NEW ZEALAND CENTRE SCHOOLS WE PROMOTE

NORTH ISLAND: NEW ZEALAND 
AUCKLAND: TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND
Avondale College, Auckland University, Shore School of English Language, Dargaville  High school, Interlingua language school Epsom, Auckland
CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND
Gisborne Boys' High School Gisborne -Tairawhiti Polytechnic, Wanganui City College. 
Eastern Technical Institute-Napier,  Massey University - Palmerston North,  
Aotearoa Language School-Taupo  
SOUTHERN NORTH ISLAND
Horowhenua College, Whitireia Polytechnic, Wellington College, Wellington Victoria University, 
SOUTH ISLAND: 
UPPER SOUTH ISLAND:
Marlborough Boys' College, Marlborough Girls' College,  Nelson College for Girls', Nelson Polytechnic 
CANTERBURY:
Christchurch Boys High, Avonside Girls High School, Canterbury University,
THE SOUTH: Southland Polytechnic, Otago University. and many more as we promote all schools in NZ. 

NZ CENTRE CLASSES: 
Our Ajan from NZ can provide you with extra English Tuition in ChiangMai Thailand. For FREE help if Thai students want to go to NZ please ring Sally (00-66) 09-9527387

We arrange all Travel, student visas, home stays, holiday English Courses, tours and accommodation in any city or town you desire to further your Education. All our staff are qualified and we use University foreign teachers for all education preparation if you need at prices that beat every Language school in ChiangMai. All placement to New Zealand is FREE of any charges. Therefore it saves you the time and expense trying to do everything yourself when we provide this service free. Watch out also as some Language Centres do charge double rates---we do not. In addition we will give you information on the way of life in NZ from Religion, Food, Shopping, banking, Payment of fees, all your other expenses, employment, recreation activities and sports and a complete guide during your studies in NZ.. We also arrange for your parents to have up to date school reports of your progress & ongoing assistance. Email for FREE information write to us.

SOUTH ISLAND SCHOOL PROFILE: 

SOUTHLAND POLYTECHNIC: 

Set in the deep South of New Zealand, Southland Polytechnic has built up a reputation for excellence in education but small enough for staff to care for each student's needs. The campus is 5 minutes walk from the town of Invercargil. They have 900 full time students. They have afternoon studies to prepare students for IELTS or TOEFL exams with an intensive programme. The heart of the oyster region, where fish is abundant and the magnificent country side will keep you occupied
from skiing to tramping to fishing & exploring this lovely wilderness with schools that appreciate and look after your every need. 
WHAT SOUTHLAND OFFERS: 
Faculty of Business & Tourism     Faculty of Art & Humanities 
Faculty of Trade & Industry          Faculty of Health & Community Studies. 
Qualification Duration of Study Start month 

Cert of Professional Cookery 1 year June 
Tourism Hospitality 18 weeks July 
Cert in Hospitality Operations 1 year January 
National Cert in Tourism 20 weeks Feb 
National Cert in Computing 18 weeks Jan/June 
Cert in Business Computing 1 year Feb 
Advanced Cert in business Computing 1 year Feb 
Introduction to Business 17 weeks Feb/July 
NZ Diploma in Bus. Studies 2 years Feb/July 
Bachelor of Commerce 3 years Feb/July 
Cert in Business Admin 1 year Feb 

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES: 

Foundation in Design & Visual Arts 1 year Feb 
Cert in Design & visual arts 2 years Feb 
Journalism Diploma 1 year Jan 
Hairdressing Foundation 18 weeks July 
National Cert Auto Trades 26 weeks Jan/May 
Carpentry 36 weeks Feb/July 
Joinery 15 weeks Jan 
Mechanical Engineering 16 weeks Feb/July 
Electrical trade Skills 19 weeks Jan 
Cert in Agriculture 1 year Feb 
Cert in Horticulture 1 year Feb 
NZ Cert Building, Architecture 1 year Feb 

FACULTY OF HEALTH & COMMUNITY STUDIES 

Bachelor of Nursing 3 years Jan 
NZ National Nanny Cert 1 year Feb 

AVIATION: 
The only Institution that offers Commercial Airline Pilot licenses with Diploma of Business Studies all at once. Value for money 2 in 1. 

For further information write to us or Pam Hulls, Southland Polytechnic, Private Bag 90114, Invercargil, NZ. or us here. We do not charge you to prepare you to go to NZ. All fees, costs and orientation is FREE at our Centre. Don't pay anyone else as we can do all the work for you without charging you! 

NELSON COLLEGE FOR GIRLS: NELSON

This College for Girls only has approx 950 students and situated in sunny Nelson. They have approx 180 boarding students from around the world and NZ. The school has a well developed information technology facility, 2 computer laboratories being available to students, a fully computerized library, swimming pool and gymnasium. Music tuition is available and they have an extensive ESOL language programme.. They have a limit of 60 overseas students and offer overseas students every help available.

THAI NURSES WANTING TO WORK ABROAD NEED: USA 
THE NZ CENTRE WILL PREPARE TO REACH THE REQUIRED LEVELS: 
Temporary employment visas for nurses. The H-1A visa program for nurses, which had limited application, expired on September 30, 1997.
Congress has not extended the H-1A visa program or created a new one. Therefore, foreign national nurses must rely on the H-1B visa program. 
The INS published new interim procedures for health care workers wishing to immigrate in the Federal Register on October 14, 1998. These regulations may be accessed by clicking on: http://www.legalsoft.net/nurses-imm.html. Section 343 of IIRAIRA requires that certain health care professionals educated outside the United States satisfy a screening program prior to receiving a temporary or permanent occupational visa (including H-1B, H-2B, TN, and permanent resident alien visas). The screening includes an assessment of an applicant's foreign education to insure that it is comparable to that of a U.S. graduate in the same profession; (2)verification that the applicant's licenses are valid and unencumbered; (3) determination of English language proficiency; and, in the case of nursing applicants, (4) verification that the nurse has either earned a CGFNS certificate or has passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). CGFNS asserted that it satisfied these screening requirements through its VisaScreen
program, operated by a CGFNS subdivision, the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP). The first step in obtaining an H-1B visa for a nonimmigrant professional nurse is usually for the hospital or clinic to obtain an attestation from the Department of Labor. The approved health care facility that plans to employ the alien nurse must request a prevailing wage statement from the state employment security agency and submit it with a properly completed Form ETA-9035. The facility must post each application for attestation, each petition for an H-1B nurse and each approval of a petition. The Department of  Labor must be given notice of each application filed on behalf of a temporary position for a nurse and of each approval. Notices must remain posted throughout their period of validity. If there is a bargaining representative, notices shall be given to him or her instead of being posted. Nursing contractors must attest that they will only contract H-1B nurses to facilities with approved attestations and will keep copies of the attestations from each such facility. Within 30 days of receiving the attestation, the Chief of the Division of Foreign Labor Certifications must act upon it or it shall be deemed accepted for filing. The date of acceptance for filing is the date the attestation is signed by the Chief and is valid for one year from that date. Denials may be appealed to the Board of Labor Certification Appeals. The hospital or clinic then files its petition on INS Form I-129 for the foreign national nurse and awaits INS adjudication at an INS Service enter. The foreign national nurse may be in the United States on another valid visa, or be overseas. If the foreign national nurse is overseas,
the approval of the I-129 petition for the H-1B visa should be sent to the U.S. consulate in the nurse's home country. Applicants must have obtained a full and unrestricted license to practice professional nursing in the country where the nurse obtaining her nursing education, or have received nursing education in the U.S. or Canada; have passed the CGFNS exam or have a full and unrestricted state license to practice professional nursing in the state of intended employment. Foreign national nurses should contact CGFNS in the United States at (215) 349-8767, or the International Commission on HealthcareProfessions at (215) 349-6721, or fax, (215) 349-0026, or via the Internet at admini@ichp.org . CGFNS has a new web site where foreign-trained nurses may obtain new information about how to qualify for certification: http://www.cgfns.org. Information about application for English language proficiency testing (TOEFL, TWE and TSE) can be obtained from us at the NZ Centre.