TAFE and University ESL and CALD Support

Units exist at Victorian Universities and TAFES to help and support ESL students. Courses are also offered for students at all levels – beginner, intermediate and advanced. Some options are:

• Certificate I in ESL - Entry
• Certificate I, II, III and IV in ESL - Access
• Certificate III and IV in ESL - Further Study
• Certificate IV in ESL – Professional
• Certificate III and IV in ESL – Employment

To search for courses go to the institution where you want to study or see: TAFE Courses Directory 

To find out more contact the institution

TAFE Institutions

• Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
• Box Hill Institute of TAFE
• Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE
• Chisholm Institute of TAFE - 35+ Ways to Work provides job training for Dandenong’s non English speaking community. Chisholm Institute in Dandenong provides employment and career training to a number of English as a second language (ESL) community members. The program focuses on participants who are aged over 35, who are sole parents, who have been unemployed or made redundant, or who are looking to make a career change.
• East Gippsland Institute of TAFE
• Gordon Institute of TAFE - An English Language Unit provides day and night English classes for people of non-English speaking backgrounds.
• Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE
• Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
• Kangan Batman TAFE
• Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
• South West Institute of TAFE
• Sunraysia TAFE
• William Angliss Institute of TAFE
• Wodonga Institute of TAFE

Universities

• Universities in Victoria - lists universities, and has a map of locations in Melbourne and across the state.