Celta syllabus and assessment guidelines

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Syllabus content
Learning outcomes
Successful candidates are able to:
Assessment
5.8
Professional development: 
responsibilities
a. demonstrate professional responsibility by following 
any institutional code(s) of practice and implementing 
institutional requirements including:
• health and safety procedures
• equal opportunities policies 
• record-keeping and time-keeping requirements
b. understand the limits of their responsibility with regard to 
the welfare, health, safety and supervision of learners and 
know when to assume responsibility themselves or refer 
responsibility, ensuring that it has been assumed by
someone else
Teaching practice
Assignment:
Lessons from the 
classroom
5.9
Professional development: 
support systems
in recognition of the initial nature and scope of their training so 
far, respond appropriately to relevant aspects of professional 
development by finding out about opportunities for further 
professional development in teaching English to adults, including:
• appropriate professional associations
• magazines
• digital resources
• journals and publications for teachers entering the field of 
teaching English language to adults.
Topic 5 assessment
Key assignment
See Lessons from the classroom on page 18.
Key teaching practice criteria
See page 16 for criteria 5a–n.

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Course requirements and components
of assessment
Assessment requirements 
To meet the assessment requirements, candidates must attend a course and:
• practice-teach classes of the relevant age group and size for a total of six hours
• observe experienced teachers teaching classes of language learners for a total of six hours, three of which may be on video
• maintain and submit a portfolio of all coursework including all written assignments and materials related to teaching practice.