{"id":171,"date":"2019-02-20T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T08:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.celta.ilsc.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:24:55","slug":"changing-careers-with-celta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.celta.ilsc.com\/index.php\/changing-careers-with-celta\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Careers with CELTA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Photo by Javier Allegue Barros<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/h6>\n
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Mick Jagger famously sang: \u201cI can\u2019t get no satisfaction,\u201d and although the feeling of continuous striving is probably universal, those who are unsatisfied in their work can relate in a special way. If 40 hours of every week are going to be spent doing something, it had better be something enjoyable. So, whether that lyric above makes you want to scream, \u201cI can\u2019t get any satisfaction\u201d or just makes you want to sing along, it could be time for a change.<\/p>\n

Get some satisfaction<\/span><\/h2>\n

Change is always a bit of a risk, but making a change isn\u2019t necessarily the result of making a mistake. It\u2019s possible to graduate, land a good job, work at it for years, and wake up one morning with career wanderlust asking, what else is out there? It\u2019s also possible to work an unfulfilling job for years out of necessity and to be no stranger to a nagging sense of what if that won\u2019t quit. Thankfully, possibility never expires.<\/p>\n

Why not travel the world? Why not learn a new language and culture? Why not start something new? CELTA could be the risk worth taking; it could be the answer.<\/p>\n

A quality qualification<\/span><\/h2>\n

CELTA is the University of Cambridge\u2019s highly respected C<\/strong>ertificate in E<\/strong>nglish L<\/strong>anguage T<\/strong>eaching to A<\/strong>dults<\/a> and is the most recognized certificate of teaching English as a second language worldwide. With CELTA,\u00a0paths unwalked open up and the opportunity to experience life in a new way, in a new place surrounded by new people can be found in nearly every direction.<\/p>\n

CELTA is offered in a variety of formats and covers five essential language teaching and learning topics. Theory-based input sessions with experienced teacher trainers are combined with practical teaching practice<\/a>\u2014with real students\u2014to ensure you know what you\u2019re doing and how to do it. There\u2019s no preparation for teaching quite like teaching under the watchful eye of practiced instructors.<\/p>\n

Opportunities near and far<\/span><\/h2>\n

Getting a teaching certification like CELTA certainly opens up the world of teaching English as a second language (TESL) but that doesn\u2019t mean the past gets left behind. Changing careers doesn\u2019t have to mean leaving home because the ESL market for English-speaking countries always has a demand for native-speaker teachers to teach recent immigrants and international students. Even skills and experience from previous careers can be put to work in a post-CELTA life and position new teachers for specialized roles like management and administration within schools and training centres.<\/p>\n

Of course, there\u2019s no change quite like extended international travel and, compared to going back to school for a different degree, getting a CELTA certificate is actually less of a risk. The course is relatively cheap and gets you trained and ready to work in as little as four weeks, so the whole process can be quick, efficient, and exciting!<\/p>\n

Experience the world like never before<\/span><\/h2>\n

If any change is a risk then it might be worth it to go all in. It could be a dream a location; a country and culture that begs to be experienced. The first available position could also be perfect\u2014no overthinking, no time to doubt\u2014just accept the job and figure it out on the fly. Everyone has a different tolerance for adventure, but making a change with CELTA is the first step to discovering it.<\/p>\n

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Does teaching English to adult learners sound like an adventure you can see yourself taking? ILSC offers the Cambridge CELTA as an <\/em>intensive 4-week program<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and a flexible online format<\/a><\/u>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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