{"id":123,"date":"2023-01-17T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T03:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/certificazioni\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:28:49","slug":"certificazioni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/certificazioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CILS Certification<\/h1>\n

CILS Exams at the Italian Institute of Culture \u2013 Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n

ENROLMENTS OPEN FROM 7 APRIL TO 6 MAY 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CILS is an internationally recognized certification of proficiency in Italian as a foreign language, offered by the Universit\u00e0 per Stranieri di Siena. Further information about the certification is available on the official CILS website.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney<\/strong> is an accredited CILS<\/strong> examination centre. Details HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

CILS examinations will be held at our offices twice a year, typically in June and December, starting from 2026<\/p>\n

Exam Samples<\/strong><\/p>\n

To help you prepare and familiarize yourself with the structure of the exam, sample tests are available on the Universit\u00e0 per Stranieri di Siena website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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General information of the certifications of Italian as a Foreign Language<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several certifications of proficiency in Italian as a foreign language offered by Italian universities.
\nThey are addressed to citizens of foreign countries, people with Italian roots living abroad and foreign immigrants living in Italy.<\/p>\n

Please click on the below links for further details on the exams offered by each university:<\/p>\n

Siena University for Foreigners<\/a>\u00a0(CILS<\/a>) \u2013 List of exam centres\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Perugia University for Foreigners<\/a>\u00a0(CELI<\/a>) \u2013 List of exam centres\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRoma Tre\u201d University<\/a>\u00a0(IT<\/a>) \u2013 List of exam centres\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Societ\u00e0 \u201cDante Alighieri\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(PLIDA<\/a>) \u2013 List of exam centres\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Equivalence between the Certifications and the Common European Framework<\/em><\/p>\n

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CEFRL<\/strong><\/td>\nPerugia University for Foreigners<\/strong><\/td>\nSiena University for Foreigners<\/strong><\/td>\nRomaTre University<\/strong><\/td>\nDante Alighieri<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL C2
\nCommand<\/td>\n		CELI 5<\/td>\nCILS Quattro-C2<\/td>\nIT<\/td>\nPLIDA C2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL C1
\nAdvanced<\/td>\n		CELI 4<\/td>\nCILS Tre-C1<\/td>\n\u2014\u2014<\/td>\nPLIDA C1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL B2
\nHigher Intermediate<\/td>\n		CELI 3<\/td>\nCILS Due B2<\/td>\n\u2014\u2014<\/td>\nPLIDA B2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL B1*
\nIntermediate<\/td>\n		CELI 2<\/td>\nCILS Uno B1<\/td>\nele.IT<\/td>\nPLIDA B1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL A2
\nElementary<\/td>\n		CELI 1<\/td>\nCILS A2<\/td>\n\u2014\u2014<\/td>\nPLIDA A2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEVEL A1
\nBasic<\/td>\n		CELI IMPATTO<\/td>\nCILS A1<\/td>\n\u2014\u2014<\/td>\nPLIDA A1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

*As of December 4, 2018 (Italian law No. 132, of December 1, 2018) an adequate knowledge of the Italian language is required for obtaining Italian citizenship pursuant to art. 5 and 9 of Law 91\/1992. Adequate knowledge is defined to be no less than level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
\nFulfillment of this requirement is met by the acquisition of a title\/certification issued by an institution of public education\/educational institution or a certification issued by an authorized\/recognized certifying body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CILS Certification CILS Exams at the Italian Institute of Culture \u2013 Sydney ENROLMENTS OPEN FROM 7 APRIL TO 6 MAY 2026 CILS is an internationally recognized certification of proficiency in Italian as a foreign language, offered by the Universit\u00e0 per Stranieri di Siena. Further information about the certification is available on the official CILS website. […]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-123","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10103,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/10103"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}