Compare the courses
All four courses run for nine months with live sessions on Zoom. What changes is what you're working towards, how many sessions there are and how much time you'll need between them.
| Module 1 | Module 3: ELT Specialism | Module 3: ELT Management | Advanced Methodology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | Teachers who want to pass the Cambridge DELTA Module 1 exam and build their methodology knowledge on the way. | Teachers who want to design a course programme for a specialist area of teaching. | Teachers with experience of academic management who want to write a change proposal. | Teachers who want DELTA-level methodology without an exam, or who want to separate methodology from exam skills. |
| Cambridge assessment | Written exam, two 90-minute papers | Extended assignment, designing a course programme | Extended assignment, writing a change proposal | No exam |
| Length | 36 weeks, over nine months | 36 weeks, over nine months | 36 weeks, over nine months | 36 weeks, over nine months |
| Live sessions | 30 sessions of 90 minutes on Zoom | 20 sessions of 90 minutes on Zoom | 20 sessions of 90 minutes on Zoom | 25 sessions of 90 minutes on Zoom |
| Group size | Up to 10 | Up to 10 | Up to 6 | Up to 10 |
| Time outside sessions | Two to three hours of personal study, or 15 to 20 minutes a day | Five to ten hours outside the sessions | Five to ten hours outside the sessions | One to two hours before each session and one to two hours after it |
| Fee | £640, or £600 with the early bird discount | £640, or £600 with the early bird discount | £640, or £600 with the early bird discount | £560, or £520 with the early bird discount |
| Pass guarantee | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, as there is no exam or assignment |
| Next start | Wednesday 16 September 2026 | Wednesday 23 September 2026 | Friday 18 September 2026 | Thursday 8 October 2026 |
Choosing
Which course should I take first?
The modules can be taken in any order and at any time. However, we generally recommend taking Module 1 first, as this provides a grounding in methodology which will help you in the other two modules.
We strongly recommend that you complete one module fully before you start another, whether with us or with another provider. We find that participants who try to study more than one module at once end up falling behind and/or dropping one module or the other. That's why we recommend taking our Module 1 and Module 3 courses consecutively, one module per academic year.
If even a nine-month Module 1 course sounds too fast, start with Advanced Methodology. When you finish it, you can move on to a five-month DELTA Module 1 course that focuses only on the exam.
Module 2 is the one we don't teach. Because Take Your Time DELTA is not a Cambridge-certified centre, we can't provide Module 2 courses.
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