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TAFE and University ESL and CALD Support and Services

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

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 several 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 redundantly, or who are looking to make a career change.
Federation 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
Melbourne Polytechnic
South West Institute of TAFE
Sunraysia TAFE
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Wodonga Institute of TAFE

Universities

Universities in Victoria - list universities, and have a map of locations in Melbourne and across the state.