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Courses will be reviewed subject to UK Government guidance and if required, all input and Teaching Practice will be delivered online. Skiptomaincontent Closemenu× EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre Pre-sessionalCourses Pre-sessionalEnglish Pre-sessionalStudyOptions&CourseDates Full-timePre-sessionalCourse(in-person) Full-timePre-sessionalCourse(online) Part-timePre-sessionalCourse(online) SocialProgramme CASInformation   Howtoapply Termsandconditions Term2EntryRequirements(January2022) Term3EntryRequirements(April2022) Term4EntryRequirements(Summer2022) DegreeStudents EnglishLanguageSupportServices EnglishLanguageSupportClasses DepartmentalLanguageProgramme WritingAdvisoryService AdditionalServices(Universityloginrequired) Dyslexia/SpLDTutorialService CreditModules&ResearchTraining EuropeanExchange andStudyAbroadStudents GuidedModuleChoice ResearchTrainingModules(DDP) Part-timeEnglishclasses GeneralEnglish IELTSExamPreparation CambridgeExamPreparation PartnersEnglish EnglishCourses Full-timeCourses UniversityEnglish Business&ProfessionalEnglish Pre-sessionalEnglish(Full-time) Special/BespokeCourses AsylumSeekerScholarships(Full-time) Part-timeCourses GeneralEnglish IELTSExamPreparation IELTSWritingPreparation(Online) CambridgeExamPreparation B2BusinessVantagePreparation FreeEnglishClasses AsylumSeekerScholarships(Part-time) VirtualRealityCourse(Online) BoosterClasses PronunciationandSpeakingPlus TeacherTraining TeacherTraining/TEFLCourses CambridgeCELTA CambridgeDELTA LearningTechnologiesinEAP CorpusCourseforTeachers InstructionalDesignforLanguageTeachers   TEFLTaster TeachingKnowledgeTest(TKT) Being a TeacherTrainer BespokeCourses EnglishTests Englishtests IELTS CambridgeAssessmentEnglish Englishtestcomparisons AboutUs Information Aboutus ELTCTermDatesandFees Policiesand documents Research WorkingattheELTC Getintouch Onlinereception Howtofindus ELTC staff Contactus Coronavirus(Covid-19):latestadvice EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre Pre-sessionalCourses Pre-sessionalEnglish Pre-sessionalStudyOptions&CourseDates Full-timePre-sessionalCourse(in-person) Full-timePre-sessionalCourse(online) Part-timePre-sessionalCourse(online) SocialProgramme CASInformation   Howtoapply Termsandconditions Term2EntryRequirements(January2022) Term3EntryRequirements(April2022) Term4EntryRequirements(Summer2022) DegreeStudents EnglishLanguageSupportServices EnglishLanguageSupportClasses DepartmentalLanguageProgramme WritingAdvisoryService AdditionalServices(Universityloginrequired) Dyslexia/SpLDTutorialService CreditModules&ResearchTraining EuropeanExchange andStudyAbroadStudents GuidedModuleChoice ResearchTrainingModules(DDP) Part-timeEnglishclasses GeneralEnglish IELTSExamPreparation CambridgeExamPreparation PartnersEnglish EnglishCourses Full-timeCourses UniversityEnglish Business&ProfessionalEnglish Pre-sessionalEnglish(Full-time) Special/BespokeCourses AsylumSeekerScholarships(Full-time) Part-timeCourses GeneralEnglish IELTSExamPreparation IELTSWritingPreparation(Online) CambridgeExamPreparation B2BusinessVantagePreparation FreeEnglishClasses AsylumSeekerScholarships(Part-time) VirtualRealityCourse(Online) BoosterClasses PronunciationandSpeakingPlus TeacherTraining TeacherTraining/TEFLCourses CambridgeCELTA CambridgeDELTA LearningTechnologiesinEAP CorpusCourseforTeachers InstructionalDesignforLanguageTeachers   TEFLTaster TeachingKnowledgeTest(TKT) Being a TeacherTrainer BespokeCourses EnglishTests Englishtests IELTS CambridgeAssessmentEnglish Englishtestcomparisons AboutUs Information Aboutus ELTCTermDatesandFees Policiesand documents Research WorkingattheELTC Getintouch Onlinereception Howtofindus ELTC staff Contactus   Youarehere Home EnglishLanguageTeachingCentre(ELTC) TeacherTraining CELTA CELTA TheCertificateinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages(CELTA)isaninitialqualificationforpeoplewithlittleornopreviousEnglishteachingexperienceandisawardedbyCambridgeAssessmentEnglish,parttheUniversityofCambridge. Off Coronavirus(COVID-19)impactonCELTA: Importantupdate WhatwillCELTAcoursesbelikein2021-22?​​​​​​ June2021Update: FromAugust2021,weareplanningtoofferonlineandin-personblendedcourses.ThedetailsofthesecoursesaresubjecttochangebasedonUKGovernmentguidance.Wewillkeepyouinformedofanychangetotheformatofthecourse(ifrequired) afteryouapply. DoIneedtobein-personattheELTCtodotheTeachingPractice? Wehopetobeabletooffersometeachingpracticein-person.However,wewillalsooffertheopportunitytodosomeonlineteachingpractice.ThisyearhasshownusthatonlineteachingisthefutureandincorporatingitintotheCELTAislikelytoincreasetrainees’employabilityandflexibility. WilltheonlineCELTAbeacceptedbyemployers? Yes.Cambridgearenowofferinga100%OnlineCELTA,whichwillhavethesamecontentandrecognitionasthein-person/face-to-faceCELTA.ThecertificatewillstatethatyouhaveaCambridgeCELTA-notthemodeinwhichitwasdelivered. YoumaybeconsideringacareerinEnglishLanguageTeachingandviewCELTAasanentryintoagoodteachingpositioninanothercountry,oryoumaywantaqualificationthatprovidesasoundbasisinthefundamentalsoflanguageteachingpracticeandgivesyouconfidenceintheclassroom. Pleasenote: Thereisnodifferenceinthecontent,assessmentandrecognitionofonlineandface-to-faceCELTAcourses.OurOnlineCELTAcoursesareanidealwaytocompletethecourseifyouarecurrentlyworkingorbasedoutsideofSheffield. CourseswillbereviewedsubjecttoUKGovernmentguidanceandifrequired,allinputandTeachingPracticewillbedeliveredonline. Feesforthiscoursewillbe£1,500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160) WhychooseCELTA TheCambridgeCELTA(CertificateinTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages)istheessentialTEFLqualificationthat’strustedaroundtheworld. It’sapracticalEnglishLanguageTeachingqualificationItgivesyouhands-onteachingpracticeintheclassroom 71.5%ofEnglishLanguageTeachingemployersinEurope,theMiddleEastandAfricarequestedCELTA basedonresearchfromNovember2017toJanuary2018. Itgivesyoutheconfidenceandskillstoteachadultlearners Itgivesyouexperttrainingandfeedbackonyourteaching It’saccreditedbytheinternationallyrecognisedCambridgeUniversity Itisrunbyexperiencedandhighly-qualifiedtutors Ithasa95%passrateglobally Itisrecognisedandacceptedallovertheworld Itoffersgreatcareeropportunitiesworldwide WhychoosetheELTC Atrainee-tutorratioof4to1(normally6to1)withexperiencedandtrainedteachertrainers. Over140hoursofguidedlearninghours(inputandteachingpractice).6hoursofassessedteachingpractice(over8or9lessons)at2differentlevelsofclassesofmultilingualadultswearrangeforyou. 6hoursofobservationofexperiencedteachers(liveandvideo).Upto18hoursofobservationoffellowtrainees.Over80hoursofinputsessions,tutorfeedbackandtutorialsonteachingmethodology,classroomtechniques,lessonplanningandteachingpractice,languageawarenessandspecialisms. Noexams-4practicalassignmentsoverthecourse,markedbyyourtutorandwithresubmissionpossible. FreeAccesstoteachingresources,stationery,printingandphotocopying. UniversityofSheffieldstudentstatus-accesstolibraries,onlineservicesandstudentcard(UCard) OnlinecoursesaredeliveredbyaqualifiedonlinetutorfromtheELTCusingCambridgematerialsand'live'supportviachatroomandemail. ELTCcoursefeeincludestheUniversityofCambridgeentrycost,pre-coursetasksandanonlinegrammarcourse. Jobhuntingandprofessionaldevelopmentadvicewithareportattheendofthecourseandareferenceservice. Postcoursesupport,includinganalumnigroupwithinformationaboutjobandtrainingopportunitiesforCELTAgraduates. AllcoursesvalidatedandexternallymoderatedbytheUniversityofCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment. Youcandothecoursefull-timeorpart-time,onlineorface-to-facedependingonyourneeds. Testimonials Itwasathoroughlyrewardingexperiencewithreallysupportivetutors.Ithasreallyhelpedmetodevelopmyteachingskillsandopenedmymindtoalotofdifferenttechniques!I’dhighlyrecommendthecoursetoanyonelookingtoteachabroad. I’vesecuredajobteachinginChina.Igoattheendofthismonth, andIcouldn’thavedoneitwithoutmyCELTAexperience! Rachel Part-timeCELTA2018 Thequalificationisdefinitelyworthit,notonlybecauseithasopenedmanymoredoorsformebutalsobecauseofthefriendshipsmadeduringthattime.Thecourseisahugecommitmentandyoudohavetobededicatedtoundertakeit. Iwoulddefinitelyrecommendthecoursetoanyonewhoisconsideringit,especiallythosewholearnbetterpracticallyandinhouse. Kate IntensiveCELTA2017 Upcomingdates ParttimeCELTACourses January2022-June2022Part-time,fully-onlineCELTA CourseDates:Weekcommencing17thJanuary-Weekcommencing6thJune2022 CourseTimes:  OnlineTeachingPractice:Tuesdays5:30pm-8:30pm Livesessions:1x60-90-minute‘ClassLive’perweek(timeTBC) (TherewillbenoTeachingPracticeorinputontheweekscommencing28thMarch,4thApriland11thApril2022) Courselength:18weeks ThisblendedCELTAdeliversinputmostlyasynchronouslyviaCambridge'sCELTAplatform.Thisallowsapplicantstomanagetheirownscheduleandtocompletethesessionsindependently,whilstalsocontributingtoonlineforumsandcollaborativetasks.Inadditiontothis,aweekly'classlive'isoffered.Thisisalive,onlinesessionledbyaCELTAtutorwhichtraineesareencouragedtoattend(timeTBC). TheTeachingPracticeforthiscoursewillbeweeklyandonline.  Feesforthiscoursewillbe£1500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160) ExamplePart-timeOnlineCELTACourseTimetable(.pdf,193kb) February2022-June2022Part-timeIn-personCELTA CourseDates:Weekcommencing21stFebruary-Weekcommencing6thJune2022  CourseTimes:Thursday9:30am-4:30pmandFriday1:00pm-5:00pm (TherewillbenoTeachingPracticeorinputontheweekscommencing4thApriland11thApril2022) Courselength:14weeks AllinputandTeachingPracticeforthispart-timeCELTAwillbedeliveredin-personattheELTCinSheffield.  Pleasenote:CourseswillberegularlyreviewedsubjecttoUKGovernmentguidanceandifrequired,allinputandTeachingPracticewillbedeliveredonline. Feesforthiscoursewillbe£1500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160) ExamplePart-timeCELTACourseTimetable(.pdf,879kb) Part-timeCELTA+Full-timeIntensiveTeachingPracticeBlock April2022-July2022Part-Timewithafull-time,intensive3-weekTeachingblock,blendedCELTA:  CourseDates: 25thApril2022-29thJuly2022 Part-timeinput:Weekcommencing25thApril-Weekcommencing20thJune2022 TeachingPracticeblock,3-week,full-time,intensive:Monday27thJune- 15thJuly2022 Part-timeinput:WeekCommencing18thJuly-Weekcommencing25thJuly2022 Livesessions:1x60-90-minute‘ClassLive’perweek(timeTBC) Courselength:14weeks ThisblendedCELTAdeliversinputmostlyasynchronouslyviaCambridge'sCELTAplatform.Thisallowsapplicantstomanagetheirownscheduleandtocompletethesessionsindependently,whilstalsocontributingtoonlineforumsandcollaborativetasks.Inadditiontothis,aweekly'classlive'isoffered.Thisisalive,onlinesessionledbyaCELTAtutorwhichtraineesareencouragedtoattend(timeTBC). TheTeachingPracticeforthiscoursewilltakeplaceoverathree-weekblock.Thisstageofthecourseisintensiveanddemanding.Weadvisethattraineeslimitothercommitmentsduringthistime,andthattheyareabletoattendthefull3weeks.   Feesforthiscoursewillbe£1500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160). ExamplePart-timeCELTA+Full-timeIntensiveTeachingPracticeBlockTimetable(.pdf,422kb)​​​​​​ IntensiveCELTACourses August-September2022Full-timeIntensiveMixedModeCELTA CourseDates:WeekCommencingMonday1stAugust2022-WeekCommencing29thAugust2022 CourseTimes:MondaytoFriday9:30am-5:00pm Courselength:5weeks Thisfull-time,mixedmodeCELTAcombinesin-personandonlineinputandteachingpractice.Thein-personsessionswillbeheldattheELTCinSheffield.Itisrecommendedthatapplicantsensuretheyhaveminimalcommitmentsduringthesefiveweeks,andthattheyareabletoattend100%ofthecourse.' Feesforthiscoursewillbe£1500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160). ExampleFull-timeCELTACourseTimetable(.pdf,434kb) Pleasenote: Thereisnodifferenceinthecontent,assessmentandrecognitionofonlineandface-to-faceCELTAcourses.OurOnlineCELTAcoursesareanidealwaytocompletethecourseifyouarecurrentlyworkingorbasedoutsideofSheffield. CourseswillbereviewedsubjecttoUKGovernmentguidanceandifrequired,allinputandTeachingPracticewillbedeliveredonline. Tuitionfees FeesforallCELTAcoursesinthe2020-21 and2021-22academicyearwillbe£1,500(thisincludestheCambridgefeeof£160). Thefeecovers: AlltuitionandsupportCambridgeAssessmententryfee A20-hourgrammarcourse InteractiveWhiteboard(IWB)training Apre-coursetask Allphotocopyingandprinting Accesstomaterialsandstationery Anendofcoursereport Ongoingpost-coursesupportintheformofanalumnigroupwithjobpostingsandreferences Howtoapply IfyouareinterestedintakingaCELTAcourseatourcentre,pleasecompletetheapplicationform: CELTAapplicationform AftercompletingtheformourTeacherTrainingteamwillgetintouchtoinviteyoualongtoaninterviewwithoneofourCELTAtutors. Thedeadlineforapplicationsisusually2weeksbeforethestartofacourse.However,ifthisdeadlinehaspassed,please contacttheTEFLteam toseeifplacesarestillavailable. Pleasebeawareofthefollowinginformationbeforeapplying: CELTAcoursesarenotsuitableforapplyingforaStudentVisa (previouslyknownasaTier4Generalvisa)orcounciltaxrebates. CELTArequiresanexcellentlevelofEnglishlanguageandliteracytobesuccessfulonthecourseandthiswillbetestedatapplicationandinterviewstage. ForapplicantswithEnglishasaSecond/ForeignLanguageweadviseanEnglishlevelof8.0inIELTS,CEFRC2,CambridgeProficiencyorequivalentisneededtosuccessfullycompletetheinterviewtasksandCELTAcourse. CELTAisdesignedforpeoplewithlittleornoEnglishlanguageteachingexperience(butthosewithexperiencecanbeconsideredwithaninitialdiscussionwiththeELTC). Youshouldbeatleast20yearsoldandholdqualificationsthatwouldallowyoutoenteraUniversitydegree(equivalentexperienceformatureapplicantscanbetakenintoaccount). CoursesaredemandinginnatureandyouwillberequiredtoattendALLpartsofthecourse. Werequireyoubuyorborrow2coursebooksthatweindicatepriortostartingthecourse. Youwillberequiredtocompletealltheapplicationandinterviewprocesssuccessfullybeforebeingmadeanofferonthecourse.Candidatesmaybeplacedonawaitinglistoraskedtohaveasecondinterviewtochecksuitability. Noreductionsinfeescanbemadeandfeesshouldbepaidinfullbeforethecoursestarts. InformationforUnder18s Ourcoursesaredesignedforadults.Applicantswhoareunder18aresubjecttoanumberofrestrictionsandadministrativeprocedures.  Thestandard minimumageforourcoursesis18years.However,wewillconsiderapplicationsfromapplicantswhoareunder18insomecircumstances,andsubjecttosatisfactoryguardianshiparrangementsbeinginplace.Pleasecontactusformoreinformation. Forfurtherinformationonunder18sattheuniversitypleasevisitour"Studentsundertheageof18"webpage". IfyouhaveanyquestionsorqueriesaboutCELTA,pleasecheckourfrequentlyaskedquestions. Ifyoucan'tfindananswertoyourquestionintheCELTAFAQ,please contactourTeacherTrainingteam [email protected]'CELTAquery.' Relatedinformation CELTAapplicationform CELTAfrequentlyaskedquestions Aworldtop-100university We'reaworldtop-100universityrenownedfortheexcellence,impactanddistinctivenessofourresearch-ledlearningandteaching. AbouttheUniversity