About Cactus Language

Cactus is one of the world’s leading language training companies. Founded in 1998, our expert team delivers quality language training to individuals and businesses. Cactus helps over 15,000 people every year learn more than 30 languages, in 60 countries and 500 destinations worldwide.

Cactus understands that learning a language is a personal journey and that no one solution fits all. We also understand that the best way to learn is with help from a real teacher, combined with a range of other inspiring learning options. So we provide thousands of different courses around the world and can create or tailor any programme specifically to individual needs.

Our specialist language travel agency offers English and foreign language courses and holidays in the UK and abroad. Courses may be executive, intensive or for leisure purposes and can include activities such as dance, wine tasting, cookery, music, art, culture, diving, photography, relaxation and many more. Cactus also provides courses for children, under 18s, families and the over 50s.

Alongside language holidays, Cactus also offers:

• Evening & part-time group language courses
• Tailor-made & private tuition
• Business & corporate language training
• Cultural awareness training
• Distance learning
• English courses
• Language camps and trips for children
• School trips abroad
• and professional teacher training including TEFL/TESOL.

Cactus’ Quality Programme has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance to ISO 9001:2008. This confirms our commitment to consistently meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers around the world.

You can find details about all our courses, as well as a wealth of inspirational language and travel information, on the Cactus website: www.cactuslanguagetraining.com.

1. Full immersion language courses & holidays

www.cactuslanguage.com
Our specialist language travel agency offers English and foreign language courses and holidays in the UK and abroad, which can be personalised and tailored to suit all requirements. Courses may be executive, intensive or for leisure purposes and can include activities such as dance, wine tasting, cookery, music, art, culture, diving, photography, relaxation and many more. Cactus also provides courses for children, under 18s, families and the over 50s.

2. Business & corporate language training

www.cactuslanguagetraining.com/tailormade
This division provides tailor-made language and cultural training for individual, business, corporate and public sector needs in the UK and US. We operate a global network of qualified teachers and training can take place in the home, office or in fully-equipped training rooms anywhere in the world. We offer online training, podcasts, one-to-one tuition and many more styles of teaching and blended learning

3. Cactus TEFL/TESOL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

www.cactustefl.com
Cactus TEFL/TESOL provides up-to-date information on hundreds of TEFL courses worldwide, with free and impartial advice from TEFL advisors, as well as a fast-track admissions service. We work with more than 125 different course providers worldwide and send over 2,500 trainees on courses every year. We also run The Annual Suzanne Furstner Foundation TEFL Scholarship for people wanting to train in TEFL, and The Cactus to Conference IATEFL Scholarship for newly qualified TEFL teachers.

4. Evening & part-time foreign language group courses in the UK and US

UK: www.languagecoursesuk.co.uk

North America:www.cactuslanguagecourses.com

5. Language camps and trips for children & school trips abroad

www.cactuslanguage.com/en/juniors
These courses are geared towards school-age learners and combine language tuition, accommodation, social, educational and cultural activities. We have long-standing relationships with approved partner schools and host families, which have all been vetted and are checked regularly to satisfy the personal and legal requirements of under 18s and group travel, including health and safety and risk assessments.

Beyond bespoke programme design, Cactus offers comprehensive logistical support and advice to schools taking part in our programmes. Visit www.schoolgroupsabroad.com for more information.

6. Cactus Teachers

www.cactusteachers.com
Cactus Teachers developed out of Cactus TEFL which since 2001 has provided an independent and impartial advice and admissions service to entry level TEFL teachers. Cactus Teachers is an information and advice service for English language teachers in all contexts. We aim to provide quick and easy yet informed access to courses of all kinds for working teachers, as well as industry news and information.