Cambridge Celta Training - Grants Available?

mapleleaf1010

I'm thinking about doing the Cambridge Celta training, but cannot afford the £1,000 fees. Ideally, I'd like to study online, which can cost up to £1,500 :eek:

Does anyone know if there are grants available for this?

Thanks in advance.

susiejq

Quite of few of my staff have the CELTA qualification but I'm not aware of any grants. As far as I know this is a full cost programme (costs met by student) and no grants are available to do it. Depending on where you want to teach the CELTA is vital, if for example, you want to teach in an FE College or through a Local Authority Education provider. You will still need to undertake teacher training e.g DTTLS or PGCE in order to be a qualified teacher. If you want to teach abroad and you are already a graduate, then you can often be accepted through a decent TEFL or TESL qualfication so long as it is from a recognised exam board.
Good luck

ironlady2022

Agree with susiejq a normal tefl is prob enough to get a job to teach English abroad. More affordable too. I'm not aware of any grants for the Cambridge one - it's just a month long course isn't it?

mapleleaf1010

Susiejq and Mayling03, many thanks for your replies.

To start off I'd prefer being self-employed and teach one-to-one or small groups (private lessons) in the UK to supplement my income. Not keen on teaching at colleges or adult education centres. Depending on how it goes, I would be interested in teaching overseas but, at the moment, I cannot make any long term decisions.

As my degree is not related to languages, I'd prefer the Celta qualification, as it seems it is more comprehensive than TEFL.

I haven't researched the subject in great depth yet, but the one month Celta course is full time (ie Mon to Fri all day). Unfortunately I cannot take time off work to do this.

Online training would suit me best, as I could fit it around other commitments and have more time to reflect on my learning.

Cheers.

Dunroamin

mapleleaf1010 wrote: »

Susiejq and Mayling03, many thanks for your replies.

To start off I'd prefer being self-employed and teach one-to-one or small groups (private lessons) in the UK to supplement my income. Not keen on teaching at colleges or adult education centres. Depending on how it goes, I would be interested in teaching overseas but, at the moment, I cannot make any long term decisions.

As my degree is not related to languages, I'd prefer the Celta qualification, as it seems it is more comprehensive than TEFL.

I haven't researched the subject in great depth yet, but the one month Celta course is full time (ie Mon to Fri all day). Unfortunately I cannot take time off work to do this.

Online training would suit me best, as I could fit it around other commitments and have more time to reflect on my learning.

Cheers.

How and where would you do the classroom practice?

Almo

I did my CELTA and taught overseas for a number of years; I would be reluctant to employ anyone who hadn't done a face to face CELTA. I don't know much about the online courses but Dunroamin raises a very good point - how are you going to get your classroom hours in? Can you do an online CELTA or is it another course?

It may be that you have specific skills which would make you attractive to students looking for private or small group tuition (medical or business terminology perhaps?) but if you are 'just' going to be teaching general English I don't know how easy it will be to find students. Do you have any ESL experience? I wouldn't advise anyone to start private lessons with someone fresh off the CELTA course, I think you need more experience.

Sorry, I don't mean to be thoroughly negative and horrible but am just trying to be honest.

dramarama

OP do you want to just do EAL work? Another way in may be to register as a private tutor and gain experience working with small groups or one to one EAL students. From what I've heard you only need A Levels in some cases to do this. As a qualified teacher I am paid more to tutor and I really enjoy it compared to classroom teaching.

The CELTA course does sound good, especially if you can use it to teach abroad. I have friends who have taught abroad, quite a few without teaching qualifications, it depends on the setting.

Another idea is to contact adult learning at your local council and ask what qualifications they look for?

ironlady2022

I don't think the CELTA is available as a distance learning course is it? - hence the price tag? In which case you would revert back to TEFL.

The requirements overseas must be less rigid then here.