french language examinations * chamber of commerce of paris (CCIP)

Certificates and Diplomas awarded by the Paris Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce exams take place in Paris and 60 centres around France, as well as in 610 centres in nearly 90 countries world-wide. To obtain the address of your nearest centre, and exact examination dates, contact:

Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris
Service des Examens pour étrangers
28 rue de l’Abbé-Grégoire
75279 Paris Cedex 06 France.
Fax: 01 49 54 28 90
Email: examdfda@ccip.fr
Web: http://www.fda.ccip.fr

• Le Certificat de Français Professionnel
  
• Certificat de Français du Tourisme
  
• Certificat de Français Scientifique et Technique
  
• Certificat de Français du Secrétariat
  
• Certificat de Français Juridique
  
• Diplôme de Français des Affaires - I Degré (DFA I)
  
• Diplôme de Français des Affaires - II Degré (DFA II)
  
• Diplôme Approfondi de Français des Affaires
  
• Test d’Evaluation en Français (TEF)

Le Certificat de Français Professionnel
New entry level qualification for those wishing to get a basic introduction to French for professional purposes.
Exam consists of the following tasks:

• 1 written comprehension
• 1 written paper (total 1.30 hours for both papers)
• Listening comprehension (45 mins)
• 2 orals (30 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Certificat de Français du Tourisme
Requires approx. 360 hours of French
Exam consists of 8 tasks:

• 2 written comprehensions [eg.multiple choice] (1hour)
• 2 written papers [eg. letter, telex] (1hour)
• 2 listening comprehensions (1 hour)
• 2 orals [eg.role play] (30 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Certificat de Français Scientifique et Technique
Requires approx. 360 hours of French
Exam consists of 8 tasks:

• 2 written comprehensions (1 hour)
• 2 written papers [eg. letters] (1 hour)
• 2 listening comprehensions (1 hour)
• 2 orals [eg. reading aloud, interview] (30 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Certificat de Français du Secrétariat
Requires approx. 360 hours of French
Exam consists of 8 tasks:

• 2 written comprehensions (1 hour)
• 2 written papers [letter, message, telex] (1 hour)
• 2 listening comprehensions [eg. note taking] (1 hour)
• 2 orals [eg. role play] (30 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Certificat de Français Juridique
Requires approx. 480 hours of French
Exam consists of 8 tasks:

• 2 tests - multiple choice & varied exercises (1hour)
• 2 written comprehensions (1 hour)
• 2 written papers [eg.letters, faxes] (1hour)
• 2 orals - [eg. role play] (20 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Diplôme de Français des Affaires - I Degré (DFA I)
Replaces the ‘Certificat Pratique de Français Commercial et Economique’
Requires approx. 480 hours of French
Exam consists of 6 tasks:

• Test [multiple choice, fill in blanks etc] (1 hour)
• Reading comprehension [answer questions on, produce summary] (1 hour)
• Correspondence [letter writing] (45 mins)
• Translation [into and from mother tongue] (1 hour)
• Oral [interview] (15 mins)
• Oral [translation into French from text in mother- tongue] (15 mins)
• Fee: 77 euros

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Diplôme de Français des Affaires - II Degré (DFA II)
Replaces the ‘Diplôme Supérieur de Français des Affaires’
Requires approx. 600 hours of French
Exam consists of 10 tasks:

• Essay [on a current economic issue] (1½ hours)
• Questionnaire [8-15 questions on commerce] (1 hour)
• Correspondence [letter] (1 hour)
• Translation [into French] (45 mins)
• Dictation [25-30 lines from newspapers] (45 mins)
• Oral [on socio-economics] (15 mins)
• Oral [on commerce] (15 mins)
• Oral [translation into French] (15 mins)
• Oral [translation into mother tongue] (15 mins)
• Oral [résumé of a text & interview] (15 mins)
• Fee: 92 euros

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Diplôme Approfondi de Français des Affaires
Requires approx.720 hours of French
Candidates must hold the Diplôme Supérieur
Exam consists of:

• Writing of an in-depth paper on a commercial or economic subject
• Supporting the work in front of a panel of examiners (research must be carried out under the supervision of a CCIP approved teacher)
• Fee: 155 euros

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Test d’Evaluation en Français (TEF)

• New test which assesses the fluency of non-native speakers.
• Tests GENERAL language skills (i.e. not just business related).
• Provides candidates with a performance score. It is not a diploma or certificate. (Similar to TOEFL)
• Testifies the candidate’s command of French when they apply to Grandes Ecoles, universities, companies etc.
• Consists of 3 sections: Listening comprehension, written comprehension and structure & vocabulary - 150 multiple choice questions in total - duration 2hrs 30mins.
• Also 2 optional sub-tests: Written or oral expression.
• Exams take place every month, except July and August.