I was working in a bookshop in Guildford, and not really doing very much, when a friend recommended me the CELTA course in Barcelona. I had a little teaching experience and wanted to travel, and it seemed like a good idea. The CELTA was a very good course and gave me everything I needed to start a career as a teacher. Afterwards I got a job in Barcelona and am now teaching lower intermediate to advanced, with a range of ages from teenagers to adult learners.
- Tim, UK / CELTA Barcelona, Spain
I was working as an elementary school teacher in a New York City suburb. I wanted a change, to travel, to learn Spanish and to learn more about English as a language, too. I really enjoyed the CELTA course in Barcelona, particularly the parts which involved looking at language, and it was especially useful to me to consider how to present it to adults. Like most teachers, I now find myself with classes of both teenagers and adults.
If you ask me what qualities do you need to be a teacher? I think you have to keep an open mind, and it's as much about being a 'people person' - being a good listener and being able and willing to help people, to help them understand - as anything else. For me, that's the satisfaction of being a teacher.
-- Carolyn, USA / CELTA Barcelona, Spain
Testimonials
The Cambridge CELTA Certificate
A qualification for people who want to begin their career in the English industry. Available in Adelaide, Australia, Hobart, Australia, The Whitsundays, Australia, Brisbane, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, Bournemouth, England, Seville & Barcelona Spain and Malta).
The Cambridge DELTA Diploma
A qualification for people with substantial experience in teaching English and want to take a step up in their TEFL career. Available in Seville, Spain Bournemouth, England and Sydney, Australia and Brisbane, Australia.
CYL - Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners: teaching English to children and teenagers.
Available in Seville and Barcelona, Spain
TESOL for non-native English speakers
For those who haven't the level of English proficiency required to allow them to undertake the CELTA course. Available in Sydney, Australia and Brisbane, Australia, Auckland, New Zealand, Bournemouth, England and Malta.
The Cambridge TKT exam (Teaching Knowledge Test) can be taken in Australia and New Zealand there at the training centers upon completion of the TESOL course.
Certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language
For Spanish native speakers or people with high level of fluency in Spanish interested in gaining a qualification to teach Spanish as a second language. This course is available only in Seville, Spain
CELTA Cambridge Certificate: CELTA course Barcelona | CELTA course Seville | CELTA course Dublin | CELTA course Lisbon | CELTA course Bournemouth | CELTA course in Malta | CELTA course Auckland | CELTA course Wellington | CELTA course Cape Town | CELTA Course Adelaide | CELTA course Brisbane | CELTA course Hobart | CELTA course Melbourne | CELTA course Perth | CELTA course Sydney | CELTA Whitsundays | CELTA Course Frankfurt | CELTA Course Lisbon | CELTA London | CELTA Newcastle
Delta Modules: Delta Modules Dublin, Ireland | Delta Modules Barcelona, Spain | Delta modules Seville | Delta modules Bournemouth | Delta modules Sydney | Delta modules Brisbane | Delta modules Cape Town | Delta modules London
TESOL course: TESOL course Dublin | TESOL course Bournemouth | CLIL Course Bournemouth | TESOL course Malta | TESOL course Sydney | TESOL course Brisbane | TESOL course Auckland, New Zealand | TESOL course Wellington, New Zealand
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) Courses: CLIL course Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Young Learners courses: CELTA Young Learners Extension Certificate: Barcelona, Spain | Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners - CYL: Seville, Spain
Formación de Profesores de Español: Curso de formación de profesor de español ELE Sevilla, España | Curso de formación de profesor de español ELE, Barcelona, España | FIPELE Frankfurt