CELTA Course
About the course
CELTA is the original “TEFL” course and provides initial training leading to the Cambridge English CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). It is intended for those without previous experience who wish to enter the profession and for teachers with no previous training in this field. CELTA enables you to obtain your first TEFL job. The course is highly regarded by employers around the world as proof of sound initial training and a strong basis from which to develop as a teacher of English.
About the course
CELTA is the original “TEFL” course and provides initial training leading to the Cambridge English CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). It is intended for those without previous experience who wish to enter the profession and for teachers with no previous training in this field. CELTA enables you to obtain your first TEFL job. The course is highly regarded by employers around the world as proof of sound initial training and a strong basis from which to develop as a teacher of English.
Face to face CELTA Course
This is an intensive course so you can expect to receive 30 hours of training per week and spend an additional 15-25 hours studying in your own time. We have an experienced team of tutors to help ensure that your CELTA experience doesn’t disappoint you!
Advantages of the F2F CELTA Course
- Receive training in modern teaching methods
- Get the chance to put these into practice by teaching Egyptian students at our school.
- The opportunity to engage with colleagues and teachers which will keep you motivated.
Fully Online CELTA Course
You will complete all of the components of the CELTA course: teaching practice and input sessions online via Zoom. Your interview will also be via Zoom, so you will get firsthand experience of using Zoom even before the course has started.
Advantages of the Fully Online Course
- You can take the course from the comfort of your own home.
- There will be no costs of living in another country.
- Trainees will have the chance to develop their skills in teaching online.
Why Should You Take the CELTA?
The Cambridge CELTA is an introductory teacher training course designed for candidates with little or no previous English language TEFL teaching experience, enabling them to acquire the skills, knowledge and hands-on teaching practice needed to be a successful English language teacher.
- The CELTA is awarded by Cambridge English Language Assessment, part of the University of Cambridge and it is internationally recognised, highly respected and considered a benchmark of a solid foundation for teaching English.
- The CELTA teacher training course is recognised by EFL organisations worldwide and the certificate is the most highly respected of its kind in the world.
- The CELTA is regulated by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) at Level 5 in the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Who Should Take CELTA?
If you’re wondering whether the CELTA course suits your needs as an English teacher or not, please see below:
- You want to travel and work at the same time.
- You have recently graduated as an English teacher
- You have limited experience of teaching and you want to further develop your skills and knowledge of teaching.
- English is your second language.
- English is your mother tongue.
If any of the above sounds like you, then you should definitely join a CELTA course.
Upcoming CELTA Courses
Face to face
Fully Online
Our Professional Tutors
We have a group of professional tutors with many years of experience in teacher training and development who can provide you with quality training in a welcoming and safe learning environment.
Course Info
The Cambridge CELTA requires an attendance of a minimum of 120 hours over 4/5/10 weeks.
These hours include:
- Input
- Tutorial support and consultation
- Assisted lesson planning
- Six hours’ assessed teaching practice
- Peer observation
- Six hours’ observation of live lessons taught by experienced EFL teachers and teacher training professionals
- PLUS a minimum of 80 additional hours for reading, lesson planning, writing assignments, etc.
Applicants for the CELTA course should have a level of language awareness and competence in English, both written and spoken, that enables them to follow the course, complete the assignments and teach English to a range of levels.
They should normally have a standard of education that would allow them entry into Higher Education in their country.
Candidates must usually be 20 years old at the start of the CELTA course (although candidates from the age of 18 may be accepted at the centre’s discretion where it is confirmed that they have the potential to develop the necessary skills to become effective EFL teachers and that the course is suitable for them in terms of their background and their career plans).
Applicants for the course must complete
An Application Form and a Pre-interview Task and send it to Teachertraining@ihcairoeg.com
We will then set up an interview, preferably face-to-face. Alternatively, we can organize an interview via Zoom.
To ensure your place once you have been accepted, we recommend that the full fee is paid at least FOUR weeks before the course begins, especially if you want to take your CELTA course in the summer.
- Cash Payment at International House Cairo.
- Credit or Debit Card in either GBP/USD/EGP at International House Cairo.
Transferring or depositing the due amount to the following Account:
Arab African International Bank – AAIB Account
- Account Name: Reach Out Academy
- Account Number: 521337
- IBAN Egyptian Pound EG980057088005213373931818001
- IBAN Pound Sterling EG200057088005213373931826001
- Branch: Mesaha, Dokki, Giza – Egypt
Commercial International Bank
- Account Name: Reach Out Academy
- Account Number: 100035159015
- Swift Code: CIBEEGCX184
- Branch: Mesaha, Dokki, Giza – Egypt
In the case of cancellation four weeks or more before the course start date, 20% of our total fee will be retained. With less than two weeks’ notice, 50% of our total fee will be retained. If cancellation occurs in the final ten days before the start date our total fee will be retained.
However, in certain exceptional circumstances we will consider transferring the fees to another course.
In the event of a course being cancelled, all fees will be refunded.
NOTE Once the course has started, there is no possible refund. For this reason, you might consider taking out an insurance policy in order to be covered in case anything happens and you need to leave the course.
If the course is delayed or prevented by Force Majeure, then Reach Out Academy shall NOT be liable for a refund.