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COURSES AND DATES OF THE PROGRAMME IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

OPUS GENERAL ENGLISH

Improve your English skills in speaking, listening, writing and reading, enrich your vocabulary by learning words necessary at work, and gain experience in customer service working part-time abroad. 

Duration of the programme: 5, 6 or 9 months, students learn English 3 hours every day, in the morning or in the afternoon, and work in the same time.

available in: Ireland, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand

required age: 18-30 years 

required level of English: at least lower - intermediate, good spoken English

English lessons per week: 20 -30 lessons in England and Ireland 

dates of the start in 2009: 5 January, 14 April, 22 June, 29 September, 19 October

OPUS Special PROGRAMME in Ireland and great britain (for persons having EU passport) 

You can work for 26 weeks in a hotel or in a retail line of business and you can study English for 6 weeks. This programme is available in Great Britain and Ireland for persons having EU passport. 

duration of the programme: The minimum will be Vacation or Intensive English + paid job for 26 weeks

available in: London, Edynburg, Oxford, Dublin

required age: 18-30 years 

required level of English: at least lower-intermediate, good spoken English

lessons of English per week: Vacation English - 20 lessons (one lesson - 45 minutes) per week; Intensive English  - 28 lessons per week 

dates of the start: General English on every Monday. In the case of Cambridge courses contact us in order to set the details.


OPUS Euro Exam Special in Ireland and great britain (for persons having EU passport) 

Learn English in General English Programme at least 6 weeks or choose the preparation for IELTS or Cambridge Examination, then start working. Programme available in Great Britain and Ireland for persons having EU passport. 

duration of the programme:10 weeks for IELTS or 12 weeks preparation for Cambridge Examination + work

IELTS Supplementary: 20 lessons of General English (+ 8 hours dedicated to preperation for IELTS exam).

Cambridge preparation course: 20 lessons per week

available in: London, Edynburg, Oxford, Dublin

required level of English: at least lower-intermediate, good spoken English

required age: 18-30 years 

dates of the start: IELTS: 5 January, 14 April, 22 June, 27 July, 28 September. Cambridge: 23 March, 14 September

OPUS Gatwick Airport euro summer (for persons having EU passport) 

WORK PLACE: Gatwick Airport

REQUIRED AGE: 18-30 years. 


STARTING DATE: 29 June 2009.

ACCOMODATION: Commutable to Airport.

COURSE STRUCTURE:
3 weeks GE + 8 weeks full time work (June - August):
Dates for GE course: 29 June - 17 July,
Dates for Paid Placement: 21 July – 11 September,

APPLICATION DEADLINE: As soon as possible, as there are limited spaces on this programme.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
- Pre-level test,
- OPUS application form with additional course name added to it,
- CV,
- 2 photos - face and full length shots,
- Telephone interiew,
- Nominee form and copy of passport to be submitted to employer for referencing.

APPLICANT PROFILE:
- Previous customer service work experience required (minimum 6 months),
- Good spoken English - Intermediate+,
- Friendly, flexible and hard working.

SAMPLE JOBS:
- Door hosts,
- Baristas,
- Food preparation assistants,
- Table clearers,
- Kitchen porter.

SAMPLE EMPLOYERS:
- Eat,
- Garfunkels,
- Shake-A-Lua,
- Yo Sushi.

SAMPLE SHIFTS:
- 3am – 12pm,
- 7am – 3pm.

All staff get a taxi service to pick them up if they do an early shift ex 3am start. Students can typically work 10 hour shifts, when very busy.

PACKAGE PRICE:
Twin Room
Vacation English = £2107 (960GBP incl 375GBP placement fee),
Intensive English = £2272 (1125GBP incl 375GBP placement fee).

Single Room
Vacation English = £2239,
Intensive English= £2404. 

These would include course fee, accommodation, placement fee and a registration fee for the online security test that all students would be required to take to work at Gatwick.

DRESS CODE:
- Black trousers, flat black shoes,
- No jewellery(including body piercings),
- No visible tattoos/piercings.

REFERENCING:
- All applicants are required to complete this immediately after booking the programme,
- Employment/education references for the past 5 years are required including Elementary/High School,
- Copy of passport to be submitted with nominee form,
- Criminal records check must be conducted in their country and a translated copy of it must be submitted to Gatwick prior to their arrival,
- Reference form to be completed as soon as booking is confirmed. Students must submit 2 references –
1) Character reference from a friend to confirm that they are honest and trustworthy,
2) Employer/School reference.

ONLINE SECURITY TEST: To be completed on arrival in UK.

BANK ACCOUNTS: For payments, it would be important that students ensure they have an international bank account, where they could open a sterling account prior to arrival in London. This would enable them to receive payments, which would also be by bank transfer. Our employer would need the following information in order to pay our students:
Sort Code: 6 digit number,
Account number: 8 digit number,
Iban code.

CONTRACTS: 30 hour contracts offered with opportunity for overtime.

EMPLOYER INDUCTION: Held on Day 1. To include online security test, which takes 1 hour and 30 minutes.

PAYMENTS: Salary paid every 2 weeks by bank transfer.

WORK ROTA:
Provided 2 – 4 days in advance of following week.
Students to have 2 days off per week.

BREAKS:
One 15 minute break.
Lunch break 30 minutes.

FOOD: One meal included per shift.

EARNINGS

You may work in Australia and New Zealand in the OPUS programme. The students may work up to 20 hours a week during the semester and up to 40 hours a week during holidays. Those who have holiday visa with work permission can work as many hours as they wish.  

If you take into account the number of hours that you are allowed to work and the minimal quote you will see that the earnings cover the costs of the study. You just need to remember about the costs of accommodation and pocket money. 

Minimal quotes per hour:

UK (GBP): 4,60 / 5.52
Ireland (EUR): 8.30
New Zealand (NZD): 10.00
Perth (AUD): 9.00
Sydney (AUD): 10.00

NZD - New Zealand dollars
AUD - Australian dollars