At IH Milan, you can take the CELTA in the format that best suits your availability.
4/5/26 – 5/6/26 | online, Monday to Thursday for 5 weeks (no lesson on Tuesday 2/6; final week Mon-Fri due to public holiday)
29/6/26 – 24/7/26 | face to face at IH San Donato (Via Alfonsine 40, San Donato M.se), Monday to Friday for 4 weeks
7/9/26 – 9/10/26 | face to face at IH Certifications (Via Mecenate 90, Milano), for 5 weeks – Wednesday is a day off each week
2/11/26 – 3/12/26 | online, Monday to Thursday for 5 weeks
A typical daily timetable (online course):
€ 1,600* online | € 1,940* face-to-face
*Accepted candidates can pay for the CELTA course in three interest-free instalments via PayPal by purchasing the course through our online shop (subject to PayPal eligibility). Buono Scuola is also accepted.
9/5/26 – 25/7/26 | online (no lesson on Tuesday 2/6)
19/9/26 – 5/12/26
Tuesdays and Thursdays teaching practice followed by feedback (18:00 – 22:00), Saturdays tutor-led input sessions and guided lesson planning (9:30 – 16:30)
Online Part-Time typical timetable for a Saturday
€ 1,800*
*Accepted candidates can pay for the CELTA course in three interest-free instalments via PayPal by purchasing the course through our online shop (subject to PayPal eligibility). Buono Scuola is also accepted.
16/10/26 – 26/3/27| online | lessons on Fridays (no lessons on 25/12 or 1/1)
A typical daily timetable (online course):
€ 1,700*
*Accepted candidates can pay for the CELTA course in three interest-free instalments via PayPal by purchasing the course through our online shop (subject to PayPal eligibility). Buono Scuola is also accepted.
Do you have questions about the English level requirements or how to fit CELTA around your schedule?
On Tuesday 10 March 2026, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (online), our Head CELTA Teacher Trainer, James Blackburn, will host a free Q&A session in English for anyone considering enrolling on the course.
During the session, we’ll focus in particular on:
Free to attend – registration via Eventbrite.
Learn from highly qualified teacher trainers with decades of experience in English language teaching and CELTA training. Our tutors combine extensive academic qualifications with practical classroom expertise.
Jane is a qualified primary and secondary school teacher and is particularly interested in CLIL and bilingual education. She has worked all over the world delivering training on these and other topics. She has been a CELTA tutor since 1999, and is also a DELTA tutor for all modules. Jane also works as a university lecturer, and materials and course writer. One of the best things about her job is the variety of people she meets, both teachers and students. Everyone has a story to tell! When she is not working, she can be found reading and gardening on her small balcony.
Andriy holds a PhD in Teaching, and has been teaching English to students from all over the world since 1984. His teacher training career started in 2004 and has taken him around the world. In addition to tutoring on CELTA courses, he works as an IH CAM tutor. He feels blessed to be in his line of work, not least because of the wonderful people he gets to meet and work with. In his free time, he is a singer with a Ukrainian folk group!
James has been working in English language teaching for more than two decades. Since then, his career has taken him all over the world. He has worked in a variety of contexts, including as a university lecturer, and spent many years working in academic management, first as a Director of Studies and then overseeing academic management teams. He's particularly interested in second language acquisition theory and how that translates to classroom practice. His love of his work means that the first 20 years have flown by! In his free time, he can mostly be found seeking out new eateries!
Nino has been working in English language teaching for over a decade. As well as tutoring on CELTA courses, he juggles roles as a teacher, university lecturer, professional translator and Director of Studies for UK-based language programmes. Nino loves how IH courses not only empower students, but also foster lasting memories! He firmly believes in IH's core values and its commitment to staff and students. When he's not in the classroom, he can be found reading English and American literature under a tree, getting excited about all things Mythology, or listening to his favourite Taylor Swift album.
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Did you know that in 1962 International House created the course that became the CELTA?
The CELTA as it is known today was born from an initial teacher training course called the IH Certificate. The founders of the IH World Organisation, John and Brita Haycraft, believed that quality language teaching came from quality teacher training and launched the IH Certificate in 1962. This course was the first to utilize the now hallmark methods of tutor and peer observed teaching followed by feedback. It rapidly set the standard for teacher qualifications in TEFL, with thousands of teachers worldwide becoming IH-trainees and teachers. In 1978 the IH Certificate was gifted to RSA, the British exam board, and later became the CELTA when it was acquired by Cambridge ESOL. Now over 4,000 teachers take a CELTA with IH every year.
Blended CELTA course (TERZA TAB NASCOSTA)
Course format
This course consists of online activities and face to face sessions at our school in Milan. The face to face sessions might take place one day a week or in a two week slot, when candidates attend sessions every day for a period of 10 days.
Candidates are required to teach a total of 6 hours during the course. This supervised teaching practice requires the candidates’ attendance at the school. It is followed by face-to-face feedback and reflection.
In their own time, candidates can complete the online component of the course, which is accessible at any time.
Assessment
The online part of the course is assessed and externally moderated according to the same criteria as face-to-face courses and leads to exactly the same qualification.
The blended CELTA course is identical to all the other CELTA courses: full time, part time or extensive courses (this includes the price). The only differences are the timetable, course format and delivery.
The online component
The online component consists of online and interactive material based on the course syllabus. Forum and ‘live room’ (virtual real-time classroom) tasks are integrated throughout the course. You work independently or collaboratively with the other trainees on these tasks, with tutor support, evaluation and comment (www.cambridgeenglish.org). There will also be online tutorials with the main course tutor.
Note that, to take the online CELTA course, you do not need advanced computer skills: the ability to use email and the internet and have basic typing skills is all that is required.
For more information about the Cambridge CELTA Course Online, see Cambridge’s FAQs page.
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