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"I completed the CELTA in Adelaide in 2011. It was a very intensive and demanding course but the course trainers were able to offer as much support as required with their wealth of knowledge and experience.

The course requires a lot of commitment, initiative and ‘thinking on your feet’ but the feeling that you get afterwards is extremely worthwhile. For me, the highlights of the course were being ‘thrown into the deep end’ and teaching English learners during the course and also analysing teaching.

After my successful completion of the course I was lucky enough to secure almost immediate employment at a local college.  Not to mention that I have not yet even explored the plethora of teaching options that are available to me in many countries overseas.

Looking back now, after a year of full-time teaching, I feel that undertaking the CELTA was definitely one of the most rewarding decisions of my life, both professionally and personally. Completing the CELTA has provided me with the opportunity to work and interact with people from all over the world on a daily basis.  It also provided me with a strong foundation on which I could develop and grow as an English language teacher.  Without the course I very much doubt that I would have been able to expand and refine my English teaching skills as quickly as I have.

If you want to start a career in English teaching, want a career change or if you want to travel and live around the world, the CELTA is an extremely valuable and highly recognised qualification that can open the doors for you to achieve your goals."

- - David, Australia - CELTA Adelaide, Australia

"I first considered enrolling in a CELTA course as I was interested in extending my experience and improving employment prospects. As a teacher with experience of teaching in government schools, plus some conversational English teaching experience in Japan, I was interested in seeing what other opportunities were available.

A four week course is obviously quite a commitment but one I am glad I undertook. The course is demanding with classwork to digest, lessons to prepare and assignments to complete so there is little time for anything else.

However it is also inspiring as I left with so much knowledge, an insight into alternative learning and teaching approaches, together with actual teaching experience with genuine ESL students. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet such fascinating characters in person.

There is also the opportunity to observe English language teachers in action which is also beneficial. The tutors were excellent, imparting their knowledge in a variety of interesting sessions. The CELTA qualification has without doubt enabled me to find employment in Adelaide so for me it was a very worthwhile challenge and one I would recommend to anybody interested in professional development."

- - Catherine, Australia - CELTA Adelaide, Australia

Missy Blanchard will be returning to the CELTA Training Center in Honolulu for the September 2 – 28, 2013 CELTA program.

Missy has a BA from Fordham University as well as a certificate in TESL. She holds a DELTA Diploma in Teaching English to Adults and is an approved CELTA Assessor.

A few of the many locations where Missy has trained new teachers in the CELTA include: The University of Texas at Austin, Southern Cross University in Quito, Ecuador; Language Link in Beijing, China; South East European University in Tetova, Macedonia; Akcent International House, Prague, Czech Republic; The British Counsel in Cairo, Egypt and at the International House in Bogotá, Columbia; Dubai, UAE; Belfast, Northern Ireland and Barcelona, Spain.

Besides training new teachers on countless CELTA courses, Missy has taught and tutored ESL in France, the US, and Canada, She has developed curriculum and organized and presented a variety of training workshops. She has trained ESL teachers to teach Life Skills and Presentation Skills courses to advanced learners and has worked as a volunteer teacher trainer for ESL instructors at Neighborhood Centers Inc.in Houston, Texas.

Missy has a wide range of interests. In her free time she enjoys going to the theater, seeing films, reading and running. In the 80s, she studied dance and performed in New York and was a member of Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. She has completed two New York City Marathons. Missy loves to travel alone and with her husband of five years. She has visited over 60 countries and her favorites are port cities where she explores markets and souks, bargaining for textiles to add to her collection. Many here at the CELTA Training Center in Honolulu will remember Missy from her work in 2012. We are pleased that she is coming back.

Amy Schirmer will be coming to the CELTA Training Center in Honolulu for the June 3 – 28, 2013 CELTA program.

Amy has a BSc in Editorial Journalism and a BA in Spanish from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MA in TESOL and Spanish from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Amy’s 15 years as a CELTA trainer include instructing in programs at RMIT University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; International House Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Durban, South Africa; Miami and Ecuador; Global Vision International, in Mexico and Thailand; St. Giles in San Francisco; the University of Texas at Austin; ELS in Seattle; ISE in Tehran; and Southern Cross in Ecuador.

She has been a Senior Fellow for the US Department of State, providing in-service workshops and training support for English teachers in public schools in Kosovo and as a free-lance Consultant for projects in Kosovo and Ecuador.

Amy has a wide range of interests including organic farming, a capella singing and has worked as a volunteer crisis counselor for telephone hotlines.