TEFL or CELTA

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Hello teachers!
I’m interested to know if anyone has completed either of these courses and if the CELTA is actually worth it. The price difference between the two is a big factor for me! If so, who did you do it with? Online would be best as I’m not in the UK right now.

For context I have a PGCE with QTS with many years of teaching experience (not as part of the English department thought). I’m looking to teach English outside of the UK.
Thank you for reading this,

Do you know where you want to teach? I think CELTA (or Trinity) is required for the Middle East.

There's a helpful sub on Reddit with a useful FAQ: Choosing a course

I don't know if that link works, sorry!

reddit.com/r/TEFL/w/choosingateflcourse?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app

@DonnaHaywood thank you very much for the link!

Europe

The CELTA is the accepted qualification worldwide and requires observed teaching practise to pass. As you are already a teacher, whether you need it or not is debateable but if you are serious about a career in English teaching abroad, it would be an investment. Ultimately, it makes you more attractive and I guess will give you negotiating power with good language schools. If you want to teach as a means to travel and move swiftly on, the TEFL will probably be sufficient in a good number, but not all, language schools.