ICELT (In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching)

ICELT discontinued from July 2020

Following a review of the teaching qualifications we provide, ICELT (In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching) will be discontinued from July 2020. This means that the last ICELT courses will begin before 30 April 2019. Contact your ICELT centre for further details of courses available.

Depending on skills you are looking to develop, we recommend the following teaching qualifications and courses as suitable alternatives:

The qualification that develops your English teaching skills and knowledge while you work.

Start your ICELT

Develop in your own classroom with ICELT, the qualification for EFL teachers who want to improve their English language teaching skills, knowledge and confidence.

It is suitable for experienced, practising teachers working in any teaching context. You can take ICELT if you want to develop in your current role, or if you want to transfer your skills to a new role.

Because ICELT is an in-service teaching qualification, it can be adapted to your specific needs and teaching context.

ICELT is at Developing to Proficient stages on the Cambridge English Teaching Framework.

Key facts

Format:	Part-time, face–to–face with teaching practice. Distance learning support option may be offered.
Assessment:	Practical tasks, assessed teaching and assignments

With ICELT, you show employers that you:

have a developed understanding of teaching methodology, through assessed teaching practice
have developed an understanding of the principles underlying language learning and teaching
have the ability to identify learners’ needs and monitor and evaluate their progress
have developed an insight into and awareness of language form and function in the classroom.

Reasons to choose ICELT:

Get practical feedback on your own classroom practice.
Study while you work and apply what you learn directly in your classroom.
Flexible and convenient – face-to-face study, with the possibility of distance learning support.
Get the best quality training and assessment from highly-skilled tutors.

I feel that ICELT has empowered me to make very informed decisions whenever issues are raised or things come up unexpectedly in class, and it has also improved my results in terms of student satisfaction.

Rosana Marques
Teacher, Cultura Inglesa,
Brazil

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