Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP)
What is AMEP?
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is a program which provides Basic English as a second language (ESL) tuition to help migrants and humanitarian entrants from non-English speaking backgrounds settle successfully in Australia.
This includes assisting clients to deal with everyday social situations such as paying bills, seeking medical treatment, understanding simple instructions and writing an informal letter.
English language tuition is provided under the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), funded through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, for migrants and humanitarian entrants who do not have functional English.
Refugee and humanitarian entrants under the age of 25 with low levels of schooling are eligible for up to 910 hours of English language tuition while those over 25 are eligible for up to 610 hours of tuition, and other migrants are eligible for up to 510 hours of tuition.