CELTA Certificate Course in Dublin, Ireland

The English Academy, Dublin:
Conveniently located on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre, The English Academy is a Cambridge ESOL teacher training centre running the internationally recognised CELTA course for both Irish and international students. We also offer year-round English language courses at all levels, as well as Cambridge and IELTS English exam preparation courses. We are an official Cambridge ESOL examination centre. Teaching English to speakers of other languages can be a highly rewarding career, offering you the chance to live and work abroad. You will need an internationally recognised teaching qualification, and CELTA, highly regarded worldwide, gives you the skills you need and will make it easier to get a teaching job anywhere.

The English Academy is accredited by the Irish Department of Education and Skills for English Language Teaching, and is recognized by ACELS (The Advisory Council of English Language Schools.

Additionally, in 2010, the accreditation and coordination of English Language Services inspection scheme administered by The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland recognized both the quality of the tuition and the high standard of the premises.

Quality Education & Environment:
We provide highly qualified and experienced native Irish teachers, with our academic staff having an average of over 15 years EFL teaching experience. We offer a unique nationality mix of students. We also provide well-equipped, modern school facilities, enabling students to have a memorable learning experience at our academy.

- CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults ) is an initial qualification for people with little or no previous teaching experience and opens up a whole world of exciting teaching opportunities. Because it is awarded by Cambridge ESOL, part of the world-famous University of Cambridge, you can rely on its quality and recognition.
- It is a full time intensive course (typically four to five weeks), and comprises 120+ hours.
- It teaches you the principles of effective teaching.
- It provides a range of practical skills for teaching English to adult learners.
- It gives you hands-on teaching practice.
- Over 10,000 people successfully complete a CELTA course each year.

CELTA is accepted throughout the world by organisations which employ English Language teachers. The Cambridge CELTA has been accredited by Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework for England. Cambridge ESOL also works with international ELT organisations to ensure the acceptance of CELTA globally.

Popular destinations looking for the CELTA from Irish teachers seeking work abroad include for example Australia, Canada and China. In Ireland, the CELTA is recognised by The Irish Department of Education and Skills, by the NQAI and by ACELS. To teach English (ESOL) in Ireland in an approved school, you must have a primary degree in addition to a TEFL Certificate.