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Wow. Thank God. Speaking test over. Thanks pals for ur supports. The speaking was so great and God showed his greatness. *sigh*

everG: sorry guyz who is ds Alex in question? is he d contact guy in tasmanian? if he is, please send me his email so dat i cn do him a mail on most unclear issue abt d programme

...But I thought tastafe gave u a letter of offer? If so,alex should mail u. He's the international student adviser(I think). Perhaps u don't have a letter of offer, try and apply on d tas poly website and he will contact u. But he's slow in replying mails. Maybe a call would do. U can't just mail him without any reference. (I stand to be corrected pls )

jennykadry: Thanks,they dealt with me but I went prepared

Hahaha. Welcome back again. Its well.

jennykadry: The listening and speaking are the two easiest part especially speaking. You will be fine, I used to be friends with an IELTS official and he told me that
They could care less if what you said made sense during your speaking test as they re only watching out for how well you speak and how much of what you have said they are able to get (accent and all).....and how they hate it when the candidates pauses for more than 5 secs or making weird sounds like ....."hummm, ya, hmmm, etc.

I wrote IELTS at ECU when I wanted to study overseas for a year sometime ago, there was nothing like a head set, a casette player was all they used.

Oh! She's back. Thank God. Welcome back ma. Hope say mosquitoes no find u?

manmeta: I'll like to advise all individuals intending to take the IELTS exams (particularly posdream....lol). Don't fidget or make much fuss about this. It's not a big deal and don't make one out of it.

Aside adequate preparations, going into the exams, you need to relax and save yourselves these hassles as this will endanger your concentration. Know that there is absolutely no exams one can fully prepare for.

Therefore, relax, go in there and do your bit/best, which should be ok.

One more piece of advice: What smears any good work is lack of attention to details. Watch it. I've seen individuals break this pertinent law here severally. For example: Using 'advice' for 'advise'. The correct word is 'programme' and not 'program'. It's spelt 'centre' and not 'center'. 'A few' is more than 'few'. 'Is' goes with 'much' while 'are', with 'more'.

Pardon me o. I no be Mr. Lecturer.

All the best.

Thanks so much sir. I appreciate those word corrections. You can never tell,it might be an expo...lol. Thanks again. I'm not scared anymore. He's given me a heart as brave as a lion. *smile* thanks all.

kmontee: was my lowest though 6.5. would have made higher if it was headset although the sound was very clear

Mmm. I'll do it by d grace of God. And make it by his power. Thanks all.

ferdimako: Good! Is it GT or Academic? Which center? Are u testing on the big 3 on 24th? Good luck!

Its academic...Speaking is scheduled for 25th @ british council ikoyi lagos. And the other 3 for national theatre iganmu for 29th. any one used dis venue before(national theatre) do they have headsets?

zoe iyke: I was contacted abt a week to d exam,nd it was via an email nd phone.

Just received their email o. Speaking is for 25th sunday. 12.00pm. So nervous.

zoe iyke: Toh I guess d listenin prt was d easies of all, u hav done ielts before?

How were u contacted for speaking?
Was it thru d british council portal or email or phone?
And how many days were u notified prior d day?

zoe iyke: D questions weren't as much as I xpected,jst one question in d task 1 nd 2 of d writin test.we were given a chart in task 1,task 2 z an essay I cnt seem 2 remember d questions we were given,u dnt nid 2 fidget abt d exam dere z notin dere jst use ieltsbuddy.com xpecially dere tips dey wil hep u a whole lot,tak tym 2 study dere readin tips cos dt prt seem 2 b more challengin. @fedimako I did my test in PH nd we used a head set 4 d listening test it was one of d easiest part to mi ooo

Thanks. Goodluck.

zoe iyke: I did my speakin test 2days ago its abt 15 mins,more lyk an interview were u wil b askd givn a topic 2 talk abt, d test was okay,I finished my L- R nd W tests dis afternoon d readin test was quite challengin I must confess no tanks 2 d lenghty comprehension passages,bt am nt loosin hope until d result z out on d 30th of dis month,d L nd W test were good al tanks 2 ieltsbuddy.com d tips I got 4rm d site rlly helped mi xpecially in d writin aspect.

Ah praise be to God. Please can u remember any of the writing questions. At least a clue. Also some speaking questions too. It shall be well. Mine is for 29th o. I haven't receive any notification for speaking yet. I'm feeling like I haven't read enough sha. I hope God takes control.

mimi1147: I was wondering what happened to the thread.. Lol
No I did not get your reply

Eh ya. I'll try n re-send

What's happening everyone.
@zoeiyke, hw was ur speaking and co?
@mimi, did u gt my reply?
@manmeta,thanks for ur brotherly advise

Where's everyone here. This thread is getting dull o. abi una don join Assu strike?

Wishing us the best in all our endeavours. It shall be well.

@everg,ur course is under tafe. Vocational educational training. I don't think u will be eligible for what u asked. Since ur visa will reflect that. 20hrs per week is what I knw. Let d experts answer this guy o. Lol.

A12345: Please mate is my spouse also entitle to work unlimited hours during school holidays if iam a Tafe student?

yes(i stand to be corrected)unlimited hours during school holidays as applies to you...

What does the visa let me do?

With this visa:

you can study in Australia
eligible dependant family members can accompany you to Australia
when you have commenced your course of study in Australia, you can work up to 40 hours per fortnight while your course is in session and unlimited hours during scheduled course breaks.
your family members can work up to 40 hours per fortnight provided you have commenced your course of study in Australia.

mimi1147: Honestly
I'm just looking at my offers and praying for God's direction
I will let you know when I decide
But we have to decide fast

Yes o. That's so important. Where he leads we'll follow. I'll also keep u posted about mine. Its well.

mimi1147: Bros you and who wan switch to child services? Ni
Abi u no hear say child service assesment body requires 8 in ielt..
LOL

8 in ielts ke, that one na war o. Anyway, I think I'll have a rethink o. I'll let u guys know when I have my ielts result. But sincerely,all these wahala na wa o. God help us all. @mimi,which of d schools r u considering now? I think I'll have to review my offers nd wait on God to choose for me, Honestly,I'm not just making good decisions right now.

mimi1147: I was replied by alex that there is no pathway that's why its not on their brochure

I know there is pathway in other states

Hmmm,no trick then. Lol

A12345: its 1,328 for 32months. He will respond. Guess he is busy, i had to call at times b4 he reply ma mail. But wait a minute, why d sudden change to comm. service?. Never mind u can switch over 2 nursing after d cert. iv prog. Iam also eyeing d nursing.

From d brochure,I read that if u pulled out after the first semester or two(I'm not sure)you'll get d cert. IV. Then I can proceed to nursing by july or so. But I think its better to let alex knw ones plan. I've asked him that actually. And since the whole of tasmania is considered as a regional area. I'll go for that. My focus is still on nursing too. No deviation

kmontee: so hapi, now i can proceed with my application to universities. thanks to ielts buddy n those registration videos i watched and also ferdimako for dat website suggestion, infact d website alone is enough for training.
Listening: 6.5
Reading: 7.0
Writing: 7.5
Speaking: 7.5
Overall: 7.0

Congrats ! Can you remember some of the questions from the writing task 2? Also, how was ur speaking test? Please I'll like some idea or a paraphrase of the writing task 1 and 2 for practice please.

A12345: The embassy has no qualms with your IELTS in as much as the school accept it. My unconditional offer from Tastafe was based on my IELTS GT result.

I've applied for community service work also but Alex hasn't replied my mail. I've resolved for that since its 2.3years and 22k. its cheaper (for me). how much was calculated for your OSHC?

mimi1147: U're welcome
Pls can u also send me the brochure?
Karinbaby4@hotmail.com
Thanks

Geeluat: @ POsdream, please I'm also interested in the brochure ayrichtie@yahoo.com

Sent. Check ur mails

@all, Please will my hubby sit for IELTS if he's following me as a dependant?

A12345: .

Does is mean i can stay for 18months max. for me to finalise my PR processing after the Diploma Programme? Posdream kindly forward the brochure to my addy: mosomianthony@yahoo.com. Thanx

Diploma of Community Services Work is 123weeks that is about 2.3years. I've sent the brochure

[quote author=A12345][/quote]U r welcome.

@mimi. Thanx so much. That's so helpful.

A12345: .

Does is mean i can stay for 18months max. for me to finalise my PR processing after the Diploma Programme? Posdream kindly forward the brochure to my addy: mosomianthony@yahoo.com. Thanx

I will. I hope d 18month visa is true.

A12345: Yep @ Launceston for Feb. 2014. Is there post study work for a 2yr tafe prog.?

I thought its 2.5 years according to d brochure alex sent to me. Am I right? Post study visa u mean? The last time I chked,I think its meant for BSc,masters and Phd. But if u mean working,sure there SHOULD be.

A12345: Got an offer for diploma in community service from Tastafe yesterrday.

Good one. 22k right?

mimi1147: Wow
How long will it take?

This program will take 18 months to complete. In addition, students will be required to undertake 2 relevant field placements.
- See more at: http://coursesearch.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au/tafe/training/CHC50608_Diploma_of_Community_Services_Work/Brochure_Q417.ashx?highlight=1335#sthash.2zlR5DdR.dpuf[left][/left]
the 15k is for 18months, when you add certificate program to it, it will cost more

of course...

mimi1147: OMG
How did you apply? Give me details

infact i couldnt believe my eyes also
see this http://coursesearch.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au/tafe/training/CHC50608_Diploma_of_Community_Services_Work/Brochure_Q417.ashx?highlight=1335

zoe iyke: I got an offer from brisbane north institute of tafe,brisbane nd gold coast r d two non regional areas in queensland,bt I wil b receivin my lectures in bracken ridge/caboolture campuses d former z a surburb of d city,wit a population of abt 15000 nd 46000 respectively do u tink its regional?

Populations less than 50k is termed regional (if I'm right)

mimi1147: But if you should know you can't get 5point from joondalup, cos its not regional area
Check the post code but I might be wrong

You are right. Its not a regional area. I think 120,000 or there about

mimi1147: Yeah I can see that
I think we'll have our own small community in WA
Which city where you offered admission too by ETI?

Joondalup. WCIT.