Spoken and Written English - Beginners Level 2 - 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 – Beginners Level 2 is a short introductory course to support you in improving your workplace English skills in preparation for employment or to study a vocational course. This course builds on skills obtained in Spoken and Written English – Beginners Level 1.

You will learn intermediate level English grammar and pronunciation, improve on your written skills, computer and online security knoweldge, as well as various numeracy skills to help you in the workplace or study environment.

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

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern 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:

• Use grammar - pre-intermediate
• Use pronunciation - pre-intermediate
• Use PC, Internet, Email and Mobile Security
• Use basic strategies for career planning
• Identify and use some common 2D shapes for work
• Use highly familiar maps and diagrams for work
• Listen to and engage in short simple social conversations
• Listen to and engage in short simple spoken transactions
• Read and write simple personal information

Course Outcome

By the end of this course, you will be more comfortable with having a conversation in English and writing in English. You will gain advanced beginners level numeracy skills and you will be able to 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 dependents
• 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 be run over a period of 8 weeks which will include both classroom based sessions 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.

Units of Competency (10)

• CSO201710 Pronunciation Beginner - Stage 2
• CSO201712 Grammar Beginner - Stage 2
• CSO201609 PC, Internet, Email and Mobile Security
• FSKLRG003 Use short and simple strategies for career planning
• FSKNUM005 Use familiar 2D shapes for work
• FSKNUM006 Use simple and highly familiar spatial information for work
• SWEELC001 Listen to and engage in short simple social conversations
• SWEELT001 Listen to and engage in short simple spoken transactions
• SWERWI001 Read and write simple personal information
• VU22347 Participate in short simple spoken interactions

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 unit of competency, 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 entail the following:

• Assessment methods 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 study, you can complete English for Work and Study - Intermediate (FSK10213 Certificate I in Skills for Vocational Pathways).

Delivery Mode

We offer training in formats that suit you and your workplace in accordance with the unit of competency, training package or accredited course.

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face with an individual assessment for each unit of competency and a variety of delivery modes to ensure individual learning styles are catered for.

Please note: Government Covid regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

Classroom learning for this course may include:

• text book references
• white board notes and visuals
• PowerPoint presentations
• DVD’s
• class discussions and group tasks
• case studies and scenarios
• practical simulation and group role play

Logistical Information

Government Covid regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

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

Other areas of delivery assessed on request.

Workplace based training delivered in your workplace.