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StudyCELTA: CELTA Courses Guadalajara, Mexico:
Earn the internationally-recognised CELTA qualification with StudyCELTA in Guadalajara, Mexico, and take the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career as an English language teacher! We provide a 4-week, full-time CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) course to students from around the world. Our tutors are highly-experienced and qualified, and students take part in a minimum of 6 hours of real-life English teaching practice.

Study TEFL in Guadalajara with StudyCELTA:

Photo of TEFL / CELTA Course in Guadalajara, MexicoStudyCELTA is a young and dynamic team of professionals working in the field of English language teaching since 1999. We offer Cambridge University teacher training courses including CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) courses in Guadalajara. The TEFL courses are offered through our partner training center Mexico. Our CELTA courses are available all year round and can be taken full-time (4 weeks).


Why take a CELTA TEFL Course?
The most widely recognised qualifications for English language teaching are those offered by the University of Cambridge. Cambridge CELTA Certificate courses will qualify and prepare you to teach English in Mexico, Latin America and globally.

CELTA Courses in Mexico:

Our centre in Guadalajara offers the University of Cambridge 120 hour CELTA course in the following formats:

- Full-time, 4 weeks, intensive CELTA course
- Online-blended CELTA course

The Cambridge University ESOL CELTA Certificate is an introductory TEFL course in teaching English for candidates who have little or no previous English Language teaching experience. It may also be suitable for candidates with some TEFL experience but little previous teacher training.

CELTA is an ELT (English Language Teaching) certificate, which encompasses TESL (i.e. Teaching English as Second Language) and TEFL (i.e. Teaching English as Foreign Language).

We’re here to help and give you our advice based on personal knowledge of the locations where the programmes are offered and of English language teaching as a career.

Guadalajara & Surroundings:

Image of TEFL / CELTA Course in Guadalajara, MexicoGuadalajara has a very vibrant nightlife and social scene, and is Mexico’s second city.

It is the birthplace of many things for which Mexico is recognized on an international level.  Tequila and Mariachi music both have their routes in the state of Jalisco. During your stay you can sample both the old and the new, from nearby archaeological sites to the historic downtown and famous cathedral to the bustling shopping malls such as ‘Plaza Andares’ and ‘Plaza Galerias’. At the ‘hospicio cabañas’ a series of monumental frescoes depicting Mexico’s revolution bring the history of the city to life.

If arts and crafts are your thing you can while away many an hour in the markets and stores of Tlaquepaque and Tonalá. In the neighborhoods of Chapultepec and the colonia Americana, you can enjoy a bohemian atmosphere, with many great restaurants and watering holes to refresh you after a long day’s study.

Guadalajara has a very vibrant nightlife and social scene; the weather is perfect, never dropping below 10 degrees C at night and maxing out at 35 in the summer and 25 in the winter; it is relatively close to the beach and surrounded by forests and mountain ranges; there are a lot of job opportunities for teachers of English once they have completed their CELTA.

The CELTA training centre in Guadalajara is in the Vallarta district, nearby the Parroquia Maria Madre de Cristo, with many eateries close by to choose from. Our school includes:

- Free Wi-Fi
- 2 medium sized and 2 smaller classrooms
- A small library area dedicated to CELTA students
- A small computer room
- A central location with excellent transport links
- An area with tea and coffee making facilities
- Cafés and convenience stores within a couple of minutes walk

Employment Prospects with a CELTA Qualification:

CELTA is the most requested pre-service TEFL teaching qualification by both public and private employers overseas. When checking websites advertising English teaching jobs, you will often see CELTA listed as the preferred qualification. Employers have confidence that anyone with a CELTA certificate has received effective, practical, real-world TEFL training that has prepared them to go directly into a ESL teaching position.

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Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2026-08-13 were from:

Saigon, Vietnam; Kobe Osaka, Japan; East Java, Indonesia; CHEONAN, South Korea; Paraparaumu, New Zealand; Ubud, Bali, Indonesia; London, UK / GB; USA; Nigeria; and more.
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