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CoursesSpecialOffersBlogResourcesContactHomeApplyFindaCELTACourseFindaDeltaCourseFindOtherOnlineCoursesBlogReviewsCallUsContactUsApplyNowCELTA:AmIEligible?Delta:AmIEligible?ApplyforyourCELTAcoursethroughStudyCELTAandgetadiscountonthisfullyonlineself-pacedCELTApreparationcourse!GetnewsandupdatesHomeBlogFace-to-FaceCELTACourses:Whatsafetymeasureshavebeenputinplace?BlogJul17,2020,14:45pm14100Sharethis...FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailFace-to-FaceCELTACourses:Whatsafetymeasureshavebeenputinplace?Face-to-faceCELTAcoursesarebeginningtorestartwithmanycountrieseasingoutoflockdownandmorelanguageschoolsarereopening.Butwillitbethesameasbefore?Overthelastfewmonths,theCELTAhassuccessfullybeenofferedonlinetoensurethesafetyofstudents.Withschools nowreopeningtheirdoors,measureshavebeenputinplacetoforstudents,teachersandschoolstosafelydelivertheircourseswithspecificrulesandguidelinesinplace.WehavespokenwithafewofourpartnerswhohavealreadyorarecurrentlyofferingCELTAFace-to-Faceclasses.TheyhavekindlyofferedCELTAcandidatefeedbackandgivenusaninsightintowhatthenewface-to-faceCELTAclasswillbelike.LyonCELTATutorNeilMcCutcheonontheFace-to-FaceCELTA“Weimplementedsocialdistancingintheclassroom.Thatmeantthatthereisamaximumnumberofstudentsinsomecasesinthesmallerclassrooms.Sometimesitwassixthatwasthemaximum,whichisslightlydifferentthantheusualCambridgeaverages.Mostly,wehavebeenteachinginalargerclassroom.Currentlythegroupsizein10.InLyon,thegroupsizeis12andwewereabletokeepeveryoneatleastametreapartwiththetraineeswellawayfromeachother.”“Thereissanitiser--atleastonebottleineveryclassroom.FacemaskswerecompulsoryinLyon.Inregardstocommunalareas...“Fortrainees,therewasalunchroomwhichwasused.Again,deskswereameteraparttositdown.Youcansitinonechairandleaveanotheroneempty.”Ontheoverallexperience…“Tobehonest,peoplewereveryrelaxedaboutitinLyon.Everyonelikedthecourse,feedbackwasgood.Wefollowedtherules,wefeltrelaxed,wefeltcomfortable,andweweren’treallyafraidofthevirus.It’simportantthatyoutaketherulesseriously.TherewasalittlebitofaproblemtobeginwithbecausethemasksasrapportwasnotasgoodasusualasIcan’tseetheirreactionandtheycan’tseemyfacethroughmyfacemask.Afterawhile,thevisorswereeffective,especiallywithmodellingpronunciationandsuch.”Face-to-faceCELTAcoursesinFranceareofferedthroughBrittany,StrasbourgandLyon.Palermo'sDirectorofStudies,JenniferHolden,ontheirFace-to-FaceCELTAOnimplementingsocialdistancingandsafetymeasuresintheschool...“Wespokeatlengthtoourhealthandsafetyconsultantandpreparedwelltoensureasafelearningenvironmentforall.Oneofthekeyelementswastoarrangetheclassroomsappropriately.InItaly,studentsneedtobeinawell-ventilatedplace,onemeterawayfromeachother,meaningwecan’tusethetraditionalhorseshoeclassroomsetup.However,  thesafetyofeveryone  isobviouslyournumberonepriority.Whilstourclassroomsarelarge,we’vealsohadtoreducethenumberof teachingpracticestudentsintheclass,sowenowhaveamaximumof8studentsineachpracticeclass.“We’recarefulwiththeuseofspacetoo,forexample,insteadofcarryingouttraditionalfree-formmingles;wehavebeenencouragingtraineestousea‘speeddating’or'talkingwall'approachtoensuresocialdistancingismaintainedatalltimes.”Onstudentsgettingaroundcommunalareasandpublicfacilities...“Therearesignsupremindingusalltomaintaindistanceandsanitize/washourhandsregularly,we’veplacedbottlesofhandsanitizeratpertinentspotsaroundtheschool.(Incompliancewiththelaw,allparticipantsmustsignaformstatingtheyunderstandandwillcomplywithallsafetyproceduresinplace)“SomechangesweremadeassoonastheschoolwasallowedtoreopentothepublicincludingPerspexscreensatreceptionandthere-organisationofourITLabtomaintaindistancing.“Smallchangeslikestudentshavingtheirowncopiesofcoursebooksandteachershavingtheirownsetofboardpensalsokeeptheriskofusingsharedresourceslower.Wehavealsolookedatmorewaystogopaper-free–sohopefullywe’realittlemoreenvironmentallyfriendlytoo.“Weareluckytohaveanexcellentmaintenanceteamwhokeeptheschoolcleanedandsanitizedatregularspotsthroughouttheday.Wealsohaveapatioareawhichallowsustokeepphysicallydistanced,yetremainsocial!”Thegeneralfeedbackonthefacetofacecourseandthesafetymeasures?“OurfantasticTeachingPracticestudentsaredelightedtobebackintheclassroom,asareourtrainers.  Wehavebeenreallyimpressedbyourtraineestoo;takingontheCELTAisalwaysachallenge,andchoosingtodosointheseunprecedentedtimes  meanswehaveamotivated,determinedcohortwhoaremakinggreatstrideswiththeirteaching.“Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthedevastatingimpactof CoronaviruswasfeltheavilyinItalyandourheartsgoouttoallthoseaffectedbyitbothhereandglobally.Thismeansthatweallhavenodoubtabouthowimportantitistofollowsafetyprecautionsandprotecteachother.Whethertrainees,students,tutorsorsupportstaff,everyoneisworkingtogethertocontinuemovingforwardinthesafestpossiblewayforall.”FormoreinformationabouttheCELTAFacetofacecourseinPalermo,seedatesandfeesontheCELTAPalermoPage.ValenciaCELTATutorSéamasCampbellontheFace-to-FaceCELTAOnclasssizes…Wehavereducedthenumberofstudentsperroomfrom12to5or6dependingonthesizeoftheclassroom-wehavehadtocurtailsomeofthemoredynamicactivities(likemillingforexample)andinsteadincreasedthenumberofsimplepairtaskstoavoidclosecontactOnmasksandhandsanitiser…"Weaskstudents,candidatesaswellasadminandteachingstafftowearmasksatalltimesonenteringtheschool.Wehaveasmallsupplyofmasksavailableincasesomeoneforgetstobringit-butinpracticethishasn'thappenedasyet.""Wehavehandsanitiseratthedoorforcompulsoryuse.Furthermore,wemakehandsanitizeravailablealsoineachclassroom-iftheteacherasksstudentstodoanactivitywithcardsforexamplewetellstudentstousethesanitizerprovidedbothbeforeandafterwardstoensuresafety."Onstudentsusingcommunalareas…"Astheweatherisgood,weencouragecandidatestoeatoutsideonthepatiowherethereismorespaceforall,andbeingoutdoorsreducestheviralload.Wehavealsostaggeredthestartingandfinishingtimesofclassestoavoidstudentsandcandidatescrossingincorridorsasmuchaspossible."OnCandidateFeedback…"Itistruetherearetimesthatwefeelweareinahospitalratherthanaschoolwithallthefacemasksandhandsanitizer.However,ontheplussidecandidateshavesaidtheyfeelallthemeasuresprovidedhaveaddedtotheiroverallsafety.Inweekoneitwasallnewandchallengingbutitisamazinghowquicklyeveryonehasgotaccustomedtothenewnormal!"FormoreinformationabouttheCELTAFacetofacecourseinValencia,seedatesandfeesontheCELTAValenciapage.KievCELTATutorKaterynaProtsenkoontheFace-to-FaceCELTAOnClassSizes...Wenormallyhave8-10TPstudentsinourclassrooms(plus1CELTAcandidateteaching,plus5morecandidatesandonetrainerobservingthelesson).WelimitedthenumberofstudentsinTPgroupsto5sothatwecouldstillmeettheCambridgerequirement.Intermsofsocialdistancing,wehavealsoremovedadditionalchairsandwetendtoplacethechairswherewewantthestudentstosit,andkeepremindingthemaboutsocialdistancing.Luckily,wehavebigtablesinourclassrooms,sowecanarrangeislandsandmakesurethereisenoughdistance(1.5m)betweenthestudents.OnSanitizerandMasks...Wehavesanitizersintheclassroomsandaskstudentstocleantheirhandswhentheycomein.Wealsoasktheteacherstocleanthedesksusingwettissuesandsanitizersafterevery45-minutelessons.Wealsoairtheclassroomsafterevery45-minutelesson.Therearemasksavailableforallstudentsandteachers.Theyallhavetheirownandusuallycomeprepared,butincasetheyforgettheirmasks,ortheygetbroken,wegivethemmasksfreeofchargeofcourse,andweaskthemtokeepthemasksonatalltimes.Ontheexperience...Thefeedbackhasbeenverypositive.Wehavecandidateswhowanttotakecoursesintheface-to-faceformatonly,andtheywerehappytofollowalltherules.Bothstudentsandcandidateshavebeenveryresponsibleandhavebeenfollowingourrules.Face-to-faceCELTAcoursesarenowbeingofferedattheKievCELTAcentre. Face-to-FaceCELTACourses:TheNewNormalCambridgehasbeencloselymonitoringthesituationandallcoursesthatarenowgoingaheadhavebeencarefullythoughtout,ensuringyoursafetyisinmind.Forthosewhopreferafacetofacecourse,schoolsareslowlyreopeninganditisimportanttofollowtheguidelines.Withfacemasks(orvisors!)athand,youcanstartplanningyourteachertrainingandgetCELTAqualified.IfyouwishtoapplyforaCELTAcourse,pleaseseeouronlineapplicationformandamemberoftheStudyCELTAteamwillbeintouch.ApplyforaCELTAToday!Sharethis...FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTAGCELTACELTAFacetoFaceteflTESOLPreviousPostHowtoPreparefortheOnlineCELTACourse:TopTipsfromMexicoCity'sOrlandoDelgadoMataNextPostCELTAinMelbourne(Carlton):InterviewwithCELTATutor,BarbaraMunroCELTA:AmIEligible?Delta:AmIEligible?ApplyforyourCELTAcoursethroughStudyCELTAandgetadiscountonthisfullyonlineself-pacedCELTApreparationcourse!GetnewsandupdatescontactusXCourseLocationsCELTACalendar|DeltaCalendar Online100%OnlineCELTA100%OnlineDeltaOnlinePre-CELTAOnlineYoungLearners ArgentinaBuenosAires AustraliaAdelaideBrisbaneMelbournePerthSunshineCoastSydney BahrainWestManama BulgariaSofia CambodiaPhnomPenhSiemReap CanadaMontrealTorontoVancouver ColombiaBogotaMedellin CzechRepublicČeskéBudějovicePrague EcuadorQuito EgyptAlexandriaCairo FranceAuvergneBrittanyLyonStrasbourg GermanyFrankfurt HungaryBudapest IndonesiaJakarta IrelandCorkDublinGalwayLimerick ItalyBari,PugliaBarletta,PugliaBergamoCatania,SicilyFlorence,TuscanyLaSpeziaMilanPaduaPalermo,SicilyReggioCalabriaRome JapanKobe MalaysiaPenang MaltaSliemaandGzira MexicoCuernavacaGuadalajaraMexicoCityRivieraMayaSinaloa  NewZealandAucklandN.MacedoniaSkopje OmanMuscat PakistanLahore PhilippinesCebu PolandKrakowWarsawWroclaw PortugalLisbon RussiaMoscowRostov-on-DonKrasnodar SouthAfricaCapeTownJohannesburg SouthKoreaSeoul SpainBarcelonaGranCanariaJerezMadridMalagaOviedo(Asturias)SanSebastianSantiagoCompostelaSevilleValencia TurkeyAnkaraIstanbulIzmir UAEDubai UkraineKiev UnitedKingdomBelfastBournemouthBrighton&HoveBristolCambridgeCanterburyDerryEdinburghLeedsLiverpoolLondonManchesterOxfordTorbay USAAtlantaAustinBostonChicagoHonoluluHoustonLosAngelesMiamiNewYorkCityPortlandSanDiegoSpringfieldWashingtonDC