commUnity+ delivers English as an Additional Language (EAL) programs. Courses are held at commUnity+ sites and in partnership with community groups, schools, and other partners.

Certificates in English as an Additional Language (EAL)

EAL courses prepare students for further study or employment through improving English language speaking, listening, reading and writing, as well as vocabulary and pronunciation.  

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commUnity+ is a Foundation Skills Approved Provider and contracted provider of Victorian Government-subsidised training. Funding is provided through the Skills First program.

To enrol in any of the qualifications subsidised under the Skills First Program, please contact the office on (03) 8312 2040. An interview will be scheduled, and your needs will be discussed with a qualified pre-training assessor.

Comm Unity Plus Services, (TOID No: 3755) is a contracted provider of Victorian Government-subsidised training. 

Eligibility criteria for Skills First Program

To be eligible for the Skills First Program subsidy, you must meet all the eligibility criteria, which include location, citizenship, and education history, as outlined below.

Location and citizenship

You must be physically present in Victoria at all times at which you are undertaking the training and assessment.

You must also be either:

• an Australian citizen, or
• an Australian Permanent Resident (holder of a permanent visa), or
• a New Zealand citizen, or
• referred by a special initiative.

Education history

You must not:

• have started, or be due to start, more than two (2) Skills First funded AQF qualifications or skill sets in the same calendar year, and
• be currently enrolled in two (2) or more Skills First funded qualifications and skill sets at the same time, and
• be currently enrolled in a secondary school. This includes government, non-government, independent, catholic schools and home schooling. School-based apprentices and trainees are exempt from this requirement.

Criteria for Foundation Skills list courses

You must:

• meet the location and citizenship criteria, and
• meet the education history criteria.

You must not:

• hold an AQF qualification issued by an Australian VET or higher education provider that is at AQF level 5 (Diploma) or higher, and
• be enrolled in the Commonwealth Government’s Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program

Our Courses:

22636VIC Course in Initial EAL

VU23489             Recognise letters of the alphabet and their sounds in extremely familiar words       

VU23490             Use extremely familiar strategies to participate in learning               

VU23491             Recognise and copy extremely familiar words        

VU23492             Participate in extremely familiar spoken exchanges              

VU23493             Recognise, copy and use numbers and money from 1 to 50              

VU23575             Recognise and use extremely familiar digital devices

22637VIC Course in EAL

VU23494             Use strategies to develop language learning with support                 

VU23495             Begin language learning with support        

VU23496             Communicate basic personal details and needs     

VU23497             Give and respond to short highly familiar information        

VU23498             Read and write short highly familiar messages and forms                  

VU23499             Read and write short, highly familiar factual texts                

VU23577             Recognise and use numbers and money from 50 to 100 for highly familiar activities 

VU23578             Recognise and use time in highly familiar situations    

22638VIC Certificate I in EAL (Access)

VU23500             Plan language learning with support          

VU22352             Recognise numbers and money in simple, highly familiar situations              

VU22353             Recognise, give and follow simple and familiar directions   

VU22354             Recognise measurements in simple, highly familiar situations         

VU23501             Participate in short simple exchanges        

VU23502             Give and respond to short, simple spoken information       

VU23503             Read and write short simple messages and forms                 

VU23504             Read and write short, simple informational texts  

22639VIC Certificate II in EAL (Access)

VU22358             Develop learning goals     

VU22369             Work with simple numbers and money in familiar situations           

VU23519             Participate in simple conversations and transactions           

VU23520             Give and respond to simple spoken information and directions       

VU23521             Read and write simple transactional texts                

VU23522             Read and write simple informational texts               

VU23560             Access the internet and email to develop language              

VU23568             Locate health and medical information     

22640VIC Certificate III in EAL (Access)

VU22384             Develop and document a learning plan and portfolio          

VU22395             Work with a range of numbers and money in familiar and routine situations            

VU23524             Engage in straightforward casual conversations and spoken transactions    

VU23525             Give and respond to straightforward information                 

VU23526             Read and write straightforward transactional texts              

VU23527             Read and write straightforward informational texts             

VU23567             Investigate features of the education system in Australia   

VU23573             Explore current issues  

22643VIC Certificate III in EAL (Employment)

VU22384             Develop and document a learning plan and portfolio          

BSBLDR301         Support effective workplace relationships                

BSBWHS211       Contribute to the health and safety of self and others        

ICTICT214           Operate application software packages     

VU22398             Work with and interpret statistical information in familiar and routine texts              

VU23537             Prepare to work effectively in an Australian workplace       

VU23538             Participate in straightforward interactions for employment              

VU23539             Read and write straightforward texts for employment

*This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding subject to eligibility requirements. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Enrolment for eligible students will affect future training options and eligibility for further government-subsidised training under the Skills First Program. Enrolment fees may apply.