Newsletter Out Now- STEPS Adult Migrant English Program
Welcome to our Spring Edition of the STEPS Adult Migrant English Program Newsletter, and a big welcome to all of our new students! We’ve had a very busy winter and with the new spring arriving, we have new classes, new courses and new connections forming across our wide AMEP family. It’s a very exciting time […]
Supporting Migrants Every Step of the Way
Throughout history, people have left their homelands in hope of finding better opportunities, safety and a better life for them and their families – ambitions all of us aspire to. Migration is a brave physical expression of the human will to triumph over danger, poverty and misfortune, to take one’s life into their own hands […]
STEPS Helping Migrants Settle through Improved Language and Employability Skills
Finding and settling into a new job can be a challenge for anyone, but for someone who has recently migrated and is new to the Australian culture, language and workforce it can be even more daunting. Fortunately, support is on hand for those who need that extra help gaining language and job skills necessary to […]
Our People – Jennifer Lopes – AMEP Teacher Alice Springs
STAFF PROFILE Q&A: We recently caught up with our new Adult Migrant English Program teacher ‘on the block’ Jennifer Lopes! Jennifer loves working with new Australians to help them become part of our multicultural country! She believes that ‘language is the key to belonging as it enables people to communicate with others and be part of […]
Enhancing Our Social Fabric Through A Journey Of Quilting
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Harmony Day, a day that celebrates cultural diversity. Nationwide celebrations will run for an entire week this year, celebrating Australia’s fascinating cultural diversity. ABS data tells us that 49 per cent of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was, we also identify with […]
Adult Migrant English Program Launches in Alice Springs
In a great win for the community and thanks to a local migrant services advocate and STEPS Education and Training, Alice Springs will now have free English language classes for migrants and humanitarian entrants as they begin their pathway to settlement in regional Australia. Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia manager Marguerite Baptiste-Rooke said being […]