Student lounges, cafeterias and holiday programmes are also features of New Zealand English provider facilities. You may decide to use your English skills for specific academic purposes. New Zealand Polytechnics and Institutes of Technology offer courses ranging from vocational certificates and diplomas to undergraduate degrees and in some cases postgraduate diplomas and degrees. Many of these courses enable students to gain entry into a course at a university. There are also a large number of courses offered at private English Language Schools or specialist Private Training Establishments, often in areas such as business or secretarial studies, computing or tourism.
Most students stay with New Zealand families in homestay situations.
New Zealand families offer warm, caring and safe homes for international students. Homestay accommodation also gives you an opportunity to practise your English in a supportive environment. Other options for accommodation include hostels, dormitories and, for older students, shared apartments. This means that it is easy to visit the beaches during summer. A short car journey of several hours is usually enough to take you to ski fields in the winter time.