Student Visa Requirements

Students who are not New Zealand residents need to obtain a student visa to study in New Zealand (excluding Australian citizens). All Equippers College courses are approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and it is possible to get study visas for Equippers College Courses.

Procedure

In order to obtain a student visa for New Zealand, you will need to contact New Zealand Immigration Services for an application form. On acceptance of your application to attend Equippers College, and receipt of your full tuition fees, we will provide you with a letter confirming your place on the course is needed for the issuing of your visa. Processing of your student visa may take up to two months depending on the country in which the application is made. Please ensure that you apply in plenty of time.

Please see http://www.immigration.govt.nz/ for more information.

English Language Requirements

All lectures at Equippers College are in English, a reasonable standard of both spoken and written English is required. (An IELTS score of at least 5.5)

Application Closing Date

For all 2012 courses applications for international students close on January 16th 2012. All applications must be received by this date in order to be considered for acceptance.

For more detailed entry requirements see page 20. For more information on studying as an international student at Equippers College, including entry requirements, contact the Registrar. ACTS Auckland City Training School is a signatory to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.

 

As a young adult I used to look for pleasure in friends, partying, taking life easy and having fun. Everything seemed to be sweet and I enjoyed this type of life for quite a few years. But during this time I felt there must be something more to life than the aimless one I was living. I figured out that life is not just about comfort and not just about me. I could feel this void inside me; a void that new friends or other things could not fill. I wanted to know myself better and I wanted to find my purpose in life.

So I started to seek God. I decided to give God and myself a chance to become everything I was supposed to be. To make this possible I had to leave my home in Italy and give up many things like my job, family and my girlfriend. It was a big price to pay; I sacrificed a lot. But I knew I had to make this change in my life.

Equippers College was an amazing experience that helped me reach a deeper level of intimacy with God, enabled me to experience other cultures and helped me build relationships. It was a place where I was inspired by other people. I deepened my knowledge of God and His ways. I have been equipped in reaching out to the needy, and becoming a useful tool in God’s hand. The course helped me discover my qualities and my skills as a leader, as well as developing my character.

I found a place in God where I belong. People here have treated me kindly, encouraged me along the way and supported me by listening and being there when I needed a friend, a counselor or even a parent’s advice. I feel championed to keep reaching out to my destiny in God.

During all this time, I learned to live by faith and to rely on God’s grace in times of pressure. Looking back I see that the price was worthwhile. Just like it says in Matthew 16:25, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.”

Equippers College is the key to a radical life lasting change for better. I dropped everything I was carrying at the time in order to invest a year of my life in Equippers College. What I ended up with was a lifetime adventure with God! I am really excited about my future. And I can say confidently the best is yet to come! Life is a gift from God! Do not waste it! Invest in it!

- Mihai Pitis
Equippers College is a division of ACTS Auckland City Training School