Course details

Summary

This qualification is intended for learners of English as an additional language, attending NZQA approved programmes delivered in Aotearoa New Zealand or off-shore. Graduates will have the language skills required to communicate in most situations with some independence and fluency in order to participate in everyday/social/community, workplace and/or academic English language contexts.

What you will learn

Students will learn a range of skills to develop their level of reading, writing, speaking and listening in English Language with an academic theme.

Career opportunities and pathways

These skills will provide a basis for progression onto the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4) qualification or mainstream academic courses from the NZQF Level 4 and above.

Qualification

New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 3)

Entry criteria

Applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

• Be 16 years of age or older on the 1st of January in the year that the student enrols, unless approved otherwise by the Programme Leader.
• The student can reasonably expect to achieve the standards required for successful completion of the programme or course.

Students require a minimum IELTS score of 3.5 with no band lower than 3, or must gain low Intermediate/Intermediate level in a test administered by an approved third party provider (such as Vital English) to gain entry into this programme, or have attained NZCEL (Level 2).