Education & Childcare - Adult Education - Wellington

Adult and community education programmes play a vital role in providing access to learning for people throughout their lives. A diverse range of courses, held at night or on weekends, is offered in Wellington city by Victoria University, Wellington High School, Onslow College, Rongotai College and Newlands College.

Continuing education courses are also offered in Porirua at Mana College, Kapiti at Kapiti College and in the Hutt Valley at Naenae College, Taita College, Heretaunga College and Upper Hutt College.

ESOL for Adults

ESOL is a generic term used for programmes that teach English to speakers of other languages. Adults wanting to improve their English language can access a range of ESOL courses. The Tertiary Education Commission produces regional directories of ESOL providers.

Tertiary Education Commission website

Adult education courses
ESOL education for adults ranges from beginners’ courses to advanced courses in business English. Courses are available at most polytechnics and universities, as well as at The Correspondence School.
- The Correspondence School website
ESOL home tutors
ESOL home tutors is a national network of trained and qualified home tutors who provide one-to-one English instruction to migrants. The volunteer tutors visit homes and provide individual instruction to adults unable to attend formal language classes. The tutors also plan social get-togethers where participants can practice their conversational English and build social networks. There are three offices in the Wellington area.
- ESOL Home Tutors website
MCLaSS
MCLaSS stands for Multicultural Learning and Support Services. It is located in the Multicultural Services Centre of Wellington at 61-63 Taranaki Street. MCLaSS conducts classes in English for speakers of other languages but it does not have a tutoring service. MCLaSS also provides a job mentoring service for new migrants.
- MCLaSS website