English Language Providers and English Proficiency Information

Acceptable evidence of English language proficiency:

Completed Bachelor's degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Masters Degree, or Doctoral degree from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, or the USA;
All primary education plus three years of secondary education conducted in English at schools from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, or the United States;
Five years of secondary education conducted in English at schools from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, or the United States;
NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance;
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA);
Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CerTESOL);
International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A - level qualification for which the teaching and assessment were conducted in English.

For more information about the English requirements set by New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) please click here.

Recommended English Language Providers in the Wellington Region

English Provider

English Programme

Entry requirements

Duration

Intake Dates

Website

Highlights

Contact

ETC

NZCEL

EAS

Depends on the

intended level of

English programme

NZCEL - 20 weeks

EAS -10-12 weeks

Flexible

http://www.etc.ac.nz/

5 mins walk to LCB

Accommodation arrangement

TOEIC only testing centre in

Wellington

Rozina Yusuf

rozina@etc.ac.nz

NZLC

General English, IELTS,

Cambridge,etc.

Depends on the

intended level of

English programme

Flexible

http://nzlc.ac.nz/

5 mins walk to LCB

Accommodation arrangement

Lenka Sladkova

wnenrol@nzlc.ac.nz

EMS

General English
NZCEL (Level 3)

Depends on the

intended level of

English programme

NZCEL Level 3 (16 weeks)
NZCEL Level 4 (16 weeks)

Flexible

https://ems.ac.nz/

2 mins walk to LCB
Accommodation arrangement
Airport Pick-up

Nathaniel Rowe
nathaniel@ems.ac.nz

If you are not certain of the evidence required, please email enrol@cordonbleu.edu

Programme Name/Level	IELTS	TOEFL (IBT)	NZCEL	Pearson Test of English (Academic)	CELTA or Cambridge English Qualifictions	OET	Language Cert	Trinity ISE	CEFR Level
Diplome De Cuisine/Patisserie (Level 4)	5.5 no sub-score under 5.0 (General Training or Academic)	IBT: 46 (with a writing score of 14)	Completion of NZCEL 3 (Applied)	PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36	B2 First (FCE) or B2 First for Schools (FCE) with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests	B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill	ISE II with no less than pass in any band	B2
Le Grand Diplome (Level 4 x 2)	5.5 no sub-score under 5.0 (General Training or Academic)	IBT: 46 (with a writing score of 14)	Completion of NZCEL 3 (Applied)	PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36	B2 First (FCE) or B2 First for Schools (FCE) with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests	B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill	ISE II with no less than pass in any band	B2
Diplome Avance Culinaire (Level 5)	Academic 5.5 no sub-score under 5.0 (Academic)	IBT: 46 (with a writing score of 14)	Level 4 (General) or (Employment)	PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36	B2 First (FCE) or B2 First for Schools (FCE) with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests	B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with HIGH PASS and no less than Pass in each skill	ISE II with no less than merit in any band	B2
Bachelor of Culinary Arts and Business Degree (Level 7)	Academic 6.0 no sub-score under 5.5 (Academic)	IBT: 60 (with a writing score of 18)	Level 4	PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42	B2 First (FCE), B2 First for Schools (FCE), C1 Advanced (CAE) OR C2 Proficiency (CPE) with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests	C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill	ISE II with no less than distinction in any band	C1

English Proficiency Information & English Language Providers

Acceptable evidence of English language proficiency:

Recommended English Language Providers in the Wellington Region