My name is Navy Khuy. I came from Cambodia. I came to New Zealand in 2011. My first job in New Zealand was working in a bakery on Botanical Road in Palmerston North, then I started running my own bakery, Olympic …
Former Myanmar refugees are learning new skills and English on the job with a Nelson insulation company. “Hi, I’m Johnsy Johnsy. I’m from Absolute Energy and I’ve come to install your insulation.” The greeting is simple, but it shows how …
Auckland company Thermakraft finds workplace English lessons decrease the risk of damage to expensive equipment and make the factory safer for workers. The English for Employees classes – run by English Language Partners – aim to provide a ‘talking’ user manual for …
In this part of the country, more than 200,000 cows are milked, fed and cared for each day by Kiwis, as well as by a growing group of skilled migrants. Experienced farm hands are in high demand and, as Waikato …
Mark Sanders (above left) owns a small cabinetmaking business and says that he considers himself fortunate to have a former refugee working for him. Thupten’s Tsering (above right) arrived in Nepal, then India, after a harrowing escape from Tibet. In …
Although speaking English in New Zealand creates some challenges, the auto-electrical engineer says a course at English Language Partners Aoraki has helped him to avoid getting his wires crossed at work. Originally from central Luzon, 40 minutes’ drive from the Philippines’ capital Manila, Teddy Bangilinan arrived in November 2011, …
Antonio Claridad, Felix Rodiano and Anthony Caintic agree New Zealand offers a wealth of work opportunities. The three arrived from the Philippines two years ago and are based at Fielden Metalworks, a sheet metal manufacturing company in Christchurch. Nigel Maxey, …
“Since the programme, my boys are a lot more out there,” says Rose Mauava, operations manager at Freshmax, a distribution warehouse in Auckland accessing ‘English for Employees’ run by English Language Partners Auckland South. “The biggest problem we had was …
What makes a family pack up their lives in Taiwan and move to Hamilton, New Zealand? In Melissa Hsu and James Lin’s case, it was education and lifestyle. But it was still a brave decision to leave well-paid and successful careers to …
Serving up delicious meals at Little India in Wellington is something Shrinand feels confident about. He has 20 years of cooking experience, but lacked the skills to speak English to waiting staff and delivery people. In India, Shrinand worked for …
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