Excellent reviews from our graduates, with 98% success rate
Excellent reviews from our graduates, with 98% success rate
We have highly qualified, experienced trainers, including two CELTA assessors, and one Delta assessor on staff, who also moderate other centres and courses around the world
We have highly qualified, experienced trainers, including two CELTA assessors, and one Delta assessor on staff, who also moderate other centres and courses around the world
Most flexible CELTA online course in the market. Take CELTA connecting just once a week for 4hrs!
Most flexible CELTA online course in the market. Take CELTA connecting just once a week for 4hrs!
What is the CELTA course?
CELTA –the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages – is the most highly recognised and regarded initial English teaching certification worldwide. CELTA will allow you to travel around the world, teaching English to speakers of other languages.
CELTA –the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages – is the most highly recognised and regarded initial English teaching certification worldwide. CELTA will allow you to travel around the world, teaching English to speakers of other languages.
It is the most frequently sought after qualification for TEFL jobs worldwide.
Moderated by the University of Cambridge.
We have highly qualified, experienced trainers, including two CELTA assessors on staff, who also moderate other centres and courses around the world.
It is the most frequently sought after qualification for TEFL jobs worldwide.
Moderated by the University of Cambridge.
We have highly qualified, experienced trainers, including two CELTA assessors on staff, who also moderate other centres and courses around the world.
It is recognised as a Level 5 Qualification by the British Curriculum Authority, so it follows an authorised syllabus.
It is a course offered by Authorised and well-established Teacher Education centres.
It is moderated and assessed by Cambridge ESOL every time a course runs, not just on an occasional basis.
It is recognised as a Level 5 Qualification by the British Curriculum Authority, so it follows an authorised syllabus.
It is a course offered by Authorised and well-established Teacher Education centres.
It is moderated and assessed by Cambridge ESOL every time a course runs, not just on an occasional basis.
You can now take CELTA 100% Online from anywhere in the world from the comfort of your home!
How to apply for CELTA?
- No teaching experience required.
- Must be over 18 years old at the beginning of the course.
- Accredited C1 level according to the Common European Framework.
Will the fact that I’ve taken CELTA Online appear on my certificate?
No. CELTA Online leads to exactly the same certificate as the face-to-face CELTA. Assessed outcomes are the same for all trainees, so there is no need for separate certification. We will also issue a second and separate certificate for the extra 50hrs of work you will engage in exclusively focused on developing your new online teaching English: Certificate in Teaching English Online.
What skills will you get?
Why take CELTA with University Programmes?
What makes our CELTA course different from other centres?
| Connect just once a week, for 4hrs, and take the rest of the course at your own pace and in your own time. | You choose the day and time, no matter if you based in Europe, Asia, North or South America or Oceania! * |
Our CELTA 100% Online course timetable combines the benefit of having access to a range of online resources and materials, and contact learning to allow for maximum flexibility and preparation in how you do your course and minimal time spent away from earning an income. Because, let’s face it, not everyone can afford to take unlimited time off work.
Most CELTA courses out there are run over 4 weeks, Monday to Friday, very intensively. There are also some options which run over 5 weeks. One of the drawbacks of the full-time contact CELTA is the speed at which information is imparted, which is often too fast to take on board everything in just 4 weeks or 5 weeks. However, our CELTA allows for more time for you to process information and prepare for teaching practice. How do we do this? Our timetable is either:
- CELTA100% online – Semi- intensive – 6 weeks
- CELTA100% online – Part Time – 12 weeks
- *Subject to peer availability and course planning
What’s the timetable like?:
 1. Monday to Friday: Input via our online platform with a flexible timetable so you can study at your own convenience (i.e. there is not a specific time when you need to be available online for input during the week). |
2. Teaching Practice, Feedback and Guided Lesson Planning: only once a week*, you will have to be connected for 3.5-4 hours of live sessions. Moreover, on the selected day there will be a morning and an evening session so that we can cater for people with different time requirements**. |
3. CELTA Masterclasses every week (optional) where tutors supplement what you learned on the platform and you can get your questions answered. Sessions are recorded, so if you can’t make it to the live session you can watch the recording at your convenience. |
*twice a week for Full-time courses
**subject to peer availability and course planning
A typical live online day on the course
(just once a week on Part Time Courses)
| Asynchronous Input | Synchronous Live Sessions | Input Session |
| Study at your convenience on the CELTA platform to prepare for your weekly Teaching Practices and Written Assignments. | 10am – 12:15pm Or 7 – 9:15pm |
Teaching Practice |
| 12:15 – 1pm Or 9:15 – 10pm |
Written Feedback from your tutors on each Teaching Practice | |
| 1 – 2pm Or 10 – 11pm |
Guided Lesson Planning (with follow up questions answered during the week) |
University Programmes runs CELTA online using the materials that Cambridge Assessment English developed in partnership with International House London. These include:
- Access to a fully equipped website with ELT materials, coursebooks and audios for use in the classroom.
- Access to a bank of videoed lessons you can watch according to you lesson focus and scope, before and after Teaching Practice.
- An online library with materials and resources specific to each assignment on the course.
- Specifically designed and selected resources to facilitate your learning journey, with automatised lesson planning tools, lesson plans samples and assignments as written by previous candidates.
- Access to your CELTA portfolio online even long after your course. Your CELTA portfolio is kept online on a cloud for you to access this from anywhere in the world!.
CELTA is offered at various centres around the world, but University Programmes provides unique materials, including a complementary course on Teaching English Online, completely free of charge!
If CELTA is not enough, you can take any of our extra elective sessions in parallel to CELTA! As a university, we are in a privileged position to include extra elective study sessions on the course specifically designed for language work, further lesson planning, skills teaching, online applications, and more. These sessions are meant to give candidates further support if the core CELTA programme is not enough or simply take advantage of your peers, or other candidates on other programmes, and tutors, ask them more questions as needed outside regular CELTA classroom hours!
Your programme coordinator will make a list of available electives in week 1 of your course and you can join as many as you want!
- Language Skills Task
- Language Task
- Focus on the Learner
- Lessons from the Classroom
This is in addition to your weekly Teaching Practices, which makes the CELTA course very intensive and stressful. However, on our course you will get mini-workshops for the written assignments so what better way to work on your assignments with the help of your tutors!
Our course not only provides training and practice on Zoom, but also an introduction to free online tools for teaching purposes
University Programmes is in a privileged position to be able to facilitate the transition from being a graduate from CELTA to the active ELT market!
University Programmes provides:
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- Extensive teaching practice, including extra areas of ELT specialism you can include on your CV (e.g. Young Learners, Business English, Teaching 1-2-1, Teaching for Exams and English for Specific Purposes.
- Access to the International House World Organisation network of schools.
- Job, CV and careers advice including access to our Job Fair at the end of every single CELTA 100% Online course.
- Access to our teacher placement program through our partnership with International Teach Alliance (part of International Alliance Group) who actively recruit qualified teachers at each Job Fair to fill government sponsored teaching positions in accredited schools across the USA for 3-5 year contracts. They offer special contracts for USA citizens and for non-USA citizens, they provide J-1 visa assistance, getting your Social Security Number, housing assistance, medical insurance coverage and the option to bring your family!
- Access to our Alumni network via LinkedIn where we post local and international jobs and where you can continue to expand your ELT network moving forward.
- “Being trained under University Programmes quality standards is a synonym of excellence and professionalism”
Take CELTA 100% online with University Programmes
Dates and Times of CELTA
| START DATE | END DATE | COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2023 | April 2, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| January 23, 2023 | April 23, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jan 30, 2023 | April 30, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| February 13, 2023 | May 14, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Feb 27, 2023 | May 28, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| March 13, 2023 | June 11, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| March 27, 2023 | June 25, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| April 10, 2023 | July 2, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| April 24, 2023 | July 16, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| May 8, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| May 22, 2023 | August 13, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| June 5, 2023 | August 27, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| June 19, 2023 | September 10, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| July 24, 2023 | October 15, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| August 7, 2023 | October 29, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| August 21, 2023 | November 12, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| September 4, 2023 | November 26, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| September 18, 2023 | December 10, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| October 9, 2023 | January 14, 2024 | CELTA Online |
| October 23, 2023 | January 28, 2024 | CELTA Online |
| November 6, 2023 | February 11, 2024 | CELTA Online |
| November 20, 2023 | February 25, 2024 | CELTA Online |
(6 weeks)
| START DATE | END DATE | COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| START DATE | END DATE | COURSE |
| January 9, 2023 | February 19, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| February 20, 2023 | April 2, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| April 10 2023 | May 21, 2023 | CELTA Online |
| May 23 2023 | July 3 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jun 12 2023 | Jul 23 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jul 3 2023 | Aug 13 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jul 10 2023 | Aug 20 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jul 17 2023 | Aug 27 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Jul 24 2023 | Sep 3 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Aug 15 2023 | Sep 25 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Sep 4 2023 | Oct 15 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Oct 16 2023 | Nov 26 2023 | CELTA Online |
| Nov 6 2023 | Dec 17 2023 | CELTA Online |
CELTA course prices
ONLINE course: $1,690 USD including Cambridge registration fees *
* To help local candidates given the current situation, we offer a 10% discount to Mexican candidates with a valid ID (e.g. passport)
When you enroll directly through University Programmes, your CELTA package includes
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Staff & Tutors
We have highly qualified, experienced trainers, including two CELTA assessors on staff, who also moderate other centres and courses around the world.
TimTim Matsuda
RosieRosie Elsman
RicardoRicardo Fajardo
OrlandoOrlando Delgado Mata
MarioMario Gomez
ElibertoEliberto Salinas
CarmenCarmen Torres
anaAna Rosa Vargas
Frequently asked questions
It’s both. CELTA covers methodology and techniques used in both TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) and TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). CELTA is often called an ELT (English Language Teaching) certificate because it is applicable to all types of English Language Teaching.
There is no such thing as “the TESL certificate” just as there is no such thing as “the B.A.”. There are several kinds of TESL/TEFL/TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) certificates offered by many institutions. CELTA is one of those certificates. CELTA is an ELT (English Language Teaching) certificate, which encompasses TESL and TEFL. It is the most widely recognized and respected international pre-service certificate offered in Mexico and in the world.
CELTA is a standardized course overseen by the Cambridge English Language Assessment, which is part of the Cambridge University in England. This department ensures that all CELTA courses meet their standards regarding curriculum and methods of assessment. Cambridge-appointed assessors visit every CELTA course in the world to ensure standardization. University Programmes runs 20 CELTA courses per year, in 4 different locations, and is therefore visited 20 times per year by Cambridge assessors. Because CELTA is offered in centres all over the world, employers have become familiar with the course and they are aware of what they get when they hire a certified person. Also, they have confidence that anyone with a CELTA certificate has received effective, practical, and real-world training that enables them to successfully manage a teaching position.
Yes, your English needs to be of a near-native level. This means that you need to have a command of English that allows you to complete all written assignments and teaching practice requirements according to the University of Cambridge standards.
No. Prior teaching experience is not a necessary prerequisite to being accepted onto a CELTA course.
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