Certificate II in Spoken and Written English

10728NAT Certificate II in Spoken and Written English is a component of the Certificates in Spoken and Written English (CSWE), English as an additional language (EAL) curriculum framework.

It is a post-beginner course for learners who have had some formal or informal exposure to English and who already possess a foundational level of English language skills and numeracy. It provides English language learning for EAL learners, primarily targeting newly arrived migrants and refugees who need English language skills to participate in a limited range of community, further training or employment contexts. The Certificate II in Spoken and Written English also includes elective numeracy modules for those EAL learners who may need to develop numeracy skills.

This course is intended to provide participants with the following general education outcomes:

• English language proficiency at the equivalent of International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) 2+, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 5.0, or Common European Framework (CEFR) B1+
• English language proficiency to meet some performance features of Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) 2 indicators.