New Teachers
Start your teaching career on the right foot. CELTA provides the essential skills, knowledge, and hands-on teaching practice you need to confidently enter any ELT classroom worldwide.
Teacher Training
Cambridge CELTA
Transform Your Career with the Gold Standard in English Language Teaching to Adults.
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Career Pathways
Is CELTA Right For You?
The most widely recognized English teaching qualification in the world, demanded by top employers globally.
Experienced Teachers
Already teaching? Formalize your experience. CELTA will sharpen your methodology, introduce modern pedagogical frameworks, and provide the prestigious Cambridge certification to boost your resume.
Career Changers
Looking to travel the world or shift professions? CELTA opens doors to lucrative global opportunities. It requires no previous teaching experience, just a strong grasp of the English language.
Course Curriculum
The 5-Topic Syllabus
A highly practical, internationally standardized curriculum designed to provide a solid foundation in modern teaching methodology.
Learners and Teachers
Understand the teaching and learning context, learner motivations, cultural backgrounds, and how to adapt to different learning preferences.
Language Analysis & Awareness
Develop a robust working knowledge of English grammar, lexis, and phonology, and learn how to present them effectively to adult learners.
Language Skills
Master the concepts and terminology required for teaching the four core skills: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.
Planning & Resources
Learn to design effective lesson plans, structure engaging activities, and evaluate or adapt commercial ELT materials for different contexts.
Teaching Skills & Professionalism
Focus on dynamic classroom management, clear instructions, error correction, and your continued professional development.
Course Evaluation
Continuous Assessment
There is no terrifying final exam. CELTA is assessed continuously throughout the course based on two primary components.
1. Teaching Practice (TP)
The core of CELTA is hands-on experience. You will teach a total of 6 hours of assessed lessons to real adult learners at a minimum of two different ability levels.
- Supervised lesson planning sessions
- Live teaching evaluation by Cambridge tutors
- Constructive feedback sessions after every class
- 6 hours of peer observation
2. Written Assignments
You will complete four written assignments, each 750–1,000 words, designed to bridge the gap between theory and classroom practice.
- Analysing and responding to adult learner needs
- Analysing language for specific teaching purposes
- Teaching language skills effectively
- Reflecting critically on your own classroom teaching
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Start your journey towards a globally recognized English teaching qualification and discover upcoming CELTA batches.
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