English for Employees

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 …

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 …

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 …

Before arriving from Thailand, Nopphawan Young, now living in Levin, knew little English. Her employer, Geoff Lewis, is the owner of the Tender Tips Company, which supplies premium fresh asparagus to the international and domestic markets. Geoff recalls Nopphawan first …