Being able to talk to people in English makes day-to-day life in Dunedin easier and can help you find a job.
Where can you learn the English language in Dunedin?
- Free English language courses are offered to residents by English Language Partners (link to external website, new window). The school also offers low-cost English classes to residents and those on temporary visas.
- English language courses are offered at the English Language Centre (link to external website, new window) at Otago Polytechnic. Financial help to take these courses may be available for job-seekers, refugees, people with permanent residency or citizenship.
- The University of Otago (link to external website, new window) offers courses that bring students’ English language skills up to university entrance standard.
- If you have Pre-purchased English Language Tuition (link to external website, new window) (PELT) through Immigration New Zealand, this may be used for English language courses offered by PELT-approved tertiary education organisations such as English Language Partners, Otago Polytechnic, University of Otago and Talent International Institute.
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