CPIA Napoli: Italian courses, the A2 test and exams
How to learn Italian for free in Napoli 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: Napoli
- Exams available: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza
- Courses: Naples and its province have CPIA with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione.
- Enrolment: free of charge
What is on offer
Naples and its province have CPIA with free Italian courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione. For certificates CILS, CELI and PLIDA are available; the B1 for citizenship is taken via a CPIA or an accredited centre, some of them attached to the city universities.
How to enrol
Documents, intake and the placement interviewItalian exams and certificates in Napoli
Available in Napoli: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza.
CILS, CELI, PLIDA and the A2 test compared, with pricesCPIA Napoli: community-reported quirks
Per the community in the south it is worth building in a time buffer: session schedules and centre replies can come with a delay, so people advise booking and confirming dates well ahead. The free A2 test via a CPIA usually causes no trouble, while for the B1 for citizenship people prepare separately.
CPIA Napoli as learners describe it
In Naples I had to wait longer than expected for a reply about the session dates - I booked early and kept a time buffer before the citizenship application.
Questions about CPIA in Napoli
Where in Naples can you learn Italian for free?
Free courses and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione are run by the CPIA of Naples and the province. Enrolment is free; you need ID, a codice fiscale and a permesso or ricevuta; check the branch and schedule on site - intake runs in waves.
Which exams are available in Naples?
Naples offers CILS, CELI and PLIDA, and the B1 for citizenship is taken via a CPIA or an accredited centre, including those attached to the city universities. Confirm dates and booking on the centre site in advance.
Should you build in a time buffer in the south?
By community experience - yes: session schedules and centre replies in the south sometimes come with a delay. Book and confirm dates early, especially if the B1 is needed by a citizenship-filing deadline. These are personal observations; the situation changes.
Further reading
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Not legal advice. Where to verify
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