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Tcf - test de connaissance du français

Le TCF

The Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF), designed by the CIEP (Centre international d’études pédagogiques) and accredited by the French Ministry of Education, is a French language proficiency test for non-native speakers of French who wish to evaluate and have their level of proficiency certified for professional, academic or personal reasons.

In general, the TCF grades and ranks candidates at one of the six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 or C2) on a scale defined by the Council of Europe (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). TCF grade results are reliable measurements for determining proficiency.

Each candidate is provided with a certificate stating their test results within two months of the test date, and is valid for 2 years.

Please consider the time period necessary to receive the certificate (around 2 months) if you want to apply for a school or immigration process.

Once received in our premises, we will send you a notification to come pick up your official test results, upon presentation of an official ID.  Documents are only kept one calendar month.

If you will not be able to come pick it up, we offer a shipping service at $25. We can only send the official documents via certified mail. Please pay for shipping at the time of exam registration if you would like this service.


We offer the following TCF Exams. Please click on the exam to check if it's the right fit for your needs.


2 STEPS TO REGISTER:

1) Complete the registration form.
  Don't forget to add your photo (passport type)

2 Pay for your exam to confirm your registration

     * Log in (or create a new account) (top right corner of the webpage)
     * Add to your cart the exam(s) you need to register to. 
     * Add "Shipping fee" if you want to receive your results by mail (click here to add the attestation shipping  to your cart)

TCF TP/ all audiences

How is it composed?

Compulsory examinations

Optional examinations

Details about the exam

Visit CIEP site for detailed information about TCF TP

Next Session (s)

Fees 

For TCF TP [ Tout Public/All Audiences ]: 

Compulsory test only (Listening and  Reading, including Proficiency in language structures)  : $160

Oral : $140

Written : $140
The exam is organized on 1 Half day or  1 full day depending on the number of candidates registered for each section, as the speaking part is individual. It is not possible to change the time of your exam. There will probably be some waiting time between some of your examination parts. 
Please respect the schedule you receive as we are on a tight schedule and  plan to arrive onsite 15 minutes before your first exam. 

Register here

TCF ANF -New version 

For who ? 


Persons wishing to acquire French nationality must attest to their level of spoken French. TCF ANF (Test de Connaissance du Française pour l’accès à la nationalité française) can be used to meet this requirement.

 Your certificate of “TCF pour l’accès à la nationalité française” is only valid to complete a request for French nationality acquisition. You cannot use it for admission to a French university or to complete your request for emigration to Québec.

Minimum level required : B1 

Are there other tests  I can use for French Nationality ? 

Yes, French Authorities also accept the following (if they confirm a level B1 minimum )  :

For more information check the official   Foire Aux Questions (FAQ).(in French)

How is it composed?

The TCF ANF is now composed of 4 compulsory sections:

Total duration 1h50 minutes.  
However, The exam is programmed on 1 Half day or  1 full day depending on the number of candidates, as the speaking part is individual. It is not possible to change the time of your exam. There will probably be some waiting time between some of your examination parts. 
Please respect the schedule you receive as we are on a tight schedule and  plan to arrive onsite 15 minutes before your first exam . 

 How do the new test look like? 

Next Session (s)


How can I do if I want to take the exam sooner ? 

Registrations for TCF ANF  close several months in advance due to limited space and high demand, if you prefer to take the exam sooner  you can take the TCF TP exam.  In this case you will need to register for all parts (Compulsory test  + Oral and Written examinations) to be valid for French nationality.  The main difference between TCF TP and TCF ANF is that the written exam for TCF TP is longer and the multiple choice part includes grammar questions. 


FEES

 For TCF ANF - New exam 

Full exam only : $460

Register here

TCF Canada 

For who ? 

Any individual, regardless of his or her nationality and native language (including French citizens and citizens of Francophone countries), who would like to initiate the process for permanent economic immigration or for Canadian citizenship through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). There are no exemptions for the TCF Canada.

The TCF Canada is a test that has been approved by IRCC.

How is it composed?

The TCF Canada consists of four mandatory parts. It evaluates general French language proficiency in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

The levels correspond to the benchmarks specified by the European Framework for Language Learning, Teaching and Evaluation as well as the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB).

You need to take all 4 exams. 

The exam is organized on 1 Half day or  1 full day depending on the number of candidates, as the speaking part is individual. It is not possible to change the time of your exam. There will probably be some waiting time between some of your examination parts. 
Please respect the schedule you receive as we are on a tight schedule and  plan to arrive onsite 15 minutes before your first exam . 

Details about the exam

More informations about TCF Canada

Manuel du candidat 

Next Session (s) : 

FEES

For TCF  Canada. 

All exams only : $ 460

Register here

TCF Québec

For who ? 

The Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MICC) has required people submitting applications to immigrate to Quebec to provide proof of their level of competency in French by taking the "TCF pour le Québec", or TCF test for Quebec.

How is it composed?

The "TCF for Quebec" is comprised of 1 to 4 examinations.

We strongly recommend you to take all 4 examination so you can get more points.

The exam is organized on 1 Half day or  1 full day depending on the number of candidates, as the speaking part is individual. It is not possible to change the time of your exam. There will probably be some waiting time between some of your examination parts. 
Please respect the schedule you receive as we are on a tight schedule and  plan to arrive onsite 15 minutes before your first exam . 

Details about the exam

More informations about TCF Quebec

Plus d'informations sur le TCF Quebec 

Manuel du candidat 

Next Session (s) : 

FEES

For TCF Québec 

Oral comprehension : $80

Reading : $80

Oral expression : $140

Writing : $140

Register here

TCF DAP

For who ? 


New! For 2021, TCF DAP  requirement has been replaced by TCF TP (tout public) with the regular mandatory part and the writing part.  To be valid for DAP, the written part is also mandatory.

 The exam must be taken by  February 6  2021. 

Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF ), an official test awarded by the French Ministry of Education, is designed to assess your French competency. Take this test if you do not have the DELF B1 or the DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française) or advanced diploma in French language, as it is useful for preliminary admission to undergraduate university studies and school of Architecture in France.

If I want to submit an application for licence 2, licence 3, master 1, master 2, business school or college, you do not have to take the TCF for DAP, but you have to take the TCF (or   hold the DELF B2 , DALF C1 or DALF C2). In this case, you must apply for the TCF compulsory examinations (listening, language structures and reading). Depending on the establishment, it may require you to  take the optional TCF writing examination and possibly the speaking examination.

Please always contact EACH school you wish to apply to in advance and check their requirements.  We will not contact them for you. 

How is it composed?


Compulsory examinations


Be careful! Your  writing examination will not be marked if one or both of the exercises are not completed, if the minimum number of words for each exercise has not been followed, if one or both of the exercises are off-topic.

Next Session (s) : 

 We need a minimum of 3 candidates to organize an exam session. If the minimum required number of candidates is not reached, we will offer you to register for the following session. 

 Manuel du candidat 

FEES

 for TCF DAP

Full exam only : $340

Register here
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