Improve your English, digital and work skills

Free government-funded programs to help you build a better future

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We offer support to help you settle into your life in Australia

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Winner!

Navitas English is honoured to have received the
Corporate Business Excellence Medal in the
2021 Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals

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Winner of the Corporate Business Excellence Medal in the 2021 Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals

Welcome to Navitas English

We care about enabling people to live their best life in Australia. We believe everyone should have the skills they need to walk into a better future; a future faced with confidence, hope and progress. We are trusted by our clients to help transform their lives through our innovative education and employment-focused programs. We teach English, digital and work skills, providing the key to a better future.

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Adult Migrant English Program

Settle into Australia by improving your English, digital and employability skills. Whether you want to study, find work or talk to new friends and neighbours, this program is the ideal starting point.

Skills for Education and Employment

Get job-related training and assistance to find work or apply for further education, by improving your skills in language, literacy, numeracy and digital technology.

Foundation Skills for Your Future

Australians and permanent residents can develop their Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital (LLND) skills to obtain or retain employment, upskill or reskill for new roles, and to support further education and training.

Career Transition Assistance

For people aged over 45 who want to improve soft skills, technical skills and digital literacy to get back into employment and gain the confidence to adapt to a work environment that’s changing quickly.

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Supporting you throughout your study

We offer support to help you settle into your new life in Australia, with teams from a range of cultures, speaking multiple languages. We offer free childcare in a friendly and safe environment, where children aged under six can also learn new skills.

Some of our programs include work placements to help you get started in the Australian workforce. We use iPads, virtual-reality headsets and other technology in class to increase your confidence with devices and prepare you for the digital world.

Young people have their own program too, using the latest technology, a mix of activities and a support network of people their own age with the chance to make lifelong friends.

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Coffee, cake and career experience

July 23, 2021

A partnership between Navitas English Canberra and a local social enterprise café has served up some valuable hospitality and customer service experience for refugee and migrant women, with a side of English lessons.

The project ran over a term and included classroom preparation and planning, culminating in hands-on experience at the café split over two days in June.

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Staff Spotlight: Joergette Medel, CTA Coordinator

We are delighted to introduce Joergette Medel as Navitas English’s new Career Transition Assistance (CTA) Coordinator.

Joergette joined the business in April bringing with her a wealth of experience in the employment sector where she has spent time in HR, training and employment services.

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Collaboration the recipe for success at Refugee Week breakfast

July 8, 2021

It was a cold, wet morning in Canberra on Thursday but inside a converted 1920s homestead on the outskirts of the territory, the mood couldn’t have been warmer or brighter.

Refugee women from around the world welcomed the Hon. Alex Hawke MP to breakfast at Café Stepping Stone as part of Refugee Week celebrations hosted by Navitas English.

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Start your journey today by speaking to a Navitas English adviser

Our team at Navitas English comes from a range of cultural backgrounds, many of whom speak more than one language, so they can usually answer your questions in your native language. Staff at our colleges speak Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese. Or you can leave your details and we can call you back.

Call us on 1300 798 111

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