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English Language
Improve your English. Improve your opportunities!
If you’re a migrant or refugee, learning English at Wintec will improve your opportunities in New Zealand. If you progress all the way through the New Zealand Certificates in English Language, you’ll be able to learn English specifically for study situations or workplace situations, take the IELTS, OET and Cambridge First exams, and continue on to study one of our other programmes, in a huge range of subjects.
Our Programmes
Professional Programmes / Short Courses
IELTS
IELTS assesses all of your English skills — reading, writing, listening and speaking, and is designed to reflect how you will use English at study, at work, and at play, in your new life abroad.
Wintec is a testing location for the IELTS test in Hamilton.
Wintec also offers an IELTS preparation course to help you get ready for the test.
Cambridge English Exams
Wintec is an authorised centre to offer Cambridge English Language assessments. Click here to find out more about the Cambridge English Exam, and book your test. If you're interested in our Cambridge English Exam Preparation course, click here to find out more and book your place.
Occupational English Test (OET) Exam
Wintec is an official testing venue for Occupational English Test (OET). OET is the leading English language test specifically designed for healthcare professionals. Click here to find out about our OET preparation course.
Occupational English Test:
- Is designed to test the English language proficiency of health professionals in 12 specific fields;
- Is valid and reliable, developed and revised by subject experts;
- Tests reading, writing, listening and speaking skills using real healthcare scenarios;
- Ensures profession-specific English language skills to safeguard patient safety and quality of care.
To register for the test visit: occupationalenglishtest.org view OET test dates here.
OET Test Dates
| Test date | Registration Closing Date | Results published | Professions available for this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 12 January 2019 | Wednesday 19 December 2018 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 12.59 pm GMT | Friday 1 February 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Saturday 2 February 2019 | Wednesday 9 January 2019 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 12.59 pm GMT | Thursday 21 Februray 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Sunday 23 February 2019 | Wednesday 30 January 2019 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 12.59 pm GMT | Friday 15 March 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry |
| Saturday 16 March 2019 | Wednesday 20 February 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 12.59 pm GMT | Thursday 4 April 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Pharmacy Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry |
| Saturday 6 April 2019 | Wednesday 13 March 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Friday 3 May 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Radiography |
| Saturday 18 May 2019 | Wednesday 24 April 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 6 June 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Saturday 15 June 2019 | Wednesday 22 May 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 4 July 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Radiography |
| Sunday 7 July 2019 | Wednesday 12 Jun 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 25 July 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Saturday 3 August 2019 | Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 22 August 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Radiography |
| Saturday 31 August 2019 | Wednesday 7 August 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 19 September 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 | Wednesday 28 August 2019 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 1.59 pm GMT | Friday 11 October 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Radiography |
| Sunday 13 October 2019 | Wednesday 18 September 2019 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 12.59 pm GMT | Thursday 31 October 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
| Saturday 9 November 2019 | Wednesday 16 October 2019 at 11.59 pm AEDT at 12.59 pm GMT | Thursday 28 November 2019 by 5 pm AEDT by 6 am GMT | Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Physiotherapy Radiography |
| Saturday 30 November 2019 | Wednesday 6 November 2019 at 11.59 pm AEST at 2.59 pm GMT | Thursday 19 December 2019 by 5 pm AEST by 8 am GMT | Dentistry Dietetics Medicine Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physiotherapy Podiatry Radiography Speech Pathology Veterinary Science |
*Closing dates: registrations close three weeks before the test date.
For a list of all OET test dates see the following:
OET Occupational English Test dates
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About the Faculty
The Centre for Languages provides English programmes at all levels for students for whom English is a second or other language.
Permanent residents, new migrants and international students from a number of different countries, from the age of 16 to 80, enrich our programmes.
A priority for the Centre has been to facilitate access to learning by making programmes as flexible as possible. This flexibility includes:
- the use of ICT, multimedia and on-line resources,
- the incorporation of special interest topics,
- academic, vocational and survival language options,
- the development of supported learning pathways into mainstream studies
Course Guide
Our course guides (prospectuses) will tell you everything you need to know about Wintec. They contain information about the Wintec campus, student life and the programmes we offer.
We offer the course guides (prospectuses) in both digital and physical form.
Undergraduate Course Guide (Prospectus)
Postgraduate Health and Social Practice Course Guide (Prospectus)
Undergraduate Course Guide (Prospectus)
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Postgraduate Health Course Guide (Prospectus)
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