TEFL Qualifications - CELTA

CELTA is the "Certificate in English Languageis standardized future employers will know exactly
Teaching to Adults". It is now undeniably the mostwhat level your teaching is and what to expect from
widely recognized teaching qualification internationallyyou. This also means that you can take the CELTA
and equally enables you to get a job teaching childrencourse anywhere in the world without worrying what
although it is geared toward adult learning.quality the instruction you receive will be. It is worth
While it is possible to get a decent job without aconsidering doing the CELTA course in the country
CELTA I would highly recommended you get one ifyou wish to teach in.
you are planning on teaching overseas. It isMany local course providers are able to find their
administrated by Cambridge University and is anstudents jobs on completion, give you contacts there
intensive 4 week course which can also be done partand finding a job once you are in the country is infinitely
time. Apart from the name value of the qualificationeasier than finding one from abroad no matter what
which shows you know what you are doing you willthe country. The schools, even if they are unable to
also receive at least 6 hours supervised teaching withguarantee you a job, are in a much better position to
genuine English language students at least twosuggest schools you can teach in, locations that may
different levels.need teachers, where former students taught etc.
This experience before going into a classroom is asCELTA courses generally cost about £1,500 no
invaluable as being able to write lesson plans frommatter where they are taken worldwide.
scratch which you will also learn to do. As the course