Pathways to work (SLPET)

Extra help to work in Australia

If you would like to learn more English to get a job, or need work experience in Australia to find employment, we can help. Our Settlement Language Pathways to Employment and Training, or SLPET program, is part of our free* Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), and offers you:

• English studies that focus on working in Australia
• training about using the right words at work
• training in Australian practices and culture at work
• valuable work experience
• the chance to take part in vocational training.

About the SLPET program

With our Settlement Language Pathways to Employment and Training (SLPET) program, you will get:

• 140 to 160 hours of vocation-specific English language lessons
• 40 to 60 hours of work experience in an area you choose
• help with writing your resume, interviewing skills and more
• support to get into the trade or profession you choose
• nationally accredited training on some courses so you have the right skills to get into work.

Are you eligible for the SLPET program?

SLPET courses are an add-on to the 510 hours of free* English language lessons the government gives to eligible people under the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP). Please note, taking a Settlement Language Pathways to Employment and Training (SLPET) course will also depend on space in the classes you choose.

You’re eligible for a SLPET course if you:

• are enrolled in the Pre-employment English stream
• have at least 1 hour remaining of your 510 free* hours of English under the AMEP 
• have studied in the AMEP in the last 12 months
• have completed 75% or more of your AMEP tuition hours (that is, 383 hours or more), or you have reached ACSF Level 2 in Learning, Reading, Writing and Oral Communication
• have not reached Functional English (ACSF Level 3 in all skills)
• are ready to work or study.