Accreditation, Memberships, Awards & Exams
Your English language journey with a British Council and IALC accredited English language academy.
You can see the quality of our friendly academy from our official British Council report. We are also accredited by IALC and have received nominations for both local and national awards.
Celtic English Academy is accredited by the British Council, which gives an assurance of quality to international students who are studying or planning to study English language in the UK. British Council inspections ensure that providers that are accredited through the scheme meet agreed quality standards.
British Council Summary Statement 2016
British Council Summary Statement 2016
The British Council inspected and accredited Celtic English Academy in June 2016. The Accreditation Scheme assesses the standards of management, resources and premises, teaching, welfare, and care of under 18s and accredits organisations which meet the overall standard in each area inspected (see this page for details).
This private language school offers courses in general English for adults (16+) and for closed groups of under 18s, and residential vacation courses for under 18s.
Strengths were noted in the areas of staff management, student administration, academic management, teaching, care of students, and leisure opportunities.
The inspection report stated that the organisation met the standards of the Scheme.
Accreditations, Awards & Memberships
IALC Accreditation
We are accredited under the IALC quality scheme which expects all its members to provide an excellent teaching service and show a genuine passion for language study abroad.
English UK Member
English UK is the world’s leading language teaching association. Only British Council-accredited institutions can become members of English UK. Students can seek help from English UK if they are dissatisfied with the way the academy deals with a complaint.
English UK Wales Member
We are an active member of English UK Wales, which works to promote Wales as an EFL destination and encourages communication, best-practice and collaborative growth between members.
NCUK
NCUK is a consortium of leading universities dedicated to giving international students access to universities worldwide and helping them succeed when they get there.
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AFS Intercultural Programs
AFS is a not-for-profit global education network. It provides intercultural learning opportunities through exchange opportunities and awards the Global Competence Certificate.
Chwarae Teg Fairplay Employer Achieving Award
In 2019 we successfully demonstrated that our HR practices operate beyond basic compliance. The Fairplay Employer Achieving award also means we implement examples of best practice that support gender equality in the workplace.
Quality English
Quality English schools are carefully selected from the best of independent English language schools. Quality English monitors the quality of all its schools regularly through student feedback, agent references and school visits.
Exams
Have a look at some of the official exams you can either take with us or prepare for at Celtic.
Visit our exams page for more information.
Trinity Exams
We are a registered Trinity exam centre and we are happy to arrange Trinity exam for internal and external candidates. Trinity GESE exams (minimum grade 7) are recognised as a valid examination for PON-funded courses. For more information, email [email protected]
PON Funding
Language Cert
We are delighted to announce that in 2018, Celtic English Academy became an official exam centre for Language Cert so you can take your LanguageCert exam with us here in Cardiff. For more information email [email protected]
LanguageCert
INTO
As an INTO partner language school, you can sit the INTO English Language Assessment (IELA) at Celtic. Passing the IELA qualifies you for entry to INTO pathway programmes and many of these have guaranteed progression to degree programmes at INTO partner universities.
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OET Test Centre
We are proud to be the only Occupational English Test (OET) centre in Wales. Healthcare professionals choose OET because it helps them prove they have the right level of English for work or study. For more information about taking the exam in Cardiff, please email [email protected]
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Accreditation, Membership & Exam Centre
