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Mission Statement
Contact Details
Inforum Education AustraliaCRICOS Provider Code: 02894GABN: 54 124 743 237
Level 4, 33 Scarborough StreetSouthport, QLD 4215
PO Box 3671Australia Fair, QLD 4215
Phone: +61 7 5571 2624Fax: +61 7 5571 2924
Website: http://www.inforum.com.auEmail: [email protected]
The mission of Inforum Education Australia is to deliver an innovative, superior quality international language and culture experience for our clients. This is achieved by:
• Providing innovative, professional and enjoyable language solutions that exceed the expectations of our students.
• Delivering service excellence to our customers.
• Fostering closer links between our students and Australians by providing maximum opportunities for them to work in, and integrate into the local community.
• Delivering a range of quality, value for money accommodation solutions.
• Valuing diversity by recruiting clients from a wide range of countries and cultures.
• Inspiring and empowering employees through professional development and providing opportunities to innovate.
Friday Forum& Guest Speakers
inside Inforum
Inforum Education Australia
This is why Inforum is special! Contents Page
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Cairns
Gold CoastBrisbane
Adelaide
Darwin
PerthSydney
Melbourne
Hobart
Australia
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We are HERE!
Australia's sunny Gold Coast
Uluru 2,245 km away.
Kakadu2,733 km away.
Sydney Opera House 687 km away, 1.5 hours by
plane.
The Great Barrier Reef 435 km~ 3,035 km away.
Byron Bay Lighthouse 1 hour by car.
Lamington National Park
World Heritage-listed
rainforests: 45 min by car.
Gold CoastWe are here!
Gold Coast• Australia’s premier tourist destination• 55km of the best surfi ng beaches in the country• Many attractions including Sea World, Dreamworld and Movie World• World Heritage Listed Lamington National Park
Southport• One of the main business centres on the Gold Coast• The Southport Broadwater is great for fi shing, swimming and BBQs• Has all major facilities such as shopping centres, library, hospitals, Sea World
Country Area Population
Australia 7,682,300 km² 21,000,000
Gold Coast 1,402 km² 500,000
Brazil 8,514,215 km² 196,000,000
Colombia 1,141,748 km² 45,000,000
Czech republic 78,866 km² 10,500,000
Hungary 93,030 km² 10,000,000
Japan 377,835 km² 127,000,000
South Korea 99,373 km² 48,000,000
Poland 312,679 km² 38,000,000
Switzerland 41,290 km² 7,500,000
Taiwan 35,563 km² 23,000,000
Compare Australia to your country
The Gold Coast & Southport
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The Spit
The Seaway
South Stradbroke Island
Sea World
Main Beach
Northcliffe
Mermaid Beach
Nobby’s Beach
Miami
North Burleigh
Tallebudgera
Palm Beach
CurrumbinCurrumbinSanctuary
Fleay’sWildlife
Park
Bond University
JupitersCasino
ParkwoodInternational Golf Course
Pacific FairShopping Centre
Tugun
Bilinga
Kirra
Coolangatta
Gold Coast Airport
Burleigh Heads
Surfers Paradise
Broadbeach
Southport
The Broadwater
Australia Fair Large shopping
centre, 3 minutes on
foot:
• supermarkets
• clothes shops
• food courts
• Asian super-
market
• post offi ce
• mobile phone shop
Southport
Main Beach Inforum
Surfers Paradise
Banks Bus Stop Hospital Immigration
Swimming Pool
Library
Coolangatta Currumbin
Broadwater Parklands
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Look inside Inforum
Where great things happen!
ReceptionYou will receive a friendly welcome from our reception staff!
Student LoungeEat lunch, use the computers, watch a DVD or just relax with friends.
ClassroomsBright, modern classrooms. Studying can also be fun!
Computers for studentsMany languages available.
Inforum Café Study Barista and practise at our Inforum student coffee stand!
Kimiko from Japan: I really enjoy working at the Inforum Café. I can practise my Barista skills and talk to all of Inforum’s students and staff, and be friends to them! I want to keep working here forever!
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The Inforum Team
The secret of our success!
Teachers and administration staffWe are ready to help you achieve your goals!
Diana, Accommodation Manager“You will love our homestay families. I carefully choose them myself! It is my pleasure to meet your requests for accommodation.”
Simon Craft, Managing Director "We are a young, dynamic school with great staff and fantastic classes. Thank you for taking a look at our brochure and hope to see you on the Gold Coast very soon!"
Inforum's StudentsDon’t forget - students are a very important part of the Inforum team!!!
Student CommitteeMembers of Inforum's student committee are at reception ready to help you.
(If you want to be part of the committee, please download the application from our website.)
Hugo from Chile: “The Inforum reception
team is the best!"
Tassio from Brazil:
“Inforum is a small school
but the teachers and staff
are all very professional!”
Minimum length Course name of enrolment Start date Requirements Hours per week
General English 1 week Any Monday (check None 20 hours the preferred start dates in our calendar)*
IELTS 5 weeks Any Monday (check Finish INFORUM 20 hours the preferred start Upper-Intermediate dates in our calendar)* or satisfactory result on placement test
Cambridge FCE 12 weeks 4 January 2010 (10 weeks) Finish INFORUM 25 hours 22 March 2010 Upper-Intermediate 13 September 2010 or satisfactory placement test result
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Great Courses
Easy as 1, 2, 3
General English
Inforum's most frequently-taken
course. Study all the important
English language skills and then do
the Focus Class for further practise
and extension.
Cambridge First Certifi cate (FCE) Exam Preparation
The FCE Exam is one of the most
popular English language tests in the
world and with Inforum’s specialist
teachers, program and small class
groups, we’ll make sure you are
thoroughly prepared.
IELTS Exam Preparation Course
The IELTS examination is the most
widely-accepted English language
test in Australia. Our course is an
Advanced level program that practices
all the important points of taking the
exam but which you can start anytime
of the year.
Anne (Korea)Anne: "I like my teacher very much.
She is very kind, always smiling,
and takes time to teach me till I
understand. I can talk to her about
my personal life, too."
Inforum’s Accelerated English language program is the
fast, effective and fun way to learn. It lets students combine
THREE great courses into ONE. Here’s how it works:
Students are tested and placed in the Core
Program.
The Focus Classes give students more practice.
Choose a free workshop that’s right for you.
Inforum’s Accelerated English Program
1. Core Programs
2. Focus Classes
3. Workshops
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Core Programs
*If Monday is a public holiday then Tuesday
Maximum 14 students per class
(Average 10)
Closed class
Lots of practice tests to get you
ready for the real thing!
Average class size: 12
Taught by IELTS examiners
Three full practice exams
Start any Monday
(min. enrolment: 5 weeks)
Svetlana from Serbia
"Excellent teachers! They really try
hard to help you with preparing for
the exam!"
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Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Lesson 3.1 Lesson 3.2 Lesson 3.3 Vocabulary extension Your place or mine? Top cities Homes that think Prefi xes and suffi xes • Introduction: • Grammar: • Grammar: Future 9:00 – 10:30 Talking about Comparatives possibility Speaking the future and superlatives • Speaking & Listening: Discussing your • Writing: Letter of • Reading: Making a formal dream house complaint Comparing cities phone call 8:30 – 10:30 Friday Forum10:40 – 10:50 Break / (10:45 ~ 11:45 Guest Speaker • Vocabulary • Speaking: Stating • Writing a formal DVD: Listening on guest extension preferences email or letter • “City or country?” speaker's day)10:50 – 12:20 • Speaking: • Listening: • Reading:” The (p180) What are you “Yuppies” Mulitplex Centre” • Vocabulary 2: doing in the future? “How do you say…?”
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 14:50 Focus class Focus class Focus class Focus class School Activity
15:00 – 16:00 Free Workshops
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Level Focus Classes Focus Course Description
Elementary Conversation 1 Practise basic day-to-day conversation
Pre-Intermediate Conversation 2 Practise day-to-day conversation
Intermediate TOEIC Focusing on listening, reading, accuracy in grammar and American Business English
Upper-Intermediate International Study the leading business issues of today including Business or marketing, business communication and human resource management
Advanced News 24 Upper level conversation class. Discuss what everyone is talking about! News stories from the last 24 hours.
Sample Intermediate General English Timetable (Textbook: Total English)
Workshop name
Work Ready
Pronunciation
Hospitality English
Language Lifesavers
Suitable level
Pre-Intermediate to Advanced
Pre-Intermediate to Advanced
Pre-Intermediate to Advanced
Elementary toPre-Intermediate
Description
Learn how to make a resumé in English, apply for a Tax File Number, understand job advertisements and practise to attend a job interview.
Learn the secrets of English pronunciation and practise in a really fun class.
Study and practise the language of the hotel and restaurant industry and make an impact on customers and management.
Study assistance for lower level students
Take any workshop relevant to your level anytime you want! All free! 5-week courses, once a week.
General English Focus Class details
Workshops
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Course
Start date
Duration
English requirement
Location
Barista Basics
Every second month (please check with Info-rum staff)
12 hours over 4 weeks (3 hours, once a week, after English classes.)
Pre-Intermediate level or above
Inforum
Ecotour Guide Assistant
8 Mar, 22 Mar, 9 Aug, 23 Aug, 6 Sept
One week full time
Communicative English. (check with Inforum staff)
Inforum, national parks, Natura-Ecotours offi ce(Transportation to and from Inforum provided)
Animal Welfare Interna-tional Volunteer training
Every Monday (please check with Inforum staff)
1 ~ 4 weeks according to your choice. Mon-Fri 9am~1pm
Communicative English. (Check with Inforum staff.)
Animal Welfare League (AWL) is 20 minutes from Inforum by bus
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Short Courses
Barista Training
More than just English!
Learn how to make great coffee using some of the best imported coffee beans in the world!
Become a coffee-making professional
You don’t like coffee?
You haven’t tried mine!
I will show you what the best
coffee beans are and teach you
how to make fantastic coffee!
You will learn to: Choose the best coffee beans, make black and white menus, and create your Signature coffee with Mauricio from Colombia.
Mauricio travels all over the world to export the best coffee beans and train Baristas.
The Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWL) has been a sanctuary for homeless animals for 50 years. AWL is one of the largest companion animal refuges in Australia and has one of the most successful dog and cat re-homing programs in the country.
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Study Tours
Experience EcoTours!
Work with animal experts
Animal Welfare International Volunteer Training Program at AWL
Short term programs by request
This part of the program includes:
• Occupational health & safety training• Instructional training on safe dog and/or cat handling• Dog obedience training lessons from qualifi ed dog trainer• Dog hydrobathing & grooming lessons from AWL instructor• Structured workplace training within dog and/or cat section• Use of all facilities
We can make a great short or long course to meet your request.
English / Cultural Experience / Marine sports/ Environmental studies/ Barista / Animal care / Combine anything to your liking!
Japanese primary and
high school groupBrazilian high school group.
Study with ANU (Australian National University) Environmental Achievement Award winner Masaki, conservation ecologist and researcher Kieran and/or Christopher Audley, an environmental consultant for several governments, NGOs and local communities in Australia and the Asia-Pacifi c region.
Experience Ecotours in World Heritage-listed national parks, undertake work experience as an Ecotour guide, and learn about Australia’s amazing fauna and fl ora, all in one week! Learn what real ecotourism is and what it can do to protect the environment.
“A Strangler Fig can take up to 200 years to kill the host tree.”
Ecotour Guide Assistant Program with Natura Ecotours
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Fridays = Forum Session + Guest Speaker Session (once a month) + Activities!
Friday Forum Session Every Friday, 8:30-10:30 Two hours of up to 4 mini-lessons to review what you have studied during the week – you help choose the topics! Student counseling in Weeks 5, 10 after school examinations
Guest Speaker SessionsEvery month, we have various guest speakers come to the school to talk about their lives and professions to our students! Our guests include Olympians, migration agents, yoga instructors, police offi cers, environmental scientists, fi re fi ghters, fl ight attendants, stockbrokers, aborigines, dancers, marine biologists, animal welfare workers and many more!
Myee, our local police prosecutorShe can be very hard on criminals but believe it or not, she is one of our kindest and friendliest Inforum host mothers!
Surf Life Saving Australia
BrianAustralian Olympic basketball player Brian Kerle didn’t start playing basketball until he was 21! He says,“It’s never too late you can achieve anything!”
DanielDaniel shows how to manoeuvre his racing wheelchair and discusses his experiences in national and international competitions and day-to-day life
Divers from DevoceanPeter talks about the latest equipment which makes everyone’s diving experience much easier and safer.
A great way to end the week
LeaAlways swim
between the fl ags!
Nora from Hungary: “He is so inspiring!”
Valentine’s Day
chocolate-making
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Students’ performance
competition
Roger from Colombia: “Kangaroos are really cute! I want one as a pet!”
Soccer match against
another school
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Animal Welfare International Volunteer Training Program at Activities you’ll never forget!!
When not studying in the classroom, have fun with your friends, learn English and experience Australian culture!!
A BBQ on our famous Gold Coast beach is everyone’s favorite activity!
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World Heritage-listed Fraser Island
Haruna from Japan: “I am a travel agent in Japan but I’ve never seen such a wonderful and beautiful place! The Ecotour guide was great too! I defi nitely want to go back there again!!!”
Eco Tour to World Heritage-listed
Lamington National Park
Eco Tours
Animal Welfare International Volunteer Training Program at
The Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWL)
Pathways
Study Inforum’s IELTS course for 10 weeks and join the programs below without taking an IELTS exam!
Gold Coast colleges
AICA Education• Certifi cate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Graphic Pre-Press)• Diploma of Graphic Design• Certifi cate IV and Diploma of Photoimaging• Certifi cate IV and Diploma of Visual Arts• Diploma of Community Service Work, and more…
Some of these courses will lead you to Australia’s best universities! If you are interested in studying a specialist fi eld,
you might like to use our Pathway to the following colleges.
CTIA (Career Training Institute of Australia)• Diploma of Hospitality• Diploma of Hospitality & Cert III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery), and more…
Massage School of Queensland• Diploma of Remedial Massage• Diploma of Shiatsu & Oriental Therapies• Diploma of Aromatherapy• Diploma of Refl exology• Short courses, and more…
TAFEs
Gold Coast Institute of TAFE• Certifi cate and Diploma of Hospitality• Certifi cate and Diploma of Tourism• Diploma in Fitness• Certifi cate lll in Furniture making• Certifi cate lV in Engineering (Boatbuilding stream / Heavy Fabrication Stream)• Diploma of IT (Networking / Software Development), and more…
Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE• Certifi cate and Diploma, Advanced Diploma in Applied Fashion and Technology• Certifi cates (Commercial Cookery and Patisserie) and Diploma in Hospitality • Certifi cates and Diploma in Horticulture• Certifi cate and Diploma in Children’s Services• Diploma of Nursing
Southbank Institute of Technology• Tourism & Hospitality• Arts & Entertainment• Business• Information Technology
Skills Tech• Automotive• Engineering – Fabrication• Carpentry• Building and Construction• Electronic Communications Engineering• Mechanical Engineering
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2. Student Residence*
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1.Homestay
Our homestay families are very carefully chosen by Diana, Inforum’s Homestay Manager.They're so good that students who leave our homestay families keep coming back!
Three types to choose from.
TypeHomestay service & facilities
Weekday meals
Weekend meals
Bed & Linen
Desk, chair and lamp
Other facilities
Transportation to/from school
StandardExcellent
Breakfast & Dinner
All
Yes
Yes
Depends on the family
No
QualityExcellent
Breakfast & Dinner
All
Yes
Yes
No
Superior*Excellent
All
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Three out of these fi ve criteria:
internet / own bathroom / air-conditioning /
swimming pool / 20 minutes’ travelling time
*Students under 18 can stay with a Superior Family only.
Thaina from Brazil with Mr and Mrs
Heron “Since I arrived here, they have
become my Aussie family and I like
them like my real family! Lisa and
John are always doing things to make
me feel at home."
Inforum’s wonderful accommodation
(*Not available for students under 18 unless staying with relatives over 21 years of age.)
Backpackers, motels and holiday resorts There are many motels and
backpackers on the Gold Coast. You
can arrange it yourself or we are happy
to arrange a room for you.*
Inforum gives you a
free telephone card
when you apply for
homestay so that
you can call your
family right after
you arrive? The
telephone card will
be waiting for you
when you arrive!
Michal from the Czech Republic:“I like the student residence. It’s very close to school and very clean!”
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Program Start Date:
• Accelerated English / IELTS Exam
Preparation Course
Every Monday
*If Monday is a public holiday, then Tuesday.
Preferred start day:
1 Feb, 12 Apr, 21 Jun, 30 Aug, 8 Nov
• Cambridge FCE/CAE Exam
Preparation Courses
4 January (10 weeks)
22 March (12 weeks)
13 September (12 weeks)
• Ecotour Guide Assistant Program
8 Mar, 22 Mar, 9 Aug, 23 Aug, 6 Sep
• Barista Basics Program Month:
Guest Speaker:
• Every fi rst Friday of month
*If public holiday, 2nd Friday
Public Holiday:
1 January – New Year’s Day
26 January – Australia Day
2 April – Good Friday
5 April – Easter Monday
26 April – Anzac Day Holiday
3 May – Labor Day
14 June – Queen’s Birthday
27 August – Gold Coast Show Day
25 December – Christmas Day
27 December – Boxing Day Holiday
Inforum Holiday:
INFORUM 3rd Anniversary
20 December 2010 – 2 January 2011
Please note
The dates shown in this calendar are subject to change
without notice