Other qualifications

Cambridge ESOL offers a range of qualifications for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. These are available at centres in over 40 countries. For full details of the courses, follow the links below.

New! Cambridge Level 4 Certificate in further education teaching Stage 2 (TESOL)

New! - ICELT (revised COTE) Syllabus

CELTA Tracking Project

We're setting up a project to track teachers who take the CELTA course and we'd like your help. We'd like to establish what impact the CELTA has on the career development of candidates and on the EFL community in general. To complete the questionnaire, please click here.

Courses and awards

CELTA - Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
A pre-service award for new entrants to the profession.
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CELTYL - English Language Teaching to Young Learners
Available as an extension course (YL extension to CELTA), or a course in its own right (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Young Learners - CELTYL).
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COTE - Certificate for Overseas Teachers of English
An early in-service award for teachers working in schools and / or language schools (designed for non-native speakers of English).
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DELTA - Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults
An award for experienced teachers of English working in language schools or colleges.
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What is the relationship between CELTA and the 'RSA' and 'TEFL' certificates?

Cambridge ESOL is a division of The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES). UCLES took over the RSA certificates and diplomas for teachers in 1988. Some people still refer to the 'RSA certificate' but they mean CELTA, which is now one of the Cambridge ESOL Language Awards. (Cambridge ESOL Teaching Awards is the English language teacher-training unit at UCLES).

'TEFL' is a general term that is sometimes used to refer to qualifications for English language teachers; CELTA is by far the best-known and most widely taken initial qualification of its kind.

Quality and fairness

Cambridge ESOL places great importance on the quality of all its examinations and assessment services. To help ensure that all CELTA courses are run to the same standard

• All CELTA centres are approved by Cambridge ESOL;
• All courses are moderated by an external assessor;
• Cambridge ESOL holds regular standardization meetings for centres and assessors.

CELTA courses are run in accordance with an equal opportunities policy to ensure that they are accessible to all candidates who meet the entry requirements.