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Brochure 2018 PDF
Brochure 2018 PDF
Welcome to
NED TRAINING CENTRE!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, Hello and welcome to NED Training
welcome to NED Training Centre and Centre on behalf of the Academic
to Ireland. This is your opportunity to team. Your teachers are here to support
improve your English and get to know a you in maximising your potential and
little about Irish culture and traditions. developing the skills you need to
All the staff here at the school are succeed. We provide an inclusive and
highly professional and dedicated to enjoyable environment which will help
ensuring that your experience in Ireland you improve your English and make the
is the best it can be. most of your time in Ireland. I look
forward to meeting you soon!
DAVID RUSSELL
Managing Director SIMON JUDGE
Academic Director
Discovering
DUBLIN & IRELAND
Ireland is an island nation located to the north-west of continental Europe. Covering a total area of
84,421 km², Ireland is the twentieth-largest island on earth and the third-largest in Europe.
As part of this territory you will find Dublin, the capital and also the most populous city in Ireland.
Originally founded as a Viking settlement, Dublin is now a very vibrant cosmopolitan city, rich in
culture and one of the most popular destinations for international students.
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Phoenix Park in Dublin is the third largest
walled city park in Europe after La Mandria in
Venaria Reale (Turin) and Richmond Park in
London. It covers 707 hectares.
Affiliations &
PARTNERSHIPS
NED Training Centre is proudly associated with great institutions to guarantee the high quality
standards our students look for. These accreditations contribute to consumer protection and
make sure all our services meet requirements demanded by law.
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About
NED TRAINING CENTRE
NED Training Centre opened its doors in 2010 and since then we have been helping
students from all over the world to improve their English. During this time our team has been
working hard to provide the best experience for our students. We can offer much more than
just English classes! We have 20 classrooms, a library, canteen, free Wi-Fi, student area with
access to computers, extra activities to practise English and a personal service tailored to
every student to assist you before and during your time in Ireland.
Our aim is to help our students understand that they can learn English. Speaking a second
language is really important to go further in both professional and educational aspects of life
and we want to make sure our students realise their true potential. Studying abroad at NED
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Why
NED TRAINING CENTRE?
Opened in 2010
20 modern classrooms
Canteen, library and student lounge
Free wi-fi and computers available to students
Personalised support before and after arrival in Dublin
Multicultural team
Qualified teachers
Extracurricular activities
Certified and accredited by major educational partners
School facilities
NED Training Centre has two buildings and 20 classrooms, there are also available a canteen,
a student lounge and a library.
Floor Marketing
Director
Wexford
(Classroom)
Reception
(Office)
Ground Sales &
Galway
Derry
(Classroom) Floor Communications
Dept.
(Classroom)
Cork Meath (Office)
Waterford (Classroom) (Classroom)
(Classroom)
Toilet Offaly
Kitchen (Classroom)
Toilet Toilet
Basement Basement
Wicklow Student Area
(Classroom) Toilets
Clare Canteen
(Classroom)
Library
Course:
GENERAL
At NED Training Centre we are dedicated to giving you the best possible opportunities
to learn English and to maximise your potential whether you are learning to further your
career, to develop your own personal skill-set or to travel the English-speaking world
with confidence.
All of our teachers hold a degree and an ACELS approved English Language Teaching
qualification. Many have taught not only in Ireland but also overseas and bring a wealth of
experience to the classroom to ensure that your time with us is educational, engaging
and fun.
Our classes focus on developing your communicative abilities. At all times you will be
encouraged and supported to use the English language. You will learn in a variety of
contexts and develop all four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
1.1 Beginner
1.2 Elementary
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2 Pre Intermediate
3 Intermediate
4 Upper Intermediate
5 Advanced
ENGLISH TIMETABLE
Our classes take place from
Monday to Friday:
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Every month our teachers nominate one student to be the ‘Student of the Month’.
This could be awarded because of your progress, participation in class or maybe you
have that special quality that makes you a great student.
How your course works
Our course is designed to make sure you are covering the most important
aspects of learning a new language. Our Academic Department has prepared
your syllabus following the learning objectives of the Common European
Framework of Reference (CEFR) and everything is approved by statutory
bodies. Your progress is tracked weekly with a Progress Test to make sure you are
on the right track. And when the time comes, you can do a Change of Level test
to make sure you are ready to move up. Also, do not forget to speak English at all
times in the school: making the effort to speak English will ensure your progress.
advanced
Narrative tenses Gerunds and infinitives
Distancing Ellipsis and substitution
Get / have Nouns: compound and possessive forms
Speculation and deduction comparison
Adding emphasis
Unreal uses of past tenses
Infnitive + to
beginner Verb To Be
Singular and Plural Nouns
Possessive Adjectives
Past Simple
There is/are/was/were
Future: be going to
Level Adjectives
Present Simple
Adverbs of Frequency
(plans and predictions
Examinations EXAMS:
General English is both accredited by TIE and
Cambridge. The end of course Examination is PET FCE
mandatory to all visa-required students following
GNIB rules and school procedures. Students will be
prepared for their exams during their classes. At the
end of the course, every student will be ready to take CAE
an exam and will get a proficiency certificate to
testify their level.
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE: ADVANCED:
CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE
FCE (B2) CAE (C1)
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INTERMEDIATE:
CAMBRIDGE
PET (B1)
PRE-
INTERMEDIATE:
TIE EXAM
ELEMENTARY:
TIE EXAM
SCHOOL CODE
Mix of Nationalities:
A minimum of 85% attendance is required from
every student.
Brazil 38%
End of course examinations are mandatory
for all our students. Chile 12%
Fuck! JKLLA
16 Italy 2%
Do not touch the computer in the classroom.
..... Others 2%
NED TRAINING CENTRE APP
NED Training Centre offers a free app to iOS and
Android mobiles to make everyone’s lives easier. On the
app, students can check their attendance, use our
request form and check news and calendar. The app is
available for enrolled students only, so you’ll be able to
access your once your class has started.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
NED Training Centre believes that time We provide activities related to the learning
spent outside the classroom is very important process itself (such as our free extra classes)
to help you to improve your language and and amazing stuff (such as amazing trips to
make new friends. We are always happy to Morocco). Every month, you can find the
offer everything we can to help you with this full schedule on the notice boards around
and to transform your time in Ireland into a school and on our social media channels.
very special one.
ACTING
CLASS TRIPS AND TOURS
Sometimes you know all As part of NED Training CONVERSATION
the grammar and rules, Centre’s activities, there CLASS
but you cannot speak with are Trips around Ireland
confidence. For this itself and to different There is no better way
reason, NED Training countries, such as to improve your
Centre has a professional Morocco. Dublin also English conversational
actor, offering free acting offers many places to skills than through 17
class to students. The aim visit, like museums, parks practice. Our classes
of this program is to make and other places of help students to speak
the students feel interest. Every month our with confidence.
comfortable speaking team takes students on a
English and to lose their tour to find out a little bit
fear of public speaking. about Irish Culture.
CV CLASS
In Ireland, students are allowed to work part-time most of the year (they can work full
time from June to September and from 15/12 to 15/01) and NED Training Centre can
give students a hand to boost their CV and make them stand out from the crowd.
Steps of your journey
When you enrol at NED Training Centre, you are taking your first step to a new life. Our team will
be with you throughout your journey to help you and make your experience even better. These are
the steps you will take during your period as a student here at NED Training Centre.
All students are required to attend all of their End of programme examinations are
classes and maintain an 85% attendance rate. mandatory for all students at NED Training
For each class, an official printed class Centre. This fact is clearly communicated
attendance sheet is prepared by administration, to students upon course purchase and is in
which students are required to sign twice during accordance with Irish Immigration
class. These signed attendance sheets are filed Authorities’ regulations. The student agrees
and used by NED Training Centre to maintain that they understand that the exam is
attendance records. Tardiness is not tolerated mandatory and agree to sit the exam with a
and any student who arrives after class has possible additional charge. Failure to sit this
commenced is required to wait until the class mandatory examination may result in the
break before joining. Any student absent will be student being expelled and/or immigration
recorded as so unless a medical certificate or authorities being notified. It also may affect
other appropriate evidence regarding the the student’s right to remain in Ireland
absence is provided. If the student is consistently under new regulations.
absent from the school, his/her name will be
removed from the Attendance List. The student 3. Placement & Certificate:
must fill in the form on our website to return to
class and wait for an email confirming their NED Training Centre cannot guarantee
return. Attention: there might be a Waiting List that students will study in the morning or in
to return to class. When the student is on the afternoon. The student will be placed
waiting list, they are still classed as absent from according to the availability in each level. 19
class. If a student is unable to complete his/her However, the student may request to
course with 85% attendance, NED Training change. There might be a waiting list for
Centre retains the right to expel the student certain levels and the student should keep
without issuing four warnings. Attendance is a coming to class until receiving an email
provision of a student’s visa and non-attendance placing them in the new class. NED Training
will result in expulsion and may result in the loss Centre Certificates are only given to
of a student’s permission to study or work in students who satisfy the 85% attendance
Ireland or both. In the event that a Student is regulation. Students will only get a
unable to attend their class for any reason the certificate after completing 6 weeks of the
student should inform the school by e-mail. course at their final level (does not apply to
Additionally, written confirmation giving the short-term students). Students will also
reason(s) for non-attendance is required and only get their certificate if they do the
should be handed into the NED Training Centre mandatory end of course exam.
administration office at the student’s earliest
opportunity.
Quick Guide
1. Proof of sufficient funds - the Immigration Office:
€ 3,000 - Original Passport
In order to apply for your visa, the Immigration
- Enrolment Letter
authorities require that students must be able - Proof of funds (€3000)
to fully support themselves during their visa (Bank statement, or any other option listed above)
period - the amount of €3,000 serves this - Health Insurance
purpose. So, according to Irish Immigration - Fee payment of €300*
authorities, the acceptable options are:
• A current bank statement showing sufficient * This fee can be paid by debit-card or Bank
funds (from your account in your home Giro. After your appointment and registration
nation), not less than one month old, together at the Immigration office you will receive your
with a past statement and a debit-card. The IRP card by post. It will not be given to you at
account and debit card, must be in the your registration appointment.
student’s name (as it appears in his/her ** The Immigration Office address is 13/14
passport). *NOTE: (All bank letters/statements Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland.
must be accompanied by a sworn English
translation) Important: the processing of all documentation
• Documentary evidence that money is held in takes around 30 days. Even with the month
trust for a student by a financial services body visa, you will have 90 days to legalise your
regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of situation in Ireland.
Ireland
• A prepaid credit-card, with verification of
the amount on the card. (The student’s name 4. More Information
must be embossed on the card) Racism, homophobic comments, bigotry,
• A statement in respect of an Irish bank etc., will not be tolerated at any time.
account, showing sufficient funds. Aggression towards fellow students or
staff members is strictly forbidden; any
student who behaves in an aggressive
2. Health Insurance manner will be asked to leave class and
After your arrival in Ireland; request a may face suspension or expulsion. During
Student Support Officer to prepare your the course of your term, NED Training
Health Insurance, before going to the Centre will run some excursions to places
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Immigration Office. These documents take of cultural interest. The teachers will
around 10 working days to arrive at NED prepare you in advance of your visit and at
Training Centre. their discretion may issue you with a
worksheet to be completed on the
excursion. It is also important to note that
3. Irish Residence Permit - IRP (VISA) students must have a book to attend their
Before you go, make sure that your letters classes. Students without books will be
have been sent to the Immigration Office. You forbidden to join the classes.
must submit the documents listed below to
Tips about living in Dublin
Accommodation
Being a city full of Universities,
Dublin has an ample supply of
Student Leap Card accommodation for students. NED
Students can get up to a 40% discount Training Centre doesn’t offer private
for the bus, train, Luas and at more accommodation, just hostel and
than 200 venues. Fill out a form (ask a host family agreements, but we can
Student Support Officer) and apply at provide you with assistance. Here
Trinity College, Students Union, House are some websites where you can
no.6 (through the front arch and turn search for vacant properties:
left). It is necessary to pay a fee. Your - www.daft.ie
Student Card can be used as a Student - www.myhome.ie
Travelcard. Further information can be - www.property.ie
found on: - www.gumtree.ie
www.studenttravelcard.ie
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BUSÁRAS
THE POINT
HEUSTON
Our team is responsible for making the magic happen! Between Student Advisers, Sales,
Teachers, Administration and Communications, we have over 50 people working for us.
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Our Sales department is multicultural, with representatives from all over the
world, including Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil, South Korea,
Malaysia, Japan, Spain and Italy. This mix makes everything easier for our new
students who will feel at home! Our team will be able to communicate with them
better and make sure everyone has all the information they need. We want every
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step of the way to be as smooth as possible.
OUR TEAM
Feedback
When you are happy, we are happy! We want to make sure you have the best
experience with us so every three months, the school carries out a survey to
make sure every student is enjoying the school the way they should. Please, be
honest every time we ask for your feedback. This is the only way we can truly see
what’s happening and make improvements! If you have a particular aspect you
want to praise (or to complain about), you can use the feedback form available
on our website or talk to one of our members of staff. We are here to help!
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