OUR
EXAMS AND
CERTIFICATIONS
Take a diploma with CREIPAC, official examination centre
The TCF IRN was designed for people who need to prove a level of French as part of a Contract of Republican Integration, an application for long-term residence or an application to acquire French nationality.
The TCF Tout Public is a language level test that assesses the general language skills of non-native speakers of French.
The TCF Québec meets the needs of a person who plans to begin permanent immigration procedures for Quebec.
The TCF Canada is a French language test that meets the standards of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
The DELF and DALF are official diplomas issued by the French Ministry of Education to certify the French language skills of foreign candidates and French nationals from a non-French-speaking country who do not hold a French public secondary or higher education diploma.
IRN TCF
FRENCH LANGUAGE TEST :
Intégration, Residence et Nationality
The IRN TCF is intended for any foreigner over 16 years of age wishing to validate their level of French for :
– an application for French nationality;
an application for a long-term resident’s card
– a validation of the A1 level in the context of the OFII citizen’s course.
The TCF Integration, Residence and Nationality meets the provisions:
Decree n°2016-1456 of 28 October 2016 and the Order of 21 February 2018 of the Ministry of the Interior concerning the test of knowledge of the French language for applicants for a long-term resident’s card;
-the decree of 30 December 2019 of the Ministry of the Interior concerning the test of knowledge of the French language for applicants for the acquisition of French nationality.
The TCF IRN can also be used to validate the A1 level (OFII citizen course)
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Payment
You will receive an invitation 15 days before the examination date. The results will be available one month later.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF?
By following our group courses
By taking a private lesson
Resources :
Radio France International: listening comprehension activities,
TV5 Monde : online activities, FEI
TCF TOUT PUBLIC
Test de Connaissance du Français tout public
The TCF Tout Public (TCF TP) is aimed at anyone aged 16 or over for whom French is not their mother tongue and who wishes, for academic (students, future students, trainees, etc.), professional (employees or future employees) or personal reasons, to have their level of French assessed.
For more information, go to FEI / TCF TP
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Payment
You will receive an invitation 15 days before the examination date. The results will be available one month later.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF?
By following our group courses
By taking a private lesson
Resources
Radio France International : listening comprehension activities,
TV5 Monde : online activities, FEI
TCF QUEBEC
Test de Connaissance du Français - Québec
The TCF for Quebec is intended for anyone 16 years of age or older, regardless of nationality or mother tongue, who needs to certify his or her level of French as part of a permanent immigration procedure to Quebec and who, as a result, must file an immigration file with the Ministère de l’immigration, de la Francisation et de l’intégration (MIFI) of Quebec.
For more information, go to FEI / TCF Québec
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Payment
You will receive an invitation 15 days before the examination date. The results will be available one month later.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF?
By following our group courses
By taking a private lesson
Resources
Radio France International : listening comprehension activities,
TV5 Monde : online activities, FEI
TCF CANADA
Test de connaissance du Français Canada
The TCF for Canada is intended for anyone 16 years of age or older, regardless of nationality or mother tongue, who needs to certify his or her level of French in order to immigrate to Canada for economic reasons or to obtain Canadian citizenship and who must therefore submit a file to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
For more information, go to FEI / TCF CANADA
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Payment
You will receive an invitation 15 days before the examination date. The results will be available one month later.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF?
By following our group courses
By taking a private lesson
Resources
Radio France International : listening comprehension activities,
TV5 Monde : online activities, FEI
DELF/DALF
Diplômes officiels de Français Langue Etrangère
DELF and DALF are official diplomas in French as a foreign language (FLE) issued by the French Ministry of Education.
They are valid for life and are internationally recognised.
DELF is composed of 4 independent diplomas corresponding to the levels of the CECRL: DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1 and DELF B2.
DELF B1 is required to apply for French citizenship.
DALF consists of 2 independent diplomas corresponding to the advanced levels of the CECRL:
DALF C1 and DALF C2.
For further information about DELF and DALF, visit FEI
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Payment
You will receive an invitation 15 days before the examination date. The results will be available one month later.
HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF?
CREIPAC offers sessions of
10-hour preparation sessions for the DELF/DALF.
You can also take a private course.
Ressources: Radio France International.
Listening comprehension activities,
TV5 Monde: online activities, FEI
DAEFLE
Official diploma of competence to teach French
The DAEFLE certifies your ability to teach French to non-French speakers.
3 steps to follow:
1/ Take an online access test (4 tests organised each year)
2/ Register with the CNED to follow a training course (2 training sessions each year)
3/ Take the final exam at CREIPAC (2 exam sessions each year)
1. ACCESS TEST
The access test is done online, from your home.
Duration : 35 minutes
To register, go to the Alliance Française de Paris
2. TRAINING WITH THE CNED
LEARNING COURSE
The Alliance Française de Paris, in partnership with the CNED, offers a professional training course.
Once the registration and access test have been validated, you will receive your training manuals. It is imperative that you complete the microtasks available on your CNED space to then access the final exam.
For more information, click here
3. FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM AT CREIPAC
You will receive a convocation about 15 days before the date of the exam. Results according to the calendar announced by the Alliance française de Paris.
2025 Fees :
- 8000 F/pers/1 module 1h30
- 10 000 F/pers/1 module 2h
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE
Registration form, completed, dated and signed
Identity document
Notification of completion of the 6 modules
Rules