{"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":"2026-05-08T10:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:26:02","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

THE REGISTRATIONS FOR THE JUNE SESSION ARE CLOSED.<\/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 THE REGISTRATIONS FOR THE JUNE SESSION ARE CLOSED. 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. The […]","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":10855,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/10855"}],"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}]}}