Requirements
- DELTA-qualified (or equivalent)
- proof of substantial, relevant, recent experience as a DELTA Tutor
- experience of marking to set descriptors
- comfortable working in an online environment
- access to internet at home
- able to work to strict deadlines
- able and willing to act on feedback immediately
- availability throughout the marking period - twice a year around June/July and December/January.
The induction and training process
Before you can do any live examining you will be invited to complete a selection exercise and training. Invitations to take part in training modules are not guaranteed and are issued as and when marking opportunities arise.
Examining
Examiners are part of a team of markers, closely supervised by Team Leaders. Every session starts with a week’s worth of co-ordination activities to ensure standard marking. This is obligatory for every examiner. Examiners are allocated a number of candidate scripts to mark within a strict marking window.
DELTA Module One and Three examiners are recruited during specific recruitment campaigns and not on an on-going basis.
Please note that work as an examiner is not guaranteed and invitations will be issued as required.
Requirements
- proof of substantial and varied English language teaching experience
- show evidence of continuing professional development
- DELTA or equivalent qualification
- proof of substantial, relevant, recent experience as a DELTA Module Two course tutor (all aspects) or experience of providing training for in-service teachers including the production of formal written observation reports
- use appropriate written language which is free of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and lexical selection
- be able to work to strict deadlines
- be able and willing to act on feedback immediately
- respond to communications from Cambridge English in a timely manner
- comfortable using different digital tools and teaching platforms.
The induction and training process
Before you can do any live assessing, you will be invited to complete a selection exercise and training. Invitations to take part in training modules and any work as an assessor is not guaranteed and invitations are issued as and when opportunities arise. Training is on-going and assessors must complete this in order to retain their status.
Assessing
Assessors work independently as part of a pool. Centres arrange the assessment directly with an assessor. This happens on an ad-hoc basis but Assessors must do at least two assessments a year.
DELTA Module Two Assessors are recruited during specific recruitment campaigns and not on an on-going basis.
Requirements
- substantial (at least five years) varied and current English language teaching experience
- the Cambridge DELTA Modules (One, Two and Three), the Cambridge DTEFLA or Trinity Dip. TESOL, or equivalent
- evidence of continuing professional development in the field of English Language Teaching
- substantial experience of running and training on CELTA courses
- on-going delivery of CELTA courses (at least two per year)
- use appropriate written language which is free of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and lexical selection.
- be able to work to strict deadlines
- be able and willing to act on feedback immediately
- respond to communications from Cambridge English in a timely manner
- comfortable using different digital tools and teaching platforms.
The induction and training process
Before you can do any live assessing, you will be invited to complete a selection exercise and training. Invitations to take part in training modules and any work as an assessor is not guaranteed and invitations are issued as and when opportunities arise. Training is on-going and assessors must complete this in order to retain their status.
Assessing
Assessors work independently as part of a pool. Centres arrange the assessment directly with an assessor. This happens on an ad-hoc basis but Assessors must do at least two assessments a year.
Assessors may be asked to review trainers-in-training or induct new assessors as required.
CELTA Assessors are recruited during specific recruitment campaigns and not on an on-going basis.
There are occasional opportunities to join our CELT Moderation team. Moderators are recruited during specific recruitment campaigns and not on an on-going basis.
There are occasional opportunities to join an Item Writing team to write for one of the TKT modules or DELTA Module One examination.
Item writers are recruited during specific recruitment campaigns and not on an on-going basis.