English Language Teaching Unit
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
The industry standard language teaching qualification is now being offered by the ELTU.
The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) has been the most recognised initial qualification in English Language Teaching for over forty years. Whether teaching in private schools in Spain, Poland or Thailand or the UK, the Cambridge CELTA gives you access to robust contracts with reputable providers.
Why CELTA?
- Includes real teaching practice as well as input sessions
- Recognised worldwide by everyone from the British Council to the University of Leicester
- Small groups for personalised tuition
- Accredited trainers who have worked in the UK and abroad
- Job opportunities as soon as you finish!
Course dates for 2024
10 week semi-intensive (part-time) - course now full
20 week extensive (part-time)
- Dates: Monday 13 January 2025 to Wednesday 4 June 2025
- Easter break: Thursday 17 April - Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Timetable: Face-to-face teaching practice, feedback and planning on Wednesday evenings 5.00pm – 9.00pm for 20 weeks
- 1-hour online seminar per week 5.00pm - 6.00pm - day TBC. Likely Mondays
- Online input done at a time during the week that suits you
- Delivery: Face-to-face and online learning
- Application deadline: Thursday 14 November 2024
- Shortlisting: By Monday 18 November 2024
- Interviews: w/c 25 November 2024
- Early payment deadline: Monday 9 December
- Payment deadline: By Monday 6 Jan 2025
For further information please email cite.celta@le.ac.uk.
Please note that courses will only run if we reach the minimum number of candidates. If the course does not run we will provide a full refund.
Course fee
- £1,575 for external candidates + £179 Cambridge English registration fee (Cambridge fee waived if course tuition is paid by early payment deadline)
- £1,475 for University of Leicester staff and graduates + £179 Cambridge English registration fee (Cambridge fee waived if course tuition is paid by early payment deadline)
After your interview you have two options for payment:
- Pay the full course fee by our early payment deadline, and we will waiver the £179 Cambridge English registration fee, (£1,575).
- Pay a £200 deposit to accept your offer and secure your place and pay the remainder of the course fee + £179 registration fee by the payment deadline, (£200 + £1,375 + £179).
In case of withdrawal, we will only offer a refund up to 14 days from your full early payment or from your deposit payment date.
If you have a refugee background and would like to be considered for a sanctuary fee waiver for this CELTA course, please complete the CELTA Sanctuary Scholarship application form as well as the CELTA course application form, and submit both forms by the same deadline.
More information about the course, information about syllabus and assessments can be found on the Cambridge CELTA website.
Our courses
All our courses include face-to-face teaching practice and most of our courses include face-to-face input sessions on the University of Leicester campus.
For external candidates
- 5 week Intensive. Summer dates, Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm.
- 10 week Semi-Intensive. Normally runs October December, Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-6pm.
- 20 week Extensive. Wednesday evenings 5-9pm, plus online learning.
For University of Leicester UG Modern Languages or English students
- 20 week Embedded (EL2040/EL2041/ ML3040/ML3041)
All confirmed CELTA programmes will be listed in our course dates section above.
Application journey for external candidates
- Complete application form (download from our website)
- Interview
- Early payment deadline / deposit payment
- Online University of Leicester application
- Online registration
- Payment deadline
- Confirm UoL IT account access
- CELTA starts
Who is CELTA for?
CELTA is an introductory course for applicants with little or no experience of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Candidates with some experience but little formal ELT training will also be considered, as well as native and non-native speakers.
Why do CELTA at the University of Leicester
- Experienced CELTA trainers
- Face-to-face classes
- International students for your teaching practice sessions
- Dedicated CELTA resource room
- Registration giving access to University of Leicester facilities, including the award-winning David Wilson Library
- Student discount at the Danielle Brown and Roger Bettle Sports Centres
Testimonials from recent CELTA students
How has CELTA helped you?
“It has helped me immensely with my current career, I have been able to teach in various countries across Europe and now I work back in the UK. I wouldn’t have got my current job without a CELTA qualification for a reputable University.” Ella Doran, CELTA 2021
“It helped me realise what I wanted to do in the future and opened my eyes to the world of EFL. I was able to meet new people from different cultures and find a passion for teaching.” Breeyanna Waldron, CELTA 2021-2022
“It helped me to see the advantages of being a non-native-speaker teacher: having had to learn English myself, I was able to apply a lot of that knowledge in my teaching, and it made me more relatable to the students which helped with rapport and classroom management!” Magdalena Horackova, CELTA 2023-2024
Conditions
On your application form, you should demonstrate that:
- you are at least 18
- you are educated to the level required for entry into higher education (e.g. 'A' level)
- you have an awareness of language and a competence in both written and spoken English which will enable you to undertake the course and prepare for teaching a range of levels
- your English is good enough to teach at a range of levels (CEFR Level C1–C2 or above.)
- you have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become an effective teacher and to successfully complete the written assignments and the practice teaching assessments
- it is useful if you have experience learning another language, but not essential.
Apply
Download the application form and apply (Word, 49kb)
Interested in finding out more about CELTA?
The ELTU organises a CELTA taster event to give participants an idea of what doing a CELTA entails.
We will be announcing the date of our next CELTA Taster event shortly. In the meantime, please follow the link above and complete our interest form or email us at cite.celta@le.ac.uk.