Cambridge CELTA

The University of Cambridge (or Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Early records suggest the university was formed in 1209.

Academically, Cambridge is consistently ranked in the world’s top 5 universities and has traditionally been the academic institution of choice of the Royal Family and alumni have gone on to win 83 Nobel Prizes to date, more than any other university in the world. Cambridge University has, over the course of its history, built up a sizable number of alumni who are distinguished in their fields, both academic and in the wider world.

In addition to having a long and celebrated tradition in mathematics and the sciences, Cambridge University has educated 15 British Prime Ministers, including Robert Walpole (the first Prime Minister of Great Britain). At least twenty-three Heads of State or Heads of Government have attended Cambridge University, including three Prime Ministers of India, two Prime Ministers of Singapore, Stanley Bruce (Prime Minister of Australia) and Margrethe II of Denmark (Queen Regnant of Denmark).

The University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate – UCLES – (also called Cambridge ESOL) is a non-profit organization created in 1858 to administer examinations and raise standards in education. UCLES began examining overseas in 1863, after which the Certificate of Proficiency in English – the first examination in the field of English as a Foreign Language run by UCLES – was introduced in 1913.

The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) -- Cambridge CELTA -- is an initial qualification for people with little or no prior teaching experience and serves to open up a world of exciting teaching opportunities to its graduates. As the Cambridge CELTA is awarded by UCLES – part of the world-famous University of Cambridge– you can rely on its quality and widespread recognition.

UCLES celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008.

To learn more about the Cambridge CELTA, and to download a course syllabus, visit www.cambridgeesol.org/teaching/celta.htm

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