Relocation - Westman Immigrant Services

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Westman Immigrant Services (WIS):

729 Princess Avenue
Brandon MB R7A 0P4
Phone: 727-6031
Fax: 725-4786
Email: esladmin@mts.net
www.wesls.com

Westman Immigrant Services (WIS) provides English as an Additional Language (EAL) classes to adults who are immigrants, Canadians born outside of Canada, and Provincial Nominee approved candidates. WIS provides English classes for learners at Canadian Language Benchmark levels 1 to 4. Classes assist newcomers in learning English for settlement and employment purposes.

All classes are part-time and are available in the mornings or afternoons Monday through Thursday, as evening classes two nights a week on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and on Saturday mornings.

The Welcome Here Program is an EAL family literacy program offered two afternoons a week to newcomer families with pre-school aged children. this program is offered at Central United Church on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

EAL classes for specific purposes are offered as needed.

Westman Immigrant Services also offers Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Testing (CLBPT) to permanent residents and Provincial Nominee approved candidates in order to place English Language students into the appropriate language learning level in Manitoba government funded adult English as an Additional Language (EAL) classes. In Brandon these classes are offered at Westman Immigrant Services (levels Pre-benchmark to level 4) and Assiniboine Community College Adult Collegiate (levels 5 to 8). Appointments for assessments may be booked in the English Language program office of Westman Immigrant Services.