Yes! On the full-time course, you should be prepared to devote five days a week (evenings included) to the course, and to spend a considerable part of each weekend on course-related work.

On the part time/online CELTA course, you should be prepared to spend time during the week on course-related work and also a considerable part of weekends.

Yes. The content, requirements and assessment are the same for all CELTA courses regardless of their format.

The CELTA certificate doesn’t specify whether you completed your CELTA course part time or full-time, and the course is recognised equally by employers as a result.

The course is divided into methodology sessions and teaching practice with feedback.

On the FULL-TIME course, the timetable is:

09.00-13.00: seminars and supervised lesson planning

14.00-17.00: teaching practice and feedback

On the PART TIME/ONLINE course, the timetable is:

Input: online during the timetabled week from Saturday to Friday

Teaching Practice: from 09.00 to 17.00, every Saturday for the duration of the course

Supervised lesson planning will also be timetabled on Saturdays.

Cambridge regulations state that the candidates “must have an awareness of language and a competence in English, both written and spoken, which enables them to follow the course”. In reality, this means that you should have a C1(high) or C2 level of English.

We have had many successful candidates whose first language isn’t English.

Applicants whose first language isn’t English may be asked to complete some English language tasks to assess their level of English at the interview stage.

You don’t need to have a degree to complete the CELTA course.

In some countries, a degree is required in order to get a work permit; in others, other third level qualifications may be acceptable for work permit purposes. In Ireland, QQI/ACELS-recognised schools can only employ teachers who hold pass degrees or the level 7 equivalent on the QQI qualification scales.

A letter informing candidates of their provisional result, subject to confirmation from Cambridge, is sent out the week following the end of the course.