Certification of Italian as a Second Language
The Certification assess competency in Italian as a second language. Exams are for all foreign students, Italian citizens residing abroad (descendants of Italian emigrants) and foreign immigrants in Italy.
No particular academic title is required to take the exam.
The Istituti Italiani di Cultura are authorized for these exams through an agreement that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has entered with the following institutions:
Università per Stranieri di Perugia (CELI – CIC)
Università per Stranieri di Siena (CILS)
Università degli Studi Roma Tre (IT – ele.IT)
Società Dante Alighieri (PLIDA)
Correspondence of the certification with the Common European Table of Reference
| Università per Stranieri di Perugia | Università per Stranieri di Siena |
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre | Dante Alighieri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEVEL C2 Mastery |
CELI 5 | CILS Quattro-C2 | IT | PLIDA C2 |
| LEVEL C1 Proficiency |
CELI4 | CILS Tre-C1 | —— | PLIDA C1 |
| LEVEL B2 Vantage |
CELI3 | CILS Due B2 | —— | PLIDA B2 |
| LEVEL B1 Threshold |
CELI2 | CILS Uno B1 | ele.IT | PLIDA B1 |
| LEVEL A2 Waystage |
CELI1 | CILS A2 | —— | PLIDA A2 |
| LEVEL A1 Breakthrough |
CELI1 | CILS A1 | —— | PLIDA A1 |
Please be advised that the exams will take place only if the number of candidates is at least 5.