CPIA Torino: Italian courses, the A2 test and exams
How to learn Italian for free in Torino 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: Torino
- Exams available: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza
- Courses: Turin and its province have CPIA with free Italian courses from beginner level to B1 and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione.
- Enrolment: Enrolment at a Turin CPIA is free or nearly so - per the community people pay a symbolic sum (a few euro for textbooks and a fee).
What is on offer
Turin and its province have CPIA with free Italian courses from beginner level to B1 and the A2 test for the accordo di integrazione. They also run the lower-secondary school diploma track (terza media / licenza media) - many take it as an alternative to a separate B1 certificate. For certificates the city offers CILS, CELI and PLIDA.
How to enrol
Enrolment at a Turin CPIA is free or nearly so - per the community people pay a symbolic sum (a few euro for textbooks and a fee). You bring a passport or ID, codice fiscale and a permesso or ricevuta, and take a placement interview. Classes are often mornings, several times a week; the main intake is around September, a second one around February. Confirm the exact window and branch address on site.
Italian exams and certificates in Torino
Available in Torino: CILS, CELI, PLIDA, CILS-cittadinanza.
CILS, CELI, PLIDA and the A2 test compared, with pricesCPIA Torino: community-reported quirks
Per the community a route through the state school is popular in Turin: pass A2 and then the terza media (lower-secondary diploma) right at the CPIA - it is accepted in place of a separate B1 exam when applying for citizenship. The course is almost free (people cite sums from a few to a few dozen euro), textbooks are often photocopied for those without them, and teachers are praised. The advice stands: the A2 test is easier, and if you go for the certificate the B1 itself needs separate preparation.
CPIA Torino as learners describe it
In Turin I passed A2 at the CPIA and then stayed on for the terza media - the lower-secondary diploma, and it was accepted instead of a separate B1 for citizenship.
The course cost me literally a few euro, and the teacher photocopied the textbook for those who did not have one - for a state school the level turned out to be decent.
Questions about CPIA in Torino
How much does a Turin CPIA course cost?
Per the community almost nothing - a symbolic few to a few dozen euro for textbooks and a fee, with the course itself free. The textbook is sometimes photocopied for those without one. Confirm the exact sum and schedule with the CPIA - they change.
Can you get a diploma in Turin instead of the B1 exam?
By community experience yes: after A2 at a Turin CPIA people take the terza media (lower-secondary diploma), which is accepted in place of a separate B1 certificate for citizenship. Rules change - verify the language requirement with your prefecture.
Which Italian exams are taken in Turin?
Turin offers CILS, CELI and PLIDA, and the B1 for citizenship is taken via a CPIA or an accredited centre. As an alternative many take the terza media diploma. Confirm dates and booking on the chosen centre site.
Further reading
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