English, Languages and Foundation Studies

This skill set has been designed for individuals who wish to meet competency requirements for a broad range of digital literacy skills including the use of basic computing, web searching and basic applications software.

• Operate presentation packages
• Use, communicate and search securely on the internet
• Operate a personal computer
• Operate spreadsheet applications
• Operate word-processing application

You could improve your reading, writing, maths and personal skills as well as enhance your employment opportunities with this bridging/preparatory qualification.

This course will enable you to build on your knowledge and skills in communication, numeracy, technology, study skills, personal development and career development. It will also help you to progress into further education and training by building confidence in a flexible and supportive environment.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This CGEA course provides opportunity for skill development in reading, writing and numeracy to meet personal needs, facilitate community participation, or workplace and further education and training options. This qualification aims to improve your academic skills to undertake further training and education and enhance your employment opportunities.

Certificate I outcomes focus on the development of literacy skills to create and interpret simple, personally relevant texts and mathematical knowledge to apply numeracy skills in everyday familiar situations.  Skills and knowledge are applied to develop and document a learning plan, prepare a portfolio to show evidence of learning and engage in a project. 

There are no entrance requirements as such but a pre enrolment interview is required and enrolment is available throughout the year.  Please contact the area of study for an appointment.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This CGEA course provides opportunity for skill development in reading, writing and numeracy to meet personal needs, facilitate community participation, or workplace and further education and training options.

Certificate II outcomes focus on the development of literacy skills to read, interpret, evaluate and create a range of texts and to apply knowledge of everyday and formal numeracy in a range of contexts. Outcomes also focus on the skills and knowledge to conduct a project and to investigate pathways and develop, implement and review a learning plan.

There are no entrance requirements. This qualification aims to improve your academic skills to undertake further training and education and enhance your employment opportunities.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This CGEA course aims to provide a general education. That is, initial skill development in reading, writing and numeracy and skill development in a variety of areas to meet personal needs and to facilitate participation in the community, or other workplace and further education and training. On successful completion of this course a participant will be able to: - clarify project goals with an appropriate support person, plan, carry out and evaluate a project - develop and document a personal study plan and gather a portfolio of evidence with support - read and interpret short, explicit and personally relevant texts - create simple, personally relevant texts - apply simple mathematical knowledge in familiar and everyday situations. This qualification aims to improve your academic skills to undertake further training and education and enhance your employment opportunities.

There are no entrance requirements as such but a pre enrolment interview is required and enrolment is available throughout the year. Please contact the area of study for an appointment.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

The Certificate I in Leadership is a pathway to the Certificate II in Leadership or other further study. This course is a bridging course for clients who need to develop the necessary employability skills which will support their transition to work, further education and community participation. It is a hands on course ensuring students are engaged in practical components.

The core units provide opportunities to learn confidence building strategies, problem solving, communication, team work, basic computer and technology skills. It is aimed at the development of personal, social and employability skills and life skills that are applicable across a wide range of industries and career groups.

This course is designed to assist learners who have been marganilised or disadvantaged in some way, to articulate into vocational pathways and to develop the skills and abilities to direct their own development.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

A highly practical course, the Certificate II in Leadership is based around a practical project which benefits the community and will also allow you to develop your own skills, in particular your leadership skills and how you interact with others.

This course provides a flexible frame work that can be customised to a specific industry, or to specific community needs. It provides participants with employability skills which support their transition into work, further education and training and community participation.

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

The course aims to provide training that focuses on a wide range of vocational outcomes of:

• Equipping students to undertake and complete allocated tasks to workplace standards of time and quality to support productive workplace outcomes.
• Establishing and maintaining harmonious, co-operative and productive working relationships with all people in the workplace using effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Meeting workplace requirements for personal presentation and appropriate behaviour
• Developing clients’ confidence to enable them to seek further employment or educational opportunities
• Maximising client’s employability potential

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

The Certificate I in New Opportunities for Women (NOW) is a well‐established Access and Participation program. This qualification is designed to support women in their work and career prospects. Enabling women to develop the requisite social, personal and employability skills to support their transition into work, further education and community participation.

The Certificate I in New Opportunities for Women (NOW) maintains an inclusive pathway for students. It provides generic and transferable entry level outcomes that support the individual pathway choices of a diverse range of learners. 

Students can expect to achieve a range of Educational and Vocational outcomes, not limited to;

• Verbal and Written Communication skills allowing them to interact professionally with people in the workplace and in the wider community
• Personal Development Strategies and Problem Solving skills  
• Computing and digital technology skills 

Vocational outcomes for learners who complete (NOW) include the development of:

• strategies to assist in solving problems
• confidence to seek further employment
• preparatory skills for effective participation in a community or work environment by developing knowledge and skills to meet industry/workplace standards
• preparatory skills for workplace expectations

To access free career planning and job search assistance, visit the Jobs and Skills Centres page(opens in a new tab) .

On completion of this course women will have a better understanding of what opportunities are available in the workforce, pursue a career or use the course as an introduction to further study.

• personal development strategies
• verbal and written communication skills
• computing and digital technology skills
• problem solving skills
• financial literacy skills and basic maths skills
• personal health and safety knowledge
• confidence to seek educational opportunities

Study modes and durations differ depending on your local campus. Please check with your local campus for more information.

This course is a component of the CSWE English as an additional language (EAL) curriculum framework. It is a foundation course for learners who have no or limited formal schooling, no or limited English and who may not have literacy skills in their first language. 

Students wishing to study must complete a one and half hour interview with one of our Lecturers. 

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility. 

You will have the skills and knowledge of English as an additional language (EAL), in English and numeracy. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts.

It is a beginner course for learners who have just started learning English and who may have had minimal exposure to the language.

Students wishing to study must complete a one and half hour interview with one of our Lecturers. 

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility. 

You will have the skills and knowledge of English as an additional language (EAL), in English and numeracy. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts. This course is a  post-beginner course for learners who have had some formal or informal exposure to English and who already possess a foundational level of English language skills and numeracy.

Students wishing to study must complete a one and half hour interview with one of our Lecturers. 

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility. 

You will have the skills and knowledge of  English as an additional language (EAL), in English and numeracy. You will develop routine language skills to participate in a range of community, further training or employment contexts.

Students wishing to study must complete a one and half hour interview with one of our Lecturers. 

This course is free for people eligible for the Adult Migrant Education Program. Talk to one of our staff to check your eligibility.