Ways to take CELTA

Pick the CELTA course that’s right for you

CELTA courses are run by authorised centres based on specifications produced by Cambridge Assessment English. There are more than 350 authorised centres in more than 80 countries, running over 1,500 courses a year.

You can choose the way you’d like to take your CELTA course and the centre that fits your needs – whether that’s your local centre, a place you’d like to visit to take the course, or an online course provider.

CELTA courses can be taken:

• full time – usually over 4–5 weeks
• part time – from a few months to a year

Before contacting your centre, please check you meet the following criteria:

• Are you 18 or over?
• Do you have a standard of education equivalent to that required for entry into higher education?
• Is your English good enough to teach at a range of levels? (Minimum CEFR level high C1 or above)

If you do not have formal educational qualifications at the level indicated above, centres may still accept you, if you can demonstrate that you would be likely to complete the course successfully.

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Three ways to take your CELTA

However you choose to take your course, you get the same standard of training, receive the same CELTA qualification and the same internationally recognised CELTA certificate from Cambridge Assessment English.

Which way should I choose?

If you’re still unsure of the best way for you, hear why these two CELTA graduates picked their course and how they found it.