Spoken and Written English - Advanced Plus - Sydney Course

If you are looking to improve your spoken and written English for study or work purposes, then this course is for you.

Spoken and Written English – Advanced Plus is a short introductory course to support you in improving your English skills in preparation for employment or to study a vocational course. This course builds on skills obtained in Certificate II on Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways (FSK20119).

You will learn advanced level English grammar and pronunciation and you will improve  your spooking, listening, reading and writing skills, computer and online security knowledge, as well as  numeracy skills to help you in the workplace, everyday life  or study environment.

The course comprises a selection of units  from the accredited FSK-Foundation Skills Training Package and Spoken and Written English qualifications and CGEA packages. Units are selected to meet the reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy requirements of the learners.

Macquarie Community College also operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

In this course you will learn how to:

• Set goals and career plans
• Participate in a formal routine spoken exchanges
• Comprehend and participate in routine informal spoken exchanges
• Read and respond to various routine text types
• Complete routine workplace formatted texts
• Comprehending and participating in casual conversations
• Comprehending and conducting presentations
• Work with routine  numerical information
• Manage cloud files and online sharing

Course Outcome

By the end of this course, you will be more confident when having a routine formal or informal conversation in English. You will also develop more advanced reading strategies and you will be able to comprehend advanced text types and complete routine writing tasks in English. You  will gain advanced level numeracy skills to help you  participate in a work or study environment. 

At the end of the course, you will be issued a Statement of Attainment for the units where competency has been achieved.

What to Bring

All course material is provided and inclusive with course fees.

Please bring:

• notepad
• pen

Prerequisite: Essential

An appropriate level of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills is required to enrol in this course. Macquarie Community College may conduct an LLN assessment as part of the pre enrolment process.

Fees and Government Subsidy Opportunities

The NSW Government’s Adult and Community Education (ACE) Program provides additional support to disadvantaged students who have barriers to studying a full qualification. The ACE Program aims to promote access and increase vocational education and training outcomes for those who experience significant barriers to training and employment.

This may include students who are:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
• living with a disability
• long-term unemployed
• Commonwealth welfare recipients and their dependants
• migrants/refugees who are unemployed or underemployed
• experiencing other barriers to the Smart and Skilled entitlement program
• living in regional and remote communities where training under the Smart and Skilled entitlement program cannot easily be accessed

If you're a prospective student, please visit: https://www.macquarie.nsw.edu.au/adult-community-education where you will find everything you need to know about the Adult Community Education program before you enrol.

For those that are not eligible for this subsidy please enquire for pricing.

Study Load

This course will include livestream video classes online and home study.

Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Credit transfer (CT) is defined in the AQF as follows:

• Credit transfer is a process that provides students with agreed and consistent credit outcomes for components of a qualification based on identified equivalence in content and learning outcomes between matched qualifications.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is defined in the AQF as follows:

• Recognition of prior learning is an assessment process that involves assessment of an individual’s relevant prior learning (including formal, informal and non-formal learning) to determine the credit outcomes of an individual application for credit.

This is underpinned by the AQF definition of credit as follows:

• Credit is the value assigned for the recognition of equivalence in content and learning outcomes between different types of learning and/or qualifications.
• Credit reduces the amount of learning required to achieve a qualification and may be through credit transfer, articulation, recognition of prior learning or advanced standing.

For further CT information visit: www.aqf.edu.au/sites/aqf/files/credit-transfer-explanation.pdf.
For further RPL information visit: https://www.aqf.edu.au/sites/aqf/files/rpl-explanation.pdf.

If you would like to apply for CT or RPL, please contact us.

Unit Components (11)

• CSO201809 Goal Setting and Career Planning
• CSO201812 Preparing for the Workplace
• FSKRDG008 Read and respond to information in routine visual and graphic texts
• FSKWTG008 Complete routine workplace formatted texts
• SWELPE001 Comprehend and participate in routine formal spoken exchanges
• SWELPE002 Comprehend and participate in routine informal spoken exchanges
• VU22395 Work with a range of numbers and money in familiar and routine situations
• VU22396  Work with and interpret directions in familiar and routine situations
• VU22399 Work with design and shape in familiar and routine situations
• VU22400 Unit Title Work with and interpret numerical information in familiar and routine texts
• CSO201611 Computer file management: cloud drives and online sharing

For more information, visit https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/FSK

How You Will Be Assessed

Assessment (including recognition of prior learning) must:

• Meet the requirements of the relevant training package or accredited course, and
• Be conducted in accordance with the principles of assessment and the rules of evidence, and
• Meet workplace and, where relevant, regulatory requirements.

For this course assessment will include written and oral tasks, practical tasks and observation by the assessor. You will be informed when assessments are to take place.

What Can I Study Next?

After completing this course, you can enrol in 22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults.

Delivery Mode

We offer training in formats that suit you and your workplace in accordance with the training package.

Spoken and Written English - Advanced Plus is available in a variety of learning modes:

• Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.
• Workplace based: Training is tailored to your organisation and delivered in your workplace.

Logistical Information

Macquarie Community College also operates from a range of venues across North and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Carlingford, Chatswood, Mt Druitt, Richmond and many more.
Other areas of delivery assessed on request.
Workplace based training delivered in your workplace.