THE CELTA COURSE AT ELH
The CELTA course is run by our teacher training team.
The Cambridge CELTA is an internationally recognised initial qualification for people with little
or no previous teaching experience who wish to teach English to foreign students.
It opens up a whole world of exciting teaching opportunities and because it is awarded by
Cambridge Assessment English, (part of the world-famous University of Cambridge) you can rely on its quality and standing within the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) industry.
or no previous teaching experience who wish to teach English to foreign students.
It opens up a whole world of exciting teaching opportunities and because it is awarded by
Cambridge Assessment English, (part of the world-famous University of Cambridge) you can rely on its quality and standing within the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) industry.
CELTA TRAINEES AT THE ELH HAVE ACHIEVED 100% PASS RATE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS
Would you like to join our successful group of CELTA graduates?
Here's some information to help you decide:
Here's some information to help you decide:
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE COURSE
- See how to apply for the CELTA course
- See the CELTA dates, the CELTA fees an the possible timetables of CELTA courses.
- Read the CELTA terms and conditions and the Terms and Conditions for Online Bookings.
- Complete the CELTA Application Form and the pre interview task. Select as many dates as are possible for you. Early interviews are offered to candidates who are able to select two or more dates.
- Pay the CELTA Application Fee.
THE COURSE FEE
The CELTA course fee is £1,450 inclusive of the Cambridge Assessment English fee. Discounts are available for early payment.
WHAT TO PAY AND WHEN
1. Pay an application fee of £100 within 24hrs of completing your application form.
2. Pay the course fee of £1,450 or discounted fee after you have been offered a place of the course and within the due date as shown on your offer and/or invoice.
2. Pay the course fee of £1,450 or discounted fee after you have been offered a place of the course and within the due date as shown on your offer and/or invoice.
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES
A £20 refundable deposit may be required to join the CELTA library. This entitles trainees to borrow books and resources from our well-stocked ELT library during the course.
It is also a good idea to buy some books for reference if you wish. See the recommended book list for details.
It is also a good idea to buy some books for reference if you wish. See the recommended book list for details.
HOW WE ASSESS CANDIDATES SUITABILITY AND HOW WE CONDUCT INTERVIEWS
We assess candidates based on their application. It is important that you submit the CELTA application form and the pre interview task when you apply.
If your application is successful we will call you in to interview. Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom or, if Covid permits, may be conducted face2face at our premises in Central Milton Keynes.
If your application is successful we will call you in to interview. Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom or, if Covid permits, may be conducted face2face at our premises in Central Milton Keynes.
IF A CANDIDATE IS NOT OFFERED AN INTERVIEW
If your application is unsuccessful you will not be called to interview.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE INTERVIEW
After your interview we will email you with our offer. This may be an unconditional offer or a conditional offer.
- An unconditional offer is made to candidates who at interview are considered to be strong enough to attend the type/s of CELTA course/s they have selected on the start date/s they have selected.
- A conditional offer will usually be made to candidates who are required to fulfil certain conditions before they can join the CELTA course.
WHY MIGHT A CANDIDATE RECEIVE A CONDITIONAL OFFER?
If you receive a conditional offer you will need to fulfil the conditions described in your offer before you can join the CELTA. Here are some examples why we may issue a conditional offer:
- Candidate A has chosen a mixed mode CELTA but their knowledge of IT is too limited to be able to deal with preparing and teaching lessons online. Our conditional offer may require this candidate to either join a face2face course instead of a mixed mode or to improve their IT skills and then join a mixed mode course
- Candidate B has chosen a full time course but during their interview they told us that they would not be able to attend for 3 days of the course. Our conditional offer may require this candidate to either change their plans so that they don't miss these 3 days or to select a different course, on an alternative start date, during which they will not miss any days.
- Candidate 3 is an overseas national residing outside the UK. They have chosen a face2face course but they do not have the required visa to be able to study in the UK. Our conditional offer may require this candidate to either apply for a visa which will allow them to study in the UK or to join a fully online course which they can attend from anywhere in the world.
CANDIDATE REFUNDS, CHANGES AND WITHDRAWALS
Please see our CELTA Terms and Conditions regarding candidate refunds, changes and withdrawals. If you have any queries regarding these please let us know before you submit your application.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
You can apply for entry to our next course, contact us if you have further questions you want to ask or join us via Zoom on our next CELTA Open Day to find out more.
WHY APPLY TO DO THE COURSE WITH ELH:
We have had 100% pass rate in our CELTA courses to date. We have excellent trainers and you know you will be in good hands. We always give candidates an honest opinion of their ability to complete the course successfully even if this means that we risk disappointing certain candidates and run courses with fewer numbers. We care about the standard of our Teacher Training courses and, as a CELTA and Delta training centre, westrive to ensure our trainees enjoy their course and become the best in their field. Many alumni have been very successful in their EFL careers. Here are a few of them: Chris (CELTA 2001) became DOS and Head of EFL in a private school in UK, Matt (CELTA 2003) worked for International House in Spain, Andy (CELTA 2004) taught in Poland, returned to join ELH as an EFL teacher and Clare (CELTA 2012) joined ELH as a teacher, completed her Delta in 2016 and is currently a senior teacher and the Examination Officer at English Language House.
We have had 100% pass rate in our CELTA courses to date. We have excellent trainers and you know you will be in good hands. We always give candidates an honest opinion of their ability to complete the course successfully even if this means that we risk disappointing certain candidates and run courses with fewer numbers. We care about the standard of our Teacher Training courses and, as a CELTA and Delta training centre, westrive to ensure our trainees enjoy their course and become the best in their field. Many alumni have been very successful in their EFL careers. Here are a few of them: Chris (CELTA 2001) became DOS and Head of EFL in a private school in UK, Matt (CELTA 2003) worked for International House in Spain, Andy (CELTA 2004) taught in Poland, returned to join ELH as an EFL teacher and Clare (CELTA 2012) joined ELH as a teacher, completed her Delta in 2016 and is currently a senior teacher and the Examination Officer at English Language House.
WHO AWARDS THE CELTA QUALIFICATION
The qualification is administered by Cambridge Assessment English, part of the University of Cambridge.
The qualification is administered by Cambridge Assessment English, part of the University of Cambridge.
WHO RECOGNIZES THE CELTA QUALIFICATIONS
CELTA is accepted throughout the world by organisations which employ English Language teachers. The Cambridge CELTA has been accredited by Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework for England. Cambridge Assessment English also works with international ELT organisations to ensure the acceptance of CELTA globally
CELTA is accepted throughout the world by organisations which employ English Language teachers. The Cambridge CELTA has been accredited by Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework for England. Cambridge Assessment English also works with international ELT organisations to ensure the acceptance of CELTA globally
THE COURSE FORMAT:
Course length 120 hours
Format
Choose from:
Assessment
Course length 120 hours
Format
Choose from:
- full time or part time
- face-to-face, online, or a mix of face-to-face and online
Assessment
- 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+
THE COURSE DELIVERY:
CELTA courses are delivered by authorised centres on behalf of Cambridge Assessment English. All CELTA courses include
The maximum ratio of candidates to tutors is one tutor for every six candidates, and there are at least two tutors on each course.
- 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
The maximum ratio of candidates to tutors is one tutor for every six candidates, and there are at least two tutors on each course.
CRITERIA FOR ENTRY TO THE CELTA COURSES AT ELH
Ideally candidates should:
Ideally candidates should:
- have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education (ie 2 or more A’levels in eg English Language, a foreign language etc)
- be aged 20 or over
- have a good standard of English which will enable you to teach at a range of levels (ie have accurate native speaker or, if foreign national, CPE grade A or equivalent)
THE CELTA OPEN DAY
CELTA Open days run every 3 to 4 months and are available for anyone who is interested in the course. Open Days give candidates the opportunity find out more about the course and the trainers. Candidates can ask questions about the course, decide if the CELTA is right for them and make a choice about which type of course would be most suitable ie part time, full time or online. The Open day is completely free of charge but we request that candidates email us no less than 14 days prior to the date they wish to attend to book their place. Open days will run providing there is sufficient interest.
You can book to attend a CELTA Open Day here
CELTA Open days run every 3 to 4 months and are available for anyone who is interested in the course. Open Days give candidates the opportunity find out more about the course and the trainers. Candidates can ask questions about the course, decide if the CELTA is right for them and make a choice about which type of course would be most suitable ie part time, full time or online. The Open day is completely free of charge but we request that candidates email us no less than 14 days prior to the date they wish to attend to book their place. Open days will run providing there is sufficient interest.
You can book to attend a CELTA Open Day here
WHAT TO DO NEXT
You can:
You can:
- Either contact us to request further information or
- You can apply by following the procedure as shown in: How to apply for the CELTA
COURSE DATES
You can see our CELTA dates and fees and choose the start dates who can do.
You will also see a draft schedule for each course.
ELH trainers will set the timetable at the start of the course but we reserve the right to change the days and/or times if this is deemed most suitable for the benefit of trainees and students who will need to attend the course.
This will usually occur in order to fulfil the course requirements, accommodate tutor and student availability and/or candidate preferences. Candidates will be informed of these changes if they occur.
You can see our CELTA dates and fees and choose the start dates who can do.
You will also see a draft schedule for each course.
ELH trainers will set the timetable at the start of the course but we reserve the right to change the days and/or times if this is deemed most suitable for the benefit of trainees and students who will need to attend the course.
This will usually occur in order to fulfil the course requirements, accommodate tutor and student availability and/or candidate preferences. Candidates will be informed of these changes if they occur.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS
As with all CELTA centres, Elh will run courses for which there is sufficient student intake.
The closing date for applications is 8 weeks before the course start date. We may be able to accept late entry candidates but only if there are spaces available and if there is sufficient time to assess a candidate's suitability for the course.
The closing date for applications is 8 weeks before the course start date. We may be able to accept late entry candidates but only if there are spaces available and if there is sufficient time to assess a candidate's suitability for the course.
Candidates should ensure their application arrives 8 weeks or more in advance of the start date they have selected. This will allow sufficient time for us to process their application, call them to interview, conduct their interview, forward all the necessary documents they will need in preparation for the course and allow sufficient time for candidates to complete the tasks set in their pre course CELTA tasks.
LATE ENTRIES
Late entry candidates are candidates who apply less than 10 weeks prior to the start date they have selected.
Late entry candidates are candidates who apply less than 10 weeks prior to the start date they have selected.
- These candidates will only be offered an interview if they pay the application fee and full fees when they apply.
- They must take up the place offered to them after interview
- They cannot change their course start date.
DAYS WE ARE CLOSED
You can see the dates we are closed here.
You can see the dates we are closed here.
WHAT IS COVERED DURING THE COURSE
Each CELTA course will:
There are five main units of learning:
You will be assessed throughout the course. There is no final examination. An external assessor, appointed by Cambridge Assessment English moderates each course.
There are two components of assessment:
To be awarded the CELTA certificate you must pass both components. There are three grades — Pass, Pass 'B' and Pass 'A'.
Each CELTA course will:
- teach you the principles of effective teaching
- provide a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners
- give you hands-on teaching practice.
There are five main units of learning:
- 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 contexts
- Developing teaching skills and professionalism.
You will be assessed throughout the course. There is no final examination. An external assessor, appointed by Cambridge Assessment English moderates each course.
There are two components of assessment:
- Teaching practice - You will teach for a total of 6 hours, working with classes at two levels of ability. Assessment is based on your overall performance at the end of the 6 hours.
- Written assignments - You will complete four written assignments: one focusing on adult learning; one on the language system of English; one on language skills; and one on classroom teaching.
To be awarded the CELTA certificate you must pass both components. There are three grades — Pass, Pass 'B' and Pass 'A'.
HOW MUCH WORK DO TRAINEES NEED TO DO
Each CELTA course will have a minimum of 120 hours which will include:
Candidates will need to dedicate a minimum of 80 hours for the required reading, research, pre- and post-session tasks, assignments and lesson preparation.
NB It is very useful if you can have access to e-mail and the internet for all courses and essential for the CELTA course online.
Each CELTA course will have a minimum of 120 hours which will include:
- Input
- Supervised lesson planning
- Teaching practice (six assessed hours)
- Feedback on teaching
- Peer observation
- Observation of experienced teachers (minimum six hours)
- Consultation time
Candidates will need to dedicate a minimum of 80 hours for the required reading, research, pre- and post-session tasks, assignments and lesson preparation.
NB It is very useful if you can have access to e-mail and the internet for all courses and essential for the CELTA course online.
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED:
You will be assessed throughout the course and there is no final examination. The two types of assessment are:
Teaching practice:
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.
Written assignments:
You will complete four written assignments (each 750–1,000 words). These focus on:
Results
There are four possible grades for CELTA:
Cambridge English will issue your certificate when grades have been confirmed. Certificates are usually despatched 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.
You will be assessed throughout the course and there is no final examination. The two types of assessment are:
Teaching practice:
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.
Written assignments:
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
Results
There are four possible grades for CELTA:
- pass A
- pass B
- pass
- fail
Cambridge English will issue your certificate when grades have been confirmed. Certificates are usually despatched 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.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE COURSE
To apply for entry to the CELTA course please follow the entry procedure as outlined on our webpage
"How to apply for the CELTA".
We suggest that all applicants ensure that the course start dates they have selected are an accurate indication of the dates they can attend the CELTA at the Elh teacher training centre. Should this change they need to inform us in writing as soon as possible.
To apply for entry to the CELTA course please follow the entry procedure as outlined on our webpage
"How to apply for the CELTA".
We suggest that all applicants ensure that the course start dates they have selected are an accurate indication of the dates they can attend the CELTA at the Elh teacher training centre. Should this change they need to inform us in writing as soon as possible.
COURSE FEE
You can see our CELTA dates and fees and choose the start dates you can do.
You will also see a draft schedule for each course.
ELH trainers will set the timetable at the start of the course. They reserve the right to change the days and/or times if necessary, when this is deemed most suitable for the benefit of trainees and students who will need to attend the course.
Timetable changes will usually occur in order to fulfil the course requirements, accommodate tutor and student availability and/or trainee preferences. Candidates will be informed of these changes if they occur.
You can see our CELTA dates and fees and choose the start dates you can do.
You will also see a draft schedule for each course.
ELH trainers will set the timetable at the start of the course. They reserve the right to change the days and/or times if necessary, when this is deemed most suitable for the benefit of trainees and students who will need to attend the course.
Timetable changes will usually occur in order to fulfil the course requirements, accommodate tutor and student availability and/or trainee preferences. Candidates will be informed of these changes if they occur.
WHAT TO PAY AND WHEN
To apply you:
To apply you:
- Pay an application fee of £100 withing 3 days of submitting your application form or withing 24 hours of being sent an email offer of an interview.
- Pay the course full course fee by the due date.
WHO IS CALLED TO INTERVIEW
Successful candidates are offered an interview after they have sent:
Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom or, if Covid permits, they may be conducted face2face in Central Milton Keynes.
Successful candidates are offered an interview after they have sent:
- their completed application form and
- the pre interview task and
- the signed copy of the CELTA Terms and Conditions.
Interviews will be held virtually via Zoom or, if Covid permits, they may be conducted face2face in Central Milton Keynes.
WHO IS NOT OFFERED AN INTERVIEW
If your application is unsuccessful you will not be called to interview and, if you have already made payment of the application fee, this will be refunded.
If your application is unsuccessful you will not be called to interview and, if you have already made payment of the application fee, this will be refunded.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE INTERVIEW
After your interview you will receive either a conditional or an unconditional offer of a place on a CELTA course.
After your interview you will receive either a conditional or an unconditional offer of a place on a CELTA course.
- An unconditional offer is made to candidates who at interview are considered to be strong enough to attend the course of their choice on the start date/s they have selected.
- A conditional offer is usually made to candidates who are required to fulfil certain conditions prior to entry on the course. A conditional offer may sometimes require candidates to re-evaluate their chosen start date/s in order that they have sufficient time to fulfil all the conditions of their offer. Conditional offers ensure that all candidates are given the best opportunity to achieve their best possible results on completing the course.
REFUNDS, CHANGES AND WITHDRAWALS
Please see our CELTA Terms and Conditions and make sure you understand the information regarding refunds, changes and withdrawals. If you have any queries regarding these please let us know before you submit your application.
Please see our CELTA Terms and Conditions and make sure you understand the information regarding refunds, changes and withdrawals. If you have any queries regarding these please let us know before you submit your application.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN STUDY?
- Face2Face where all or the majority of sessions are delivered in a physical classroom.
- Live Online where all sessions are delivered fully online either through via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
- Mixed Mode where some sessions are held in a physical classrooms and some sessions are delivered fully online.
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FACE2FACE
The fully face2face CELTA is especially suitable for candidates who prefer to study in a face2face, and plan to teach classes mostly face2face . It is also sitable for candidates who are not very comfortable with technology or those who prefer to travel to a specific location to attend their CELTA course. This course will cover some elements of teaching in a virtual learning environment but will not give trainees practice in this. |
FULLY ONLINE
The fully online CELTA is most suited for candidates who prefer the flexibility of online study, would like to limit their travel and accommodation costs and those who intend to teach online. This course will not only train you to teach English to international students but will also give you a very valuable insight of how to teach in a virtual learning environment. |
MIXED MODE
(ie a combination of Face2Face and Online)
The mixed mode course is particularly suited to candidates who want to get experience of both online and face-to-face teaching. This course will cover both face2face and online teaching and will give trainees practice in both. |
WHO ARE THE TRAINERS FOR THE COURSE?
Svitlana Bulkina is an experienced CELTA, Delta and YL teacher trainer. Over the course of her English teaching career, she’s done the CELTA, the Delta and her MA
in Teaching and Translation. She completed her University of Cambridge Delta at Teaching House New York in 2012 and started her new life as a teacher trainer and she absolutely loves it. She has done many CELTA and Delta courses all over the world (the U.S., Europe, Asia). Svitlana has been teaching for 20 years. After graduation from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine and studying at New School University, New York and Stanford, Palo Alto, the U.S. and en route to a career in translation, she discovered that she loved teaching English much more than translating from and into it. Despite her education and experience, she found it absolutely necessary to do an internationally recognized certificate course in order to pursue her career in teaching. That’s when she obtained her CELTA and found her calling. She has taught General, Business and Academic English to students of different ages in mono- and multi-lingual classes. She has also taught TOEFL and Cambridge examination classes. Svitlana has worked in a number of countries including Ukraine, Poland, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Moldova, |
Bjarne Z A Vonsild is a teacher, E-moderator, Cambridge Main Suite examiner, Core Skills Master trainer, teacher trainer, CELTA and DELTA tutor and CELTA course assessor.
He has been teaching English and training teachers in countries such as South Korea, Egypt, Portugal, Estonia, Italy, Spain, the UK, Brazil and Portugal for over 25 years. He has given workshops on a host of topics related to English teaching such as gamification, using social media in teaching and differentiated instruction. He holds RSA/DELTA and he has developed EFL material for a variety of language teaching situations like an in-house course-book for "zero beginners"; in Egypt, and he has co-written a legal English vocabulary book. |
Ben is a Teacher Training and Education Consultant based in London. He has worked in language education for 19 years, delivering Delta, Celta and bespoke training courses at many different training centres around the world (the UK, Canada, the USA, Ecuador, Ireland, Lebanon, Greece, Romania, Thailand and Ukraine) in both the private and state sectors. In addition to his work in teacher education, he has experience in a wide variety of other English teaching areas: General English at all levels, exam preparation (UK Skills for Life, Cambridge exams and IELTS), Younger Learners, Business English, EAP, ESOL and UK Functional Skills classes.
Ben completed an MA in ELT and Applied Linguistics at King’s College (London) in 2008 and is planning to start a PhD in Teacher Education in 2020. |
Damian is an author and teacher trainer based in Milton Keynes in the UK. He has worked in Russia, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, the UK, Argentina and Brazil. He has worked on several coursebooks for global publishers, including Cutting Edge, Speakout and Roadmap.
Damian often works as a freelance CELTA and DELTA trainer delivering courses fully online and face2face. He is also an examiner/assessor, and has set up and run courses in several locations around the world. Damian has been working with ELH since 2018 and currently holds the role of Senior Teacher, Examiner, Teacher Trainer and Director of Studies at Elh. He is CELTA and Delta qualified and has a BA from the University of Essex. He has been teaching English to international students since 1999 and has taught on CELTA and Delta courses in the UK and abroad since 2005. Damian has also co-authored many EFL coursebooks for a number of publishers. |
Tatiana is the ELH Director. She is responsible for the overall management of English Language House. She is trained to Delta level and is a CELTA teacher trainer. She has a Degree from the University of London and has over 30 years experience teaching English as a Foreign Language.
She has taught for the British Council in Greece, the Bell language school in the UK and many other organisations in the UK and abroad. Tatiana has also worked as an IELTS and Cambridge examiner. |
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