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\"\"<\/a>The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is one of the longest-standing settlement services, offering free English language tuition to eligible migrants and humanitarian entrants to improve their English language skills and settle into Australia. It celebrated 70 years of delivery in 2019.<\/p>\n

In August 2020, the Australian Government \u200bannounced major legislative reforms to the AMEP<\/a>\u00a0that came into effect on\u00a019 April 2021. This means that\u00a0more migrants can now\u00a0access free English language classes through the AMEP for longer\u00a0and until they reach a higher level of proficiency. This is the first part of the Government\u2019s three-part plan to make English language tuition more accessible, ensure better quality outcomes and encourage greater participation. Reforms to the current AMEP business model have now been designed to complete this plan.<\/p>\n

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) invited public feedback on the proposed reforms to the AMEP business model\u00a0<\/a>through a discussion paper<\/a>, survey questions and consultation forums by 9 July 2021.<\/p>\n

ALA\u2019s response to the AMEP Reforms discussion paper can be found here: ALA’s response to the AMEP reforms discussion paper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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