Language & Culture

Enhance your communication skills with UCOL's suite of language and culture programmes.

Choose from Māori, English and Sign Language.

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  English Language

  

  English Language

  • Certificates

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    • New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5) (Academic)

      Level 5

      Duration: 19 weeks

      Start:  February/July

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
    • New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4) (Academic)

      Level 4

      Duration: 18 weeks, full-time

      Start:  February/July

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
    • New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (General)

      Level 3

      Duration: 18 weeks, full-time

      Start:  February/July

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
    • New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (Applied)

      Level 3

      Duration: 18 weeks, full-time

      Start:  February/July

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
    • TOEFL iBT Test

       

      Duration: 

      Start:  Monthly

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
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  Free Sign Language Courses

  

  Free Sign Language Courses

  • Certificates

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    • Introduction to Sign Language

       

      Duration: 10 weeks, part-time

      Start:  February/July

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui

       
    • Conversational Sign Language

       

      Duration: 10 weeks
      One evening per week, 6 - 8pm

      Start:  May/Oct

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui

       
    • Immersion Sign Language

       

      Duration: 10 weeks, part-time
      

      Start:  TBC

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
    • Sign in the Workplace

       

      Duration: 10 weeks

      Start:  TBC

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North

       
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  Māori Studies

  

  Māori Studies

  • Certificates

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    • Te Reo Māori for Beginners

       

      Duration: 10 weeks

      Start:  February/May/July/October

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North,
      UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton, Marton

       
    • Te Reo Māori Intermediate

       

      Duration: 10 weeks

      Start:  May/July/October

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton, Marton

       
    • Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 4)

      Level 4

      Duration: 1 year, part-time
      
      Palmerston North - Tuesdays 6-9pm and five weekend wānanga marae.
      
      Whanganui - Thursdays 6-9pm and five weekend wānanga marae.
      
      Masterton - Wednesdays 5:30 - 9:30pm
      and six weekend wānanga marae

      Start:  February

      Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa.

       
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  Samoan Language

  

  Samoan Language

  • Other Programmes

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    • Ole Gagana Samoa (Level 2)

      Level 2

      Duration: 40 hours
      Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm
      
      

      Start:  May

      Location: Ngati Apa Education, Marton
      (old Turakina Girls college)

       
    • Ole Gagana Samoa Beginners

       

      Duration: Thursday mornings 10am -12pm

      Start:  February

      Location: Ngati Apa Education, Marton
      (old Turakina Girls college)