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YOUR ROUTE TO A DEGREE FROM NEW ZEALANd’s tOP UNIVERSITIES TAYLORS AUCKLAND FOUNDATION YEAR 2013 TAYLORSCOLLEGE.AC.NZ/TAFY PAGE 02 Contents TAYLORS AUCKLAND FOUNDATION Year (TAFY) .................................................... 03 AUCKLAND .......................................................................................................... 04 WHY CHOOSE TAFY? ............................................................................................ 05 AUT UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................. 06 MASSEY UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................ 08 THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND .............................................................................10 ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS .................................................................................12 OUR CAMPUS ........................................................................................................13 WELFARE AND SUPPORT ........................................................................................14 PROGRAMMES AND ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................15 TAYLORS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATION (TELP) ...............................................16 UNIVERSITY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AUT ......................................................................................................................17 MASSEY UNIVERSITY .............................................................................................18 THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND .............................................................................19 TAFY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................ 20 HOW TO APPLY .....................................................................................................21 TERMS AND CONDITIONS ..................................................................................... 22 Auckland City “With my qualification and past working experience, hopefully I can open my own consultancy in the near future. My aim is to help new migrants to settle down financially and start their dream business in New Zealand.” Aotearoa Festival Cricket on the beach, Misson Bay AIMEE WANG FROM CHINA TAFY graduate 2003 Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Auckland, with a double major of Accounting and Marketing Lending Specialist ASB Bank Head Office, Auckland Courtesy of Tourism Auckland Courtesy of Tourism Auckland TAYLORS AUCKLAND FOUNDATION YEAR | 2013 PAGE 03 Taylors Auckland Foundation Year (TAFY) taylorscollege.ac.nz TAFY successfully prepares you to enter one of our three New Zealand partner universities – AUT University, Massey University and The University of Auckland – where you can complete the undergraduate degree of your choice and embark on a fulfilling career. SUCCEED WITH THE UNIQUE A CCEPTED BY OTHER TAYLORS APPROACH UNIVERSITIES IN NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD Personalise your timetable As well as our three partner universities, all Our approach ensures your studies are always other universities in New Zealand and universities on track. You will benefit from a flexible system in Australia and around the world will recognise that allows for a more personalised timetable your TAFY qualifications, giving you endless with individual tutorials. study options. Highly experienced staff Our staff are highly skilled in dealing with the GET TO KNOW OUR needs and requirements of international students. PARTNER UNIVERSITIES They will assist you to organise your studies, select WHILE STUDYING TAFY the right university course and will help with any During your year with us studying TAFY, you will personal challenges you may encounter whilst become very familiar with our partner universities living away from home. by touring their campuses and also attending mock lectures. A learning experience like no other Staff from each university will visit Taylors to talk At Taylors College, we provide a dynamic and to you about the courses they offer and answer interactive learning environment, which is vital any other questions you have. for success at university. This first-hand experience with each institution will You’ll feel welCOMED AND make it easier for you to decide which university AT HOME AT TAYLORS COLLEGE you want to attend once your TAFY year is finished. Our students come from all over the world. With so many young people from different backgrounds and cultures, studying TAFY at Taylors College is exciting and rewarding – you’ll love it. 2013 START DATES Intake Weeks IELTS Orientation Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Start University Standard Programme 21 Jan – 22 Apr – 15 Jul – 7 Oct – Semester 1 January 40 5.5# 18 Jan 5 Apr 28 Jun 20 Sep 6 Dec 2014 15 Jul – 7 Oct – 13 Jan – 14 Apr – Semester 2 July 38 5.5# 12 Jul 20 Sep 6 Dec 28 Mar 6 Jun 2014 2014 26 Aug – 6 Jan – 14 Apr – Semester 2 August 35 5.5# 23 Aug 6 Dec 28 Mar 2014 6 Jun 2014 2014 Intensive Programme 22 Apr – 15 Jul – 7 Oct – Semester 1 April 30 5.5## 19 Apr AIMEE WANG 5 Jul 20 Sep 6 Dec 2014 14 Oct – 6 Jan – 14 Apr – Semester 2 October 30 5.5## 11 Oct FROM CHINA 20 Dec 28 Mar 6 Jun 2014 2014 TAFY graduate 2003 Pre-foundation Programme 21 Jan – 22 Apr – 15 Jul – 7 Oct – 13 Jan – 14 Apr – Semester 2 January 59 5.0# 18 Jan Bachelor of Commerce from 5 Apr 28 Jun 20 Sep 6 Dec 28 Mar 2014 21 Jun 2014 2014 15 Jul – 7 Oct – 20 Jan – 21 Apr – 14 Jul – 6 Oct – Semester 1 The University of Auckland, July 58 5.0# 12 Jul 20 Sep 6 Dec 4 Apr 2014 27 Jun 2014 19 Sep 2014 5 Dec 2014 2015 with a double major of # No band less than 5.0 ## No band less than 5.5 Accounting and Marketing Lending Specialist ASB Bank Head Office, Auckland PAGE 04 Auckland aucklandnz.com With a population of over 1.5 million, Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and most cosmopolitan city. Located between two beautiful harbours, Auckland features amazing scenery that includes stunning beaches, unspoilt bushland and dazzling islands. You are sure to appreciate the great food, fantastic shopping and many activities on offer. Students are an established and welcome part of Auckland’s population and lifestyle, and you will immediately feel part of this wonderful city. FEEL WELCOME AT ALL TIMES RELIABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM New Zealanders or ‘Kiwis’ have a well-deserved Auckland has a convenient and reliable public reputation for being very friendly and welcoming transport system of buses, trains and ferries. to people from other countries. As a student you will benefit from a discount of 30 to 40% on public transport. AFFORDABLE LIVING COSTS The living costs in New Zealand are very KEY FACTS ABOUT AUCKLAND affordable compared to many other cities. > Largest city and business capital of New Zealand These costs total approximately NZ$15,000 per year* including accommodation, transport > Population of 1.5 million, representing and food, meaning that you will receive a over 30% of New Zealand’s population world-class education at a reasonable price. > Ranked third best city in the world to live^ > 28 beaches and 800 parks and reserves EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES > Multicultural population After graduating from a New Zealand university, > Weather you will be able to apply for a one year job search visa. This means that you can remain in New : Summer: December – February. Zealand to look for work for up to one year. Many Average temperature: max 24˚C/min 16˚C graduates secure a job in this time and decide to : Winter: June – August. stay on in New Zealand to work. After securing a Average temperature: max 15˚C/min 8˚C job you may then have the opportunity to apply * Immigration New Zealand for permanent residency and eventually citizenship. ^ Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2011 – ranked 3. For more information, visit www.immigration.govt.nz/skillsshortage. “I love my job. I can use my science knowledge and business skills as well as my Chinese background to help the company to grow its business.“ SUNSHINE LAI, CHINA TAFY graduate 2005 Master of BioScience Enterprise from The University of Auckland PG Diploma Food Science Bachelor Food Science Product Development Technologist, New Image Group, Auckland TAYLORS AUCKLAND FOUNDATION YEAR | 2013 PAGE 05 Why choose TAFY? taylorscollege.ac.nz/tafy A GUARANTEED PATHWAY RECOGNITION OF PRIOR TO UNIVERSITY LEARNINg (RPL) By successfully completing TAFY you are If you have studied at NCEA Level 3 in New Zealand guaranteed a place* at AUT University, Massey or overseas, you can apply for Recognition of Prior University or The University of Auckland. Learning (RPL), which, if successful, will allow you to complete TAFY more cheaply and in less time. Your widely recognised TAFY qualification will also allow you to apply to other universities OPEN TO NEW ZEALAND around the world. PERMANENT RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS SMALLER TUTORIAL SIZES Taylors College has been approved by Universities We limit the number of students in each tutorial, New Zealand to accept international, New Zealand which allows our academic staff to provide you Permanent Residents (PRs) and domestic students with more individual attention, maximising your into TAFY. Conditions apply – see page 20 for more academic performance. details. ONLINE LEARNING IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH Study Smart, our web-based learning system, allows LANGUAGE SKILLS teachers to provide online activities and course We offer Taylors English Language Preparation (TELP) materials designed specifically