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CELTA is a Cambridge qualification for teaching English as a foreign language. It is the most widely recognized English teaching qualification in the world and the most often requested by employers.
The CELTA course covers the principles of effective teaching and gives you a range of teaching techniques and practical experience. You get hands-on teaching practice and observation of experienced teachers, and you’ll apply your learning by delivering communicative teaching with English language learners.
It focuses on developing practical techniques and includes face-to-face or online teaching practice.
CELTA from Cambridge is the qualification you need if you’re looking for your first teaching job, or you want to prove to employers that you have the required teaching skills.
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• new teachers with no experience starting their career.
• teachers with some experience who want to develop their skills.
• first-language English speakers and non-first-language speakers
• teachers who want to travel and teach English.
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• You should be 18 years or above.
• You should have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education.
• You should have English good enough (Minimum CEFR level high C1 or above).
• You should be able to process the skills provided and able to complete the assignments and assessments.
If you do not have formal educational qualifications at the level indicated above, you may still be accepted, if you can demonstrate that you would be likely to complete the course successfully.
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• learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context
• language analysis and awareness
• language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
• planning and resources for different teaching contexts
• developing teaching skills and professionalism
Choose the CELTA course that suits you best: Choose the CELTA course that suits you best: face-to-face, online or a combination of both.
You can also choose to take it full time, usually 4–5 weeks, or part time.
Your classroom teaching will be:
• face-to-face in a classroom
• live, with groups of learners.
• observed by your trainer.
Your training sessions will be face-to-face with a trainer, or a combination of online study with trainer support.
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Your classroom teaching will be:
• in an online learning environment.
• live, with groups of learners.
• observed by your trainer.
Your training sessions will combine online study, live online sessions and trainer support.
Your classroom teaching will:
• include lessons face-to-face in a classroom and lessons in an online learning environment.
• be live with groups of learners.
• be observed by your trainer.
Your training sessions may be face-to-face, online, or a combination of both, with trainer support.
Choose the CELTA course that suits you best: Choose the CELTA course that suits you best: face-to-face, online or a combination of both. You can also choose to take it full time, usually 4–5 weeks, or part time.
120 hours
Choose from:
• full time or part time
• face-to-face, online, or a mix of face-to-face and online
• All options give you teaching practice in English language classes.
• written assignments
• assessed teaching practice
• proficient English language user (CEFR level high C1 or above).
• educated to the standard required for entry into higher education.
• age 18+
• Foundation to Developing
All CELTA courses include at least 120 hours of contact between candidates and course tutors, and include:
• tutorial support and consultation.
• supervised lesson planning.
• 6 hours’ assessed teaching practice per candidate supervised by a course tutor.
• feedback on teaching practice.
• peer observation of teaching practice (i.e., watching the other candidates’ lessons).
• 6 hours’ directed observation of lessons taught by experienced ELT professionals, up to 3 hours of which may be of filmed lessons.
Also 80 additional learning hours for pre-course preparation, reading, research, assignment writing, lesson preparation and record keeping.
The maximum ratio of candidates to tutors is one tutor for every six candidates, and there are at least two tutors on each course.
You will be assessed throughout the course and there is no final examination. The two types of assessment are:
You will teach for a total of 6 hours, working with adult classes at a minimum of two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance.
You will complete four written assignments (each 750–1,000 words). These focus on:
• analysing and responding to adult learner needs
• analysing language for teaching purposes
• teaching language skills
• reflecting on classroom teaching
Your teaching practice and written assignments are assessed by your trainers during the course. Your trainers will discuss your progress with you, including in at least two one-to-one tutorials, so you should have a good idea of your strengths and areas to focus on.
There are four possible grades for CELTA:
• pass A
• pass B
• pass
• fail
At the end of your course, you will be given a candidate report form, which will give you your provisional grade. This will also say whether you took the course face-to-face, online or as a mix of face-to-face and online.
Cambridge English will issue your certificate when grades have been confirmed. Certificates are usually dispatched up to eight weeks after the completion of the course. The certificate will state your name, grade, the Centre number where you took the course and the date of the award.
