AMEP Settlement Course
Migrant Education SouthTasmanian Polytechnic
The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) is funded by the
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
MAKING A LIFE IN A NEW CULTURE
• different climate and weather
• different food
• different houses
• different clothes
Different Ways of Thinking About
• Time
• Family relationships
• Work and free time• The law and government
Different ways of thinking about
• Religion
• Mental and physical health
• Seeking help
Culture Shock
Adjustment ProblemsWhere to get help
• Migrant Resource Centre Hobart
• Relationships Australia - Hobart
• Your Family Doctor
Important Websites
• Beginning a life in Australia
• Multicultural Tasmania
• Migrant Resource Centre Hobart
Hospital
The Royal Hobart Hospital
Help at the hospital:
The Refugee and Migrant Liaison Officer JENNY FORWARD (03) 6222 81260448 902 042
Translating and Interpreting Service - TIS
• Information about medicare
MedicareGeneral public enquiriesPhone132 011 (local call rate) 24 hours, seven days a week
Hobart Office Glenorchy OfficeShop 7 Shop 52 Trafalgar Centre Northgate Shopping Centre 110 Collins St 387 Main Road Hobart TAS 7000 Glenorchy TAS 7010
Staying Healthy
Your local CouncilHobartGlenorchyClarenceKingborough
Places to walk and relax
Bellerive Beach Glenorchy Foreshore
Hobart’s Walks http://www.hobartcity.com.au/Recreation/Hobarts_Walks
Staying Safe and Disease-free at Home
• Home fire safety – Tasmania
• Kidsafe Victoria factsheets
• Home hygiene - Tasmania
Public Transport
Metro Tas
Spirit of Tasmania
Police and The LawCalling the Police When do I call 000 Police? When do I call Crime Stoppers ? When do I call Police Assistance ?
TIS Language Help 131 450
Getting help with Legal Problems
• Community Legal Centre • Magistrates Court • http://www.courtlists.tas.gov.au/VirtualTour/main.html
• Ombudsman Tasmania
Anti-Discrimination CommissionReport It!
Cars and Driving
• Tasmanian Road Rules Booklet• Tasmanian Licence Information• Practice Learners Test Tasmania
• Buying a car in Tasmania• RACT
• What to do in a Car Accident – TAS (pdf)
HOUSING
• Housing TasmaniaPublic Housing
• Colony 47 CA$H
Assistance with Housing
• Centacare Private Rental Tenancy Support
For low income earners
• The Tenants Union – Hobart
Free advice for public and private residential tenants.
• Real Estate Institute Tasmania
Information about buying or renting http://www.reit.com.au
Money
Getting help with budgeting• MoneySmart – Australian Government ASIC
• Centrelink Centrepay
For information in your language go to http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/languages/index.htm
• Anglicare
Understanding your Bills
• Aurora - understanding your bill
• Understanding your phone plan • To make a complaint about your phone service http://www.tio.com.au/lote/lote.htm
Shopping
• Chemist Warehouse - Hobart• K & D Hardware – Hobart• Eumarrah – Hobart• Spiceworld – Hobart• Salamanca Market - Hobart• Island Markets – Glenorchy• Farm gate farmers market – Hobart• Sorell market - Tasmania
Life’s Big Events
FuneralsWeddings
Naming Ceremonies
Change of Name - Tasmania
Tasmanian School System
Tasmanian Schools
• Tasmanian Government Schools – Information for Parents
• Term Dates – Tasmania
• Tasmanian Catholic Schools
• Tasmanian Independent Schools
PY10 Education in Tasmania
Further Education and Training in Tasmania
• Senior Secondary Colleges (Academy)
Elizabeth College Rosny CollegeHobart College Claremont College
• Tasmanian Catholic Schools
• Tasmanian Independent Schools
Further Education and Training
• Tasmanian Polytechnic• Tasmanian Polytechnic Foundation Programs – Migrant Education
• University of Tasmania • UTAS CALD Support Service
Jobs Work Employment
• Centrelink – we speak your language• Centrelink – information for new Australians –audio CD
• About Job Services Australia
• CareerOne - Job search
• Employment Agents - TasmaniaSearson Buck Hays Recruiting Skilled Recruiting
Manpower
• Connect MRC Hobart
My Future Pathway