Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language
The Certificates of Italian are educational degrees that show the level of proficiency in Italian as a foreign language. They are offered to all foreign citizens, Italian citizens residing abroad (descendants of Italian immigrants) and foreign immigrants to Italy.
In order to apply no particular degree is required. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has signed conventions with the following institutions, with which it has created the “Italian Language Certification of Quality – CLIQ” program, bringing together under one brand the four recognized certification 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)
| Università per Stranieri di Perugia | Università per Stranieri di Siena |
Università degli Studi di Roma Tre | Dante Alighieri | |
| LIVELLO C2 Padronanza |
CELI 5 | CILS Quattro-C2 | IT | PLIDA C2 |
| LIVELLO C1 Efficacia |
CELI4 | CILS Tre-C1 | ------ | PLIDA C1 |
| LIVELLO B2 Progresso |
CELI3 | CILS Due B2 | ------ | PLIDA B2 |
| LIVELLO B1 Soglia |
CELI2 | CILS Uno B1 | ele.IT | PLIDA B1 |
| LIVELLO A2 Sopravvivenza |
CELI1 | CILS A2 | ------ | PLIDA A2 |
| LIVELLO A1 Contatto |
CELI1 | CILS A1 | ------ | PLIDA A1 |
