Online CELTA

You can study online and have the IH London training experience from the comfort of your home. 

CELTA is a structured and practical introduction to teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL). The online course has the same syllabus as the face-to-face CELTA  and you will learn techniques relevant to both online and face-to-face teaching.

IH London pioneered online training and co-developed the Online CELTA course with Cambridge.  

For the online course, you will complete your teaching practice with language students, online via Zoom and  plan your lessons for this mode of study. Your tutors will also deliver sessions on face-to-face teaching so you will be prepared for either mode after the course. You can also access and observe lessons of both online and face-to-face teaching.  

Much of the course content and methodology is presented through an online self-study course, designed with tasks and film clips you can access at any time. There is a weekly schedule of topics and the online study modules can be completed asynchronously to suit your schedule. You will receive continued support from your tutor online via forums. There are also live synchronous sessions with the tutor where your progress will be monitored.  

You need to be confident with technology as you will be studying online, using different Apps and will be teaching on Zoom. You need to be comfortable with this mode before the course. 

Nowadays, most teachers need to prepare materials for their lessons using online tools and present well designed worksheets.  The skills you may already have are really useful for preparing lessons. These are the things a teacher regularly needs to do, including making Powerpoint presentations, organising documents and PDFs on a computer, and being proficient in Microsoft Word. 

  • Full-time CELTA: Fully online, an intensive mode of study 
  • Part-time CELTA: Fully online, perfect for qualifying around other commitments on two days per week on a Morning Course (AM) or Evening Course (PM) over 13 weeks. 

Be CELTA-qualified in just 4 weeks with the intensive online course.

Full-time CELTA Online

 
Course hours  Course hours 120 (30 per week) plus 120 self-study
Course days Monday to Friday
Maximum class size 15 (1:5 trainer to trainee ratio)
Lesson times 09.00- 16.00 (UK time)

 

  Start Date End Date
Celta Full Time Online 2025 dates (4 weeks) 03/03/2025 28/03/2025 
  30/06/2025 25/07/2025
  28/07/2025 22/08/2025
  01/09/2025 26/09/2025

 

The CELTA course has 120 hours of study plus Cambridge recommend an additional 120 hours of self-study.

The full time course runs from 9am – 4pm (UK time)

 

Part-time CELTA Online AM 

Perfect for qualifying around other commitments, morning classes over 12.5 weeks.

 

Lessons per week

6 hours – live synchronous sessions

8-10 hours on Moodle

8-10 hours self-study   

Lesson times (live online)

This part-time online course runs from 10am – 1pm (UK time) 2 mornings a week.

 

    Start Date  End Date  Days of instruction
CELTA Part time- AM  (12 weeks)      
 
Online 11/09/2024 07/12/2024 Mon/Wed
The CELTA course has 120 hours of study, plus Cambridge recommend an additional 120 hours of self-study. 29/10/2024 08/02/2025 Tu/Th
     
     
       

Part-time online CELTA (AM) September 11th 2024 Sample Timetable
Part-time online CELTA (AM) October 29th 2024 Sample Timetable

Part-time CELTA Online PM 

Perfect for qualifying around other commitments, two evenings per week over 12 weeks.

 

Lessons per week 

6 hours – live synchronous sessions

8-10 hours on Moodle

8-10 hours self-study  

Lesson times (live online)

This part-time online course runs from 18.30 – 21.30 (UK time) 2 evenings a week.

    Start Date  End Date  Days of instruction
CELTA Part time- PM  (12 weeks)      
 
Online 11/09/2024 07/12/2024 Mon/Wed
The CELTA course has 120 hours of study, plus Cambridge recommend an additional 120 hours of self-study. 29/10/2024 08/02/2025 Tu/Th
     
       

Part-time online CELTA (PM) September 11th 2024 Sample Timetable
Part-time online CELTA (PM) October 29th 2024 Sample Timetable

**For clarity, the cost of a CELTA course is broken down into two parts. The CELTA course fee (£1,684) is the fee for taking the course at IH London, inclusive of all materials and tuition. The Cambridge fee (£170) goes towards the qualification body, Cambridge. Both fees are payable to IH London. Remember, if you book your course within 10 days of receiving a course offer, we will pay the £170 Cambridge fee for you.

  1. Application

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