Certificate II in EAL (Access) | Bendigo TAFE

This course develops the basic language and literacy skills of students to undertake further study, seek and maintain employment and participate in the community.

You will learn how to prepare a learning plan, participate in formal learning environments and access learning resources.

Course graduates will have developed basic English language skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing to participate in everyday life and community, work preparation and further learning. They will develop basic learning and digital literacy skills. If numeracy electives are completed they will develop skills and knowledge to perform simple mathematical operations in familiar contexts. Graduates will be able to apply their skills and knowledge to demonstrate autonomy and limited judgement in familiar, structured and defined everyday contexts. They will be able to deal with a limited range of predictable everyday problems where they need to use English, and will be able to use English to satisfy their own everyday transactional, commercial, recreational and social needs. The volume of learning ranges from 610 - 775 hours. This includes both supervised and unsupervised learning. As this course involves the acquisition of English language skills, the unsupervised learning includes daily practise and use of all English language skills outside the learning environment. The unsupervised component of the volume of learning may be decreased according to prior study or real life experience. The above skills and knowledge are consistent with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Qualification Type Descriptor for a Certificate II.