Italian Language Courses

ICOTEA is an Examination Centre for Italian Language Certification, as it is accredited by the University for Foreigners of Perugia for the achievement of CELI Certification.

View the Accreditation University for Foreigners of Perugia – ICOTEA.

Whatever is the reason you want to study Italian, such as:

• enrolling in Bachelor’s degree provided by Italian universities;
• need to obtain a residency permit;
• obtaining Italian citizenship;
• clearing educational debts;
• add points for school rankings;

to help you, ICOTEA has included in its training offer Italian language courses to obtain the CELI certification, valid in any public or private, Italian or foreign working context, such as:

• Italian or foreign public administrations;
• Schools;
• Universities;
• Prefecture;
• Police Headquarters;
• International Organisations;
• NATO;
• UN;
• Embassies;
• Diplomatic Corps.

Course and Examination provided for the Italian Language Certification CELI

The preparatory lessons to obtain the Italian Language Certification CELI are provided through ICOTEA E-LEARNING PLATFORM.

E-learning LESSONS with ICOTEA:

• Within 24 hours since enrollment, you will be notified of the registration procedure and access key to access the ICOTEA e-learning platform where you will find all the lectures and exams of your training course.
• To enroll on the platform, you must click on “E-LEARNING“: uni.icotea.it – located on the site uni.icotea.it at the top right of the home page. Here you will be asked to insert: username, password and enable your biometric facial recognition.
• Biometric facial recognitionis an automatic system that checks that you are taking classes. To enable it, you will be asked to take a photo of yourself through the webcam on your PC or camera on the device you are connecting from. For the photo we recommend that you frame your face totally, without covering it with hands, hair, headphones or anything else.
• The lectures are consequential. To continue with the training course, the student is required to follow the lectures by demonstrating his presence in front of the screen of their device. In this way they will be able to access the various intermediate and final exams.
• You will have the support of a tutor who will follow you during your training course, responding within 24 hours to any questions or requests, which will be sent to the e-mail address icotea@icotea.it.

The FINAL EXAMINATION for obtaining the CELI ITALIAN Language Certificate will be held in the classroom at the location of your choice:

• MILAN: Street Mecenate n. 105 floor VI;
• ROME (Trastevere): Street Federico Rosazza n. 26 floor I;
• MODICA: Steert Sorda Sampieri no. 128;
• SASSARI Street Italia n. 7/B 1st floor.

Examination held in the CLASSROOM

Examinations are held in the classroom. The University for Foreigners of Perugia will send an inspector to verify the way the following examinations are conducted:

• Structure of the Examination to be conducted in the classroom
• Test A – Reading Comprehension
• Test B – Written production
• Oral Examination
• Total duration of the examination: 4 hours.

After successfully taking the final examinations, the University for Foreigners of Perugia, through Icotea staff, will issue the final certificate following:

• verification of attendance recorded on the access report;
• the course must be complete;
• the examinations must be complete;
• verification of the regularity of payments to ICOTEA courses/services.

ADVANTAGES:

• CELI Italian Language certification, valid in any public or private, Italian or foreign working context: Italian or foreign Public Administrations; Schools; Universities; Prefecture; Police Headquarters; International Organisations; NATO; UN; Embassies; Diplomatic Corps;
• Higher points than other candidates in the case of competitions for staff selection or recruitment;
• Right to study/ Exemption from service: for the courses provided by ICOTEA, it is possible to obtain recognition of exemption from public and private administrations, with permits for the right to study amounting to 150 hours per year, within the limits set by the regulations in force.
• S.O.F.I.A. platform: On 01/08/2016 no. 317, ICOTEA was accredited by MIUR regarding the platform called S.O.F.I.A. – operating system for teacher training and refresher courses: ICOTEA’s courses are all accredited also on the SOFIA platform. Teachers must enroll for the course both at www.icotea.it and on the SOFIA platform;
• Examination venues throughout Italy: Milan – Rome – Modica – Sassari;
• E-Learning platform active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
• You can access lessons as early as 24 hours after enrolment;
• Economic Benefits and Additional Services: Sign up for more courses/services immediately discount of up to 50% on the cart total.

BELOW ARE THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE ITALIAN CELI LINGUISTIC CERTIFICATE:

IMMIGRANTS:

• CELI impact i Level A1 (CELI A1 is aimed at the immigrant to acquire the first basics of the Italian language);
• CELI 1 i Level A2 (CELI A2 is valid for applying for the renewal of a residence permit);
• CELI 2 i Level B1 (CELI B1 is indispensable for applying for citizenship).

ADULTS/TEACHERS: CELI certification valid for scoring in school rankings, public administrations both Italian and foreign:

• CELI impact Level A1;
• CELI 1 Level A2;
• CELI 2 Level B1;
• CELI 3 Level B2;
• CELI 4 Level C1;
• CELI 5 Level C2.

ADOLESCENTS age 12 – 18 (enriching their cultural background, obtain educational debts, enrolling in Italian schools abroad, etc.)

• CELI 1 a (A2 level)
• CELI 2 a (B1 level)
• CELI 3 a (B2 level)

MARCO POLO/TURANDOT STUDENTS: for symphonies, Marco Polo-Turandot programme, foreign students coming to Italy for European/Erasmus training projects or enrolment at Italian universities:

• CELI 2 MPT (B1 level)
• CELI 3 MPT (level B2)

Obtain the CELI Italian Language Certificate recognised in Italy and abroad according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).