New Zealand Certificate in English Language (NZCEL)

The NZCEL qualifications have been designed to provide a national qualification for domestic and international learners of English as an additional language, which allows the community, employers and educational institutions to recognise the level at which the graduate can use English for general or academic purposes.

- New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 1)
● Nationally recognised New Zealand qualification: NZCEL Level 1.
● Listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing Skills, vocabulary, grammar development.
● Students have confidence to communicate in basic, familiar, everyday situations with support.

- New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 2)
● Nationally recognised New Zealand qualification: NZCEL Level 2.
● Listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing Skills, vocabulary, grammar development.
● Students have confidence to communicate in basic, familiar, everyday situations in order to participate in an English language environment.

- New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 3)
● Nationally recognised New Zealand qualification: NZCEL Academic Level 3.
● Listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing Skills, vocabulary, grammar development.
● Students have confidence to communicate in most situations with some independence and fluency in order to participate in academic contexts.
● Direct entry to some certificate programmes (Level 3 tertiary study) on academic strand.
● Equivalent to IELTS range 5.0 to 5.5.

- New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4)
● Nationally recognised New Zealand qualification: NZCEL Academic Level 4.
● Listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing Skills, vocabulary, grammar development.
● Students have confidence to communicate independently and effectively in familiar and some less familiar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic English language contexts.
● Direct entry to some certificate and Diploma programmes (Level 4 and 5 tertiary study) on academic strand. Please check with your education provider for their entry policy for the programme you intend to study.
● Equivalent to IELTS range 5.5 to 6.5.

- New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
● Nationally recognised New Zealand qualification: NZCEL Academic level 5.
● Listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills, writing Skills, vocabulary, grammar development.
● Students have confidence to communicate independently and effectively in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar situations with fluency and flexibility in professional and/or academic English language contexts.
● Direct entry to some Diploma, Degree, Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Master’s Degree, and Doctoral Degree programmes (Level 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 tertiary study) on academic strand. Please check with your education provider for their entry policy for the programme you intend to study.
● Equivalent to IELTS range 6.5 to 7.5.

Maximum Class size: 15 students

All native speakers.