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CELTA
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. Start your career as an English teacher with the qualification schools ask for around the world.
What is CELTA?
The essential first qualification for English teachers
CELTA is the University of Cambridge initial Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. Most quality language schools around the world ask for it as the minimum requirement to work with them.
You can take it as a native English speaker or as a non-native speaker with a C1 level of English (Common European Framework of Reference, CEFR) or similar.
Why Campbell College
Train with a centre that has prepared CELTA teachers for over 30 years
Reputation for excellence
Recognised by previous CELTA candidates, by Cambridge assessors and by the English students of our school.
Trust our experience
Hundreds of new teachers have trained here and started careers in English language teaching in Spain and around the world.
Find a job after the course
Add your CV to our free job service. For over 15 years, more than 35 local schools and companies have hired CELTA teachers from our courses.
The course
A highly practical course
CELTA gives you complete initial training to teach English. It focuses on lesson planning, teaching practice with real students and feedback from your tutors, which are the main ways you are assessed.
You will also write four short assignments on teaching skills and language awareness.
Cambridge CELTA syllabus
- Learners and teachers, and the teaching and learning context
- Language analysis and awareness
- Language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
- Planning and resources for different teaching contexts
- Developing teaching skills and professionalism
The centre
A professional and friendly place to learn
Campbell College Teacher Training Centre opened in 1993 to offer quality Cambridge CELTA courses for new and experienced teachers in Valencia.
- Wi-fi in every classroom
- Teaching library
- Computers to study
Meet the tutors
Experienced trainers with a real passion for teaching
During the course you will also observe experienced CELTA-trained teachers of our school, at different levels.
Joanne McCabe
Course tutor
Has worked extensively on CELTA and DELTA courses and on in-service training in schools and universities in Spain.
Séamas Campbell
Course tutor and Cambridge assessor
Has taught CELTA in France, Egypt and Spain, and assesses other CELTA courses around the world for Cambridge.
Accommodation
Coming from outside Valencia?
We can help you find a room. Fill in the accommodation section of your application form.
Flat share with English speakers
Most candidates share with other English teachers or CELTA candidates. Your own room, with shared bathroom and kitchen. About €400, paid to the host.
Flat share with Spanish speakers
Ideal if you want to practise your Spanish. Your own room, with shared bathroom and kitchen. About €400, paid to the host.
Dates and fees
Choose the course that suits you
Full time or part time, face to face in Valencia or online. All courses cost €1,450.
DatesFormatFee
New dates will be published soon. Ask us at info@campbellcollege.com.
How to apply
Entry requirements
- Be at least 20 years old when the course starts
- A good standard of education, at least university entrance level
- A C1 level of English, written and spoken, if you are not a native speaker
Course directors may accept candidates who do not meet all of them, if their level is similar.
Three steps
Send the application form
Complete the form and the pre-interview task, and send them to us.
Interview
We contact you for an interview at the centre, by phone or by video call.
Get your place
Apply about two months before the course. For a late start, ask us about free places.
Valencia and surroundings
Study in one of the best cities in Spain
Valencia is the third biggest city in Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. It is the home of paella, the Fallas festival in March and a lively nightlife, with an old quarter that remembers its golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Winters are short and mild (10 to 15 °C) and July and August are the hottest months, at about 32 °C.
