News stories tagged with "AMEP"

Sadaf had only been in Australia for two months before she started at Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) in Canberra. She admits that at times, she found studying in her new country difficult, but with encouragement from her teachers, she now has a job she loves and big plans for her future.  Sadaf has learned several […]

On 13 November 2025, an 18 people delegation from Japan Local Government Centres (JLGC) visited Navitas Skilled Futures’ (NSF) Fairfield campus. The NSF General Manager, Jetinder Macfarlane, and the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Manager, Aaron Caulfield, warmly welcomed the delegation. This is the fourth time since 2016 that NSF has taken part in the […]

Clients at Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) recently had the opportunity to ‘lift’ their English and practical work skills through a new initiative organised by the NSF college at Fairfield.   Twenty-one clients attended the Forklift License Training Course held in conjunction with Wise Driving School at Yennora. Seven clients can now apply for their official licenses to operate forklifts. The other clients are continuing to […]

Viet Thu loves to work, loves to study and loves being a mum to two young children. Thanks to her Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) training at the Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) colleges at Bankstown and at Cabramatta, she has found a way to do all three.  Preparing for life in Australia “My story in […]

Shafiqa arrived in Australia two years ago as a humanitarian entrant with her husband and two young children, leaving behind a life in Afghanistan that had become increasingly difficult under Taliban rule. As a woman, her freedom and future had been severely limited.  Then she discovered the benefits of developing her skills through the Adult Migrant […]

Qais’ career started in banking. Within 12 years, he was managing a branch of Azizi Bank, Afghanistan’s leading commercial bank, dealing with large companies in industries such as construction and education. Now he and his family have moved to Australia he is expanding his range of skills through the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) at Navitas […]

Recently Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) student Aqsa received exciting news. In June, she secured her very first paid employment in Australia as a Court Officer with the Department of Communities and Justice at Liverpool Local Court. In her first few weeks in her new job, Aqsa realised how interesting the work was going to be. […]

Hussien smiles when he talks about being given Australian citizenship. He is Rohingya and grew up in Myanmar before moving to Malaysia and then Australia where he was given refugee status. Thanks to the support of his trainers at Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) who helped him prepare for the citizenship test, Hussien can now proudly […]

As part of providing practical job skills to migrants and refugees, Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) actively supports employment information events.  Recently, NSF took part in local jobs fairs for National Skills Week in Victoria, as well as the popular Pathways to Employment Expo in Fairfield, NSW.   NSF Stakeholder Engagement Manager Basim Shamaon was on the […]

Hong, a young mother and beautician from Vietnam has exciting plans. After a great start participating in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) through Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF), she’s embracing her new life in Australia with both hands and setting goals for her future. Hong arrived in Sydney to live with her husband and new […]