What is the difference between CELTA, a local competitor, and TEFL Trainer’s Certificate?
What is TEFL Certification?
We have compiled a table of facts on CELTA, a local competitor (“TEFL X”) and TEFL Trainer’s Certificate to understand the very important differences between a variety of Accredited TEFL Certification courses:
| CRITERIA | CELTA | TEFL X | TEFL TRAINER |
| Course length | 1 month | 1 month | ✓ 1 to 6 months |
| Course start dates | fixed | fixed | ✓ any day throughout the year |
| Hours per week | full-time | full-time | ✓ part-time or full-time |
| Course price | €1650 | up to €1800 | ✓ up to £499 |
| Lodging allowance | x | x | x |
Our extremely reasonably priced TEFL Course options enable you to sign up any time, and even commit to an internship later on in the year. This allows you to budget for travel and lodging.
| CRITERIA | CELTA | TEFL X | TEFL TRAINER |
| Trainees per group | 18 max. | 8 max. | ✓ 1 |
| Teaching practice (in total) | 6 hours | 10 hours | 50 hours and up |
| Group size taught | 10 – 16 students | 3 – 10 students | ✓ 1 – 8 students |
| 1-to-1 classes taught | x | x / ✓(optional) | ✓ mandatory |
| Specialist English taught | x | ✓ from week 4 | ✓ from day 1 |
| Lesson Plans provided (all) | x | x | ✓ |
| CRITERIA | CELTA | TEFL X | TEFL TRAINER |
| Teaching practice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assignments | ✓ on paper | ✓ on paper | ✓✓on paper and online |
| E-learning | x | x | ✓ |
| Professionalism | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Final Exams | x | ✓✓ 2 | ✓✓✓✓✓✓ 6 |
At the end of the course and upon successful completion of the 6 final exams, 6 written assignments (reflective diaries), and of the TEFL internship or 6 lesson plans (depending on the course format you have chosen), you receive, from TEFL Trainer, a complete breakdown of your grade, explaining how you performed as a teacher in a language school or throughout your lesson planning, how you performed in your theoretical exams online, but also through your written assignments (reflective diaries). Our grading system is clearly explained in the Student Handbook which you are emailed upon signing up online.