CPIA Bologna: Italian courses, the A2 test and exams
How to learn Italian for free in Bologna via a CPIA, sit the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione, and which certificate exams are available here. The A2/B1 rules are stable; waitlists, fees and session dates are community-reported - verify current data.
Available exams:CILSCELIPLIDACILS-cittadinanza
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In brief: CPIA and exams
- City: Bologna
- Exams available: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza
- Courses: Bologna has a metropolitan CPIA with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione, plus a strong network of volunteer and municipal courses.
- Enrolment: free of charge
What is on offer
Bologna has a metropolitan CPIA with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione, plus a strong network of volunteer and municipal courses. For certificates CILS, CELI and PLIDA are available; the B1 for citizenship is taken via a CPIA or an accredited centre.
How to enrol
Documents, intake and the placement interviewItalian exams and certificates in Bologna
Available in Bologna: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza.
CILS, CELI, PLIDA and the A2 test compared, with pricesCPIA Bologna: community-reported quirks
Per the community Bologna, besides the CPIA, has many free courses run by associations and parishes - handy when the state groups are already full. For the B1 for citizenship people still advise separate preparation: it tests all four skills, not just listening comprehension.
CPIA Bologna as learners describe it
In Bologna, when the CPIA group was already full, free courses at an association saved me - I brought my level up and then passed the A2 test without any stress.
Questions about CPIA in Bologna
Where in Bologna can you learn Italian for free?
Free study is at the metropolitan CPIA of Bologna (courses up to B1 and the A2 test), plus courses at associations and parishes. For the CPIA you need ID, a codice fiscale and a permesso or ricevuta; check the schedule on site - intake runs in waves.
Which exams are taken in Bologna?
Bologna offers CILS, CELI and PLIDA, and the B1 for citizenship is taken via a CPIA or an accredited centre. Each centre has its own session calendar - confirm dates and booking on its site in advance.
What if the CPIA group is already full?
By community experience in Bologna free courses run by associations and parishes help while you wait for the next CPIA intake. You can raise your level there and sit the A2 test later. These are personal observations; slot availability changes.
Further reading
CPIA in other cities
Not legal advice. Where to verify
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