Course start dates for Vocational and Internship courses: You may begin your course on any Monday (except public holidays). Course times for Vocational and Internship courses: Monday - Thursday: 9am - 3:30pm & Friday: 9am - 12:15pm. Vocational class times and internship placement hours may vary. |
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VSA - Vocational Semester Abroad (26 weeks full time) |
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Course content: Course achievement: VSA Certificate of Completion. IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge certificate (if successfully taken) |
English entry level: Intermediate, IELTS 5.0, TOEIC 550 or Crown entry test. Transfer to CIP: If you reach Upper intermediate level with acceptable attendance during the VSA, you may apply to transfer to CIP 30. Additional fees and a 6 week course extension is required. |
VYA - Vocational Year Abroad (38 weeks full time) |
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Course content: Course achievement: VSA Certificate of Completion. IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge certificate (if successfully taken) |
English entry level: Lower intermediate, IELTS 4.5, TOEIC 450 or Crown entry test. Transfer to CIP: If you reach Upper intermediate level with acceptable attendance during the VYA, you may apply to transfer to CIP 30 or CIP 42. |
CIP 30 Crown Internship Programme (30 weeks full time) |
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English entry level: Upper intermediate, IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 650 or Crown entry test. Course Achievement: CIP Certificate of Completion. IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge certificate (if successfully taken) |
CIP 42 Crown Internship Programme (42 weeks full time) |
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English entry level: Intermediate, IELTS 5.0, TOEIC 550 or Crown entry test. Course Achievement: CIP Certificate of Completion. IELTS, TOEIC or Cambridge certificate (if successfully taken) |
These courses offer you the opportunity to add vocational skills for your future career, or gain valuable life and work experience overseas. Benefits include:
Vocational and Internship students can choose one of the following components:
Intensive Business (CI 214)
This qualification equips students with the desired skills needed to operate a small business enterprise. The modules cover the various facets of business management from human resource management, marketing activities, financial analysis and communication skills.
Intensive Travel & Tourism (CI 115)
This qualification provides students with customer service skills, communication and selling skills, an understanding of the tourism industry in New Zealand and technical skills related to product knowledge and terminology.
Intensive Hospitality CI 428 or CI 429
Crown offers two different hospitality courses, each focused on a specific aspect of the hospitality industry. The two courses are Food and Beverage Services (CI 428) and Hotel Reception Services (CI 429).
Note: You can find more detailed course information about CI 214, CI 115, CI 428 and CI 429 and their course start dates in the next section or on our website.
Internship is a professional placement in Auckland to practise the skills you have learnt at Crown. Our internship companies are from different sectors of business, travel and tourism and hospitality. Crown has a sample list of the internship placements and following your initial interview you will be presented with the best available internship placement. Internship is unpaid and is a minimum of 15 hours and maximum of 30 hours per week. Please note that you may need suitable clothes for your internship. For example, most hospitality internship placements will need you to wear black trousers and a white button-up shirt. Hours may vary and may include nights and weekends.
Notes and Conditions
Examination course students may need to buy a course book, pay external examination fees and register for the exam. Please ask the school for details.