Thinking About The Diploma?

There are essentially 3 diplomas to choose from:
i) DELTA (Cambridge)
ii) Distance DELTA (British Council & IH)
iii) Diploma in TESOL (Trinity)

1. The Cambridge DELTA can’t be done part-time in Bilbao. But it would be a possibility for full-time study in the summer – I think it’s a 6-week course. (Martin, amongst others, did this course and you can ask him more about it).
2. The Distance DELTA is actually a British Council product (co-owned with IH). I don’t think there is anyone on the staff who did it but I believe Anne has worked as tutor / mentor for a teacher who did it in Bilbao a few years ago. Here’s a link to the Intranet: http://bcnet.britishcouncil.org:8000/ee/training/grants/delta_financial.htm
3. The most popular option in Bilbao in recent years has been the Trinity Diploma in TESOL. This link below is to a school called SGI in London, which is the school where the majority of our 'dip' teachers are studying. It gives a lot of flexibility in terms of start dates and when you do the practical element.
   http://www.tesoltraining.co.uk/diploma.html

If you have any experience with any of the above diplomas, then please leave a comment.