❓ The WA government provides English language programs for newly arrived CaLD migrants in the corrective system through the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program, which includes literacy, numeracy, and oracy skills development, alongside vocational training opportunities where applicable.
AnsweredQoN 7440Legislative Assembly
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What English language programmes are being provided for newly arrived Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) migrants within the Corrective System to provide them with language and training skills while in prison?
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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
42 days
The needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) migrants are included within the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program in WA which is primarily concerned with the teaching of students to read, write and become financially literate. All students who enter the prison system with a sentence of more than six months undergo an initial assessment and are given a literacy, numeracy and oracy score to reflect their skill level, alongside counselling with regard to their education and employment pathway. Trained teachers facilitate the interviews and it is here that CaLD students initially explore their options. Potential barriers to learning are flagged and discussed.
The courses on offer within the ABE program in WA prisons are chosen for their ability to meet the various skill levels within the student population. The courses include the Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education, Gaining Access to Training and Education and the Certificates in General Education for Adults. The 'Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education' is the course appropriate for students who have English as a second, third or fourth language. All of the above courses or certificates are available to CaLD students throughout their sentence.
Suitably qualified tutors teach ABE courses and customise delivery to meet the language needs of each group, developing students from their birth language to Standard Australian English. For some CaLD students English is not a barrier and this means they are eligible to enrol in vocational training delivered by the Department of Corrective Services. In some instances they become valuable mentors for others.
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The courses on offer within the ABE program in WA prisons are chosen for their ability to meet the various skill levels within the student population. The courses include the Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education, Gaining Access to Training and Education and the Certificates in General Education for Adults. The 'Certificate 1 in Entry to General Education' is the course appropriate for students who have English as a second, third or fourth language. All of the above courses or certificates are available to CaLD students throughout their sentence.
Suitably qualified tutors teach ABE courses and customise delivery to meet the language needs of each group, developing students from their birth language to Standard Australian English. For some CaLD students English is not a barrier and this means they are eligible to enrol in vocational training delivered by the Department of Corrective Services. In some instances they become valuable mentors for others.
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