Course in Preliminary Spoken and Written English

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Gain the English language skills you need to meet your employment or further study goals. You will develop your literacy and numeracy skills, and you can apply your learning to your studies, employment or local community.

Course Essentials

How to register

ESL enquiries email: esl@vu.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9919 8545 (Footscray Nicholson), +61 3 9919 7521 (Melton), +61 3 9919 2593 (St Albans), +61 3 9919 8253 (Werribee)

AMEP enquires email: amep@vu.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9919 7244 (Sunshine), +61 3 9919 8239 (Werribee)

Women's programs enquiries email: womens.education@vu.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9919 8889

Careers

This course is primarily an access program to enable students to gain adequate English language proficiency to meet their employment or further study goals.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Course Objectives

The Course in Preliminary and Certificates I-III in Spoken and Written English provide a framework for learners to develop English language and literacy skills and numeracy skills to undertake further education and training seek and maintain employment, and participate in the community.

Course contents

Core Units of Study

Unit of Study Code Hours

Admission Information

AMEP candidates must satisfy eligibility criteria set by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (which are checked through their database), must not have exhausted entitlement of 510 hours of tuition, and must be below ISLPR 2 in the macroskills of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing. Other areas of delivery have ISLPR entry requirements consistent with the required language level of the qualification. The usual entry level ISLPR is 0 to 0+ for all macroskills.