effective functioning within the Australian community.  It can prepare students for work and develop skills for further study.

Special AMEP sub-programs

AMEP also has additional programs to help eligible students with extra English language study hours or bridging into employment or further training.

SPP: Special Preparatory Program

If you came to Australia on a humanitarian visa, the SPP may give you extra study hours to help you with your English and settlement needs.

Settlement Language Pathways to Employment and Training Program (SLPET)

The SLPET Program provides eligible students with introductory training for a range of jobs and working environments.  It combines employment-targeted study and English language support with the aim of preparing students successfully for a work placement and to begin job-seeking.

Am I Eligible?

You may be eligible for the AMEP if you are a permanent resident of Australia or you hold an eligible temporary visa or did so on arrival.