Celebrating 50 Years of Teacher Training

In 1962 International House London introduced the world's first teacher training qualification for English language teaching (ELT). Now we are one of the largest ELT training centres in the world - and celebrating 50 years of training in 2012!

The origin of the CELTA at IH London

IH London's original training course was the basis for the Royal Society of Arts/University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate qualification in the teaching of English as a foreign language to adults. More recently, this became the Cambridge CELTA or Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, which is the most recognised ELT qualification worldwide.

An advert for the original teacher training course

From 1962 to 2012

To mark this special anniversary, IH London is planning a series of events throughout 2012, including a lecture series on present and future developments in the profession.

To accompany the events we'll be updating the blog with stories, photos and more from the past 50 years as well as some of our thoughts about what's coming next.

We hope you will be part of our anniversary year!

More about CELTA courses at IH London

H London offers more Cambridge ESOL CELTA courses than any other teacher training centre in the world:

• Full-time CELTA courses starting every month
• Part-time CELTA courses throughout the year
• Online CELTA courses in collaboration with Cambridge ESOL.