to pass the course and the failure rate is therefore not high. Candidates who fail will receive a letter confirming the result and an end of course report which states their areas of achievement and areas for further development. In order to pass, candidates will need to re-take the course and meet all the criteria. Usage CELTA is one of the most widely taken English Language Teaching qualifications with over 316 approved CELTA centres, in over 60 countries, providing over 850 CELTA courses every year. CELTA is recognised around the world by international English Language Teaching organisations, public bodies, non-governmental organisations, educational institutions, publishers and English Language Teaching quality assurance bodies, including: The UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual): CELTA is regulated at Level 5 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework for England, Wales and N. Ireland IATEFL (the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) TESOL International Association TESL Canada Languages Canada NEAS Australia The Irish Department of Education and Skills The National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) Accreditation and Coordination of English Language Services (ACELS). International English Language Teaching organisations that recognise CELTA include: British Council ELS Language Schools. Higher education institutions that recognise and/or provide CELTA includes universities based in: Australia (e.g. University of Queensland) Ireland (e.g. University College Cork) New Zealand (e.g. University of Auckland) UK (e.g. Swansea University, University of Bristol, University of Durham, University College London) At Swansea University, for example, the CELTA is offered both to external applicants and as an embedded course to undergraduates as part of their studies in the College of Arts and Humanities U.S. (e.g. University of Texas.) Preparation Candidates accepted on to a CELTA course are provided with a reading list of suitable materials and a pre-course task. The pre-course task is an introduction to English language teaching, which provides candidates with information about methodology and language analysis. Additionally, candidates receive access to Cambridge English Teacher where further materials and professional development courses can be accessed. Cambridge English Teacher (Discontinued) As of July 2013, all CELTA candidates receive a 1-year membership of Cambridge English Teacher. This has been discontinued since May 2017. However, resources for Teacher Development are available on the Cambridge English website. Cambridge English Teacher provides continuous professional development for English language teachers and is run by two departments of the University of Cambridge: Cambridge English Language Assessment and Cambridge University