Certifications

Certification of Italian as a foreign language CILS 

Italidea offers intensive preparation courses for CILS exams. Students have the opportunity to test their proficiency in Italian, and receive an official designation of their level of linguistic ability. Certification is awarded by the Universita' per Stranieri di Siena and is recognized by the Italian Government on the basis of an agreement with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The CILS exam takes place twice a year: in June and December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago (an Italian Government entity).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also established relations with the following institutions:
Università per Stranieri di Perugia (CELI – CIC), Università degli Studi Roma Tre (IT - ele.IT)
Società Dante Alighieri (PLIDA)

In accordance with the standard system of the General European Framework

	Università per Stranieri di Perugia	Università per Stranieri di Siena	Università degli Studi di Roma Tre	Dante Alighieri
Level C2 Padonanza	CELI 5	CILS Quattro-C2	IT	PLIDA C2
Level C1 Efficacia	CELI4	CILS Tre-C1	------	PLIDA C1
Level B2 Progresso	CELI3	CILS Due B2	------	PLIDA B2
LIVELLO B1 Soglia	CELI2	CILS Uno B1	ele.IT	PLIDA B1
Level A2 Sopravvivenza	CELI1	CILS A2	------	PLIDA A2
Level A1 Contatto	CELI1	CILS A1	------	PLIDA A1

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