What do you need to take the DELTA course?
Entry requirements:
How to apply
Complete the Application Form and Pre-interview Task
Have a pre-course interview with one of our experienced DELTA tutors
After completing your interview, the course tutor will get in touch to you to let you know the outcome and offer you a place on your chosen programme.
Complete the contact form on our website and we will get back to you within 48 hours.
Alternatively, you can call us
on+34 928365 193 / +34 637 207 913.
Have a pre-course interview with one of our experienced DELTA tutors
After completing your interview, the course tutor will get in touch to you to let you know the outcome and offer you a place on your chosen programme.
01
Complete the contact form on our website and we will get back to you within 48 hours.
Alternatively, you can call us
on +34 928365 193 / +34 637 207 913.
Complete the Application Form and Pre-interview Task
02
Have a pre-course interview with one of our experienced DELTA tutors
After completing your interview, the course tutor will get in touch to you to let you know the outcome and offer you a place on your chosen programme.
The course includes:
- A diagnostic test
- Mock tests
- Tutor feedback on performance
- Input sessions
- Input related tasks/projects
A 3-hour written exam consisting of two 90-minute papers with a thirty-minute break.
These papers focus on understanding language systems and skills, methodology and approaches, materials and resources for teaching, and assessment.
Paper 1 comprises 5 tasks including include labelling, short answer and longer responses.
Paper 2 comprises 3 tasks which require longer written responses.
The written exam is held on the first Wednesday in June and December each year and this can be taken in our premises in Las Palmas.
The exam board will typically have your results in about eight weeks and you should receive your certificate six weeks after your results.
To deepen your knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning English in a wide range of ELT contexts.
Module 1 can be taken either full-time (8 weeks) or part-time (12 weeks). In 2026, we are running a part-time course between September 7th to November 23rd.
UK/Canary Islands times.
The course fees for both full and part-time courses are 700€.
Topics and content
FAQ about the DELTA course
The office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) has determined that DELTA is a Level 7 qualification, which is at the same level as a Master’s degree. Some institutions accept DELTA credits towards MA modules.
24/7 access to the online materials giving you the flexibility to plan your CELTA work around your other professional and personal commitments
No accommodation and travel costs
Your tutors will send you a Zoom link to join all teaching practices, feedback, consultation and input sessions.
- Desk top or laptop (The course will not run on tablets, iPads or mobile phones)
- A reliable internet connection
- Head/Earphones with a built-in microphone
No. You can take the 3 modules in any order you like.
No. It incorporates a variety of teaching contexts like Young Learners, Business English, ESP. The students that you will have in your teaching practices, however, will be adults.
Certificates are issued approximately 6 weeks after you receive your statement of results.
These can be Distinction, Pass or Fail. Certificates are sent to the training centre and we will send you your certificate directly.
You receive a certificate for each module and yu can ask for an over-arching certificate after completion of all 3 modules.
All Cambridge certificates, regardless of face-to-face, online or blended modes, are the same and the course format is not part of the certificate.
For the Module, this is around 80%.
You can fail 1 internally assessed lesson and still pass the module.
If you fail the externally assessed lesson, there is also a referral process and this means that you can re-try on two occasions within a one-year period following the issue of results.
If you do not pass on one of these two occasions, you will need to re-take a course.
After completing Module 1 you may like to:
- Access DoS, ADoS, Senior Teacher positions
- Develop in-service training for teachers
After completing all 3 modules you might also like to consider, for example, Teacher Training, Materials Development or Curriculum Development.
DELTA
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