Bright future for SLPET Ready-for-Work student
Originally from Malaysia, Yvonne Lim has been in Australia for nearly five years. She found out about STEPS AMEP and the Ready for Work course (SLPET) shortly after arriving in Australia. “I appreciate STEPS and the teachers who taught me. They went out of their way to help and make my life easier,” says Yvonne. […]
R U OK? Day at STEPS Palmerston
A Conversation Can Change a Life This morning Palmerston students and staff acknowledged R U OK? Day with a fabulous and very yellow morning tea. Every year, on the second Thursday of September, Australia comes together to ask a simple yet profoundly important question: “Are you okay?” R U OK? Day is an important reminder […]
Cultivating Connections at Palmerston Community Hall
Since January, the AMEP clients at Palmerston have been enjoying gardening and cooking activities in the Gray Community Hall. Participants have been enjoying growing and harvesting activities from the Gray Harvest Corner Community Garden. Although the garden is currently closed for renovations, the students continue to attend the Gray Community Hall each Thursday for other […]
Celebrating Adult Learners Week with STEPS: Empowering Lifelong Education
Adult Learners Week is an annual event dedicated to celebrating and promoting adult education and lifelong learning. Established with the aim of empowering adults to continue their educational journeys, this initiative holds special significance at STEPS, where a diverse range of vocational programs and courses focus on equipping adults with skill sets needed for professional […]
STEPS AMEP Student Diary: Rabia Chreki
Rabia Chreki has been learning English in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) in Alice Springs, she enjoys the teaching style and likes “meeting with different cultured students and studying English with the kindest teachers.” Three years ago, Rabia moved from Syria to Australia with her husband and children. “I’m very happy with my choice […]
In Alice: A new life, new language and new opportunities
Reuniting her family, building a life in a new country, learning English for the first time, a lot has happened in two short years for Awur Mabior Yaar Dupho. It wasn’t long ago that Awur first came to Australia with her two young children, joining her husband who has been living and working here for […]
