News stories tagged with "Cabramatta"

Haswipa has gained confidence in her life in Australia since joining Navitas Skilled Futures, where she has studied in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) that is funded by the Australian Government of Home Affairs. She said she may never have been able to complete her study were it not for the free childcare offered […]

Adapting to life in a new country can be a challenging experience, particularly for those who arrive with limited English. Amid the obstacles, stories of resilience and triumph emerge, like Keomony’s journey with her husband and two children from Cambodia to Australia. Her subsequent experience through the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) at Navitas Skilled […]

As a 20-year-old newlywed, Vietnamese-born Mai and her husband moved to Ukraine to start a new life in a new country. The couple established themselves in this “beautiful and peaceful place”, learning the language and customs, welcoming a daughter into their family and enjoying a good life, that included study, work and a healthy social […]

The Foundation Skills for Your Future (FSFYF) Program ended in June 2024. Workplace-Based Training Projects are now available through the Skills For Education and Employment (SEE) Program. A Western Sydney educational support organisation has worked with Navitas Skilled Futures to provide professional development for its tutoring staff, for their current work – and for their future […]

When Tran Mong Duyen arrived in Australia from Vietnam in October 2021 to marry her husband she was “sad and lonely” and worried about her English and finding work. Now working in a coffee shop and enjoying her life with new friends in Australia, Duyen says she owes her successful settlement to Navitas Skilled Futures. […]

Two summers after the award-winning English for Swimming Program last ran, it has returned to the pool, bringing water skills and confidence to a new group of migrant and refugee women. The first week of the September school holidays saw seven brave new swimmers from Navitas Skilled Futures’ Cabramatta College take the plunge to learn swimming, as […]

A bespoke short course by Navitas Skilled Futures is helping migrant parents communicate more effectively with their children’s schools and teachers, while growing in confidence and independence. The English for School Communication course has run every Friday for the past 10 weeks at Cabramatta College. Approached by a local primary school to run the course, […]

After a long break due to the pandemic, Navitas Skilled Futures (NSF) Cabramatta hosted its first Law Expo in three years on 13 September. The ‘Law & You Expo’, presented in conjunction with the NSW Department of Justice, focused on legal rights and responsibilities for newly arrived NSF students studying AMEP English at Cabramatta College. […]

An Afghan women’s social enterprise project combining English lessons with sewing is more about creating opportunities than products, with participants gaining skills and knowledge for greater social and economic independence.  As part of the ‘English for Sewing’ project a group of 15 recently arrived Afghan women living in Western Sydney are learning how to make […]

Navitas Skilled Futures has teamed up with SBS and WIRES on a new media project to help migrants learn about Australian wildlife while improving their English language skills. The ‘Living with Aussie Wildlife’ project will be freely and publicly accessible from the SBS Learn English website, and will include videos, activities and worksheets relating to […]