The Certificate I in Spoken and Written English (CSWE I) will help you learn English that is useful for your day-to-day life in Australia, to get a job and for further study. You will improve your speaking, pronunciation, listening, reading and writing.

You will learn to:

• develop confidence in your ability to understand and use English
• build your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• learn new vocabulary and improve your grammar
• improve your pronunciation
• learn to interact effectively and with confidence across a range of common social situations

Courses are free for eligible participants under the government funded:

• Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
  The AMEP provides a minimum of 510 hours of free English language tuition to all eligible migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants.Read more about Eligibility for the AMEP.

Students can obtain a Certificate I in Spoken and Written English or Statements of Attainment for modules of the Certificate. This qualification is recognised throughout Australia.

91421NSW  Certificate I in Spoken and Written English

• in full-time classes during the day
• in part-time classes, during the day, evening or on Saturdays
• in classes with additional lessons online – blended learning
• by distance with a teacher who phones and sends lessons to you
• CSWE online 
• with a home tutor who visits you each week
• in bilingual classes for low-level English learners
• independently in our educational computer rooms and individual learning centres

Bring your passport to a NSW Adult Migrant English Service (NSW AMES) Centre. Your visa and passport tell us if you are eligible. We can help you register and be interviewed for free English courses. The interview is not a test. A trained placement teacher will ask you questions in English and get you to read and write. This is to place you in a class which is at the right English level for you.

Emilija from Latvia

I was born in Latvia in a large and friendly family. I went to school and after university graduation I started to work as an engineer. 

My daughter and her husband came to Australia. I missed my daughter very much, so 8 months ago I moved to Australia. Although I still miss my relatives, I am very happy here.

Now I am a student at NSW AMES. I want to learn English language, find a good job and become a happy Australian.