PLIDA (Dante Alighieri Italian Language Project) is a certification degree released from the Dante Alighieri Society according to an agreement with the italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (n.1903 - 04/11/1993). The PLIDA attests competences in Italian as a foreign language on a scale of six levels, which represent the relative phases of learnig. These six levels, from A1 to C2, in progression of difficulty, correspond to the levels of the Common European Framework.

From the table of levels is possible to obtain also the equivalence of each level in comparison to the parameters of the IV Modern Languages Division of the Council of Europe as indicated in the document: Modern Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment. A Common European Framework of Reference, Strasburgo 1998 (rif. CC-LANG (9%) 5 rev. V).

Beginner	PLIDA A1	Breakthrough
	PLIDA A2	Waystage
Intermediate	PLIDA B1	Threshold
	PLIDA B2	Vantage
Proficiency	PLIDA C1	Proficiency
	PLIDA C2	Mastery

There are two PLIDA certification programs: PLIDA and PLIDA Juniores.

The PLIDA certification program, intended for adults, offers exams for levels A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.

The PLIDA Junior exams, however, are dedicated to girls and boys between 13 and 18 years old. The PLIDA Junior tests are constructed taking into consideration texts and contexts of language use appropriate to the age of the candidates.

The exam levels proposed in the PLIDA Juniores certification are A1, A2, B1, B2.

Although its structure is the same as the ordinary PLIDA certificate (of which it also maintains institutional validity), the contents of the exam tests have been designed to adapt to communication contexts suited to the age of the participants. The creation of a specific certification for young people derives from their different daily experience which reflects communication problems more linked to family, school and in any case poorly formal relationships than to working and generally formal contexts typical of the adult world.

The junior PLIDA levels range from A1 to B2 and correspond both in difficulty and in the consequent evaluation to the first four levels envisaged by the Common European Framework of Reference of the Council of Europe.

The absence of the C1 and C2 levels present in the other certifications is motivated by the fact that, providing this as a linguistic competence suitable for any professional field, it is not possible to establish their achievement through the use of communication contexts restricted to a limited scope. The difficulty of the level of linguistic competence and the consequent evaluation does not vary in the slightest between the PLIDA exam and the PLIDA Juniores (as can be seen from the Syllabus), since the changes concern exclusively the communicative contexts presented.

Teaching approach

The exams for the P.L.I.D.A. certificate they are based on the principles of the communicative approach and are based on the practice of daily life, which requires the use of the four basic skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking. The communicative situations to which learners are exposed vary considerably in their difficulty: they range from areas of immediate daily life to highly qualified professional sectors.

Target audience

To be able to register for the exam in a specific band, it is not necessary to have passed the previous stages. Each candidate chooses the level that they think corresponds to their language skills.

Passing the exam and evaluation

The exam is considered passed if the candidate reaches a minimum score of 18/30 in each of the four basic skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking). The minimum total score is 72/120, the maximum score is 120/120. The candidate who obtains an average of 18/30 grades in only one, two or three of the four skills acquires a credit that will allow him to review the skill(s) he lacks within 365 days.

In order to register for the remediation sessions, candidates will be required to register partially. The marks obtained in or in the test passed will be merged with the mark or marks considered valid in the previous session. To find out in detail what you need to know how to do to pass the PLIDA exam for the various levels, see the PLIDA certification syllabus.

Final results

The results are communicated to the exam center by the PLIDA Società Dante Alighieri office in Rome (which corrects the tests of all the committees in the world) within 60 working days of receipt of the tests.

Candidates will be informed by their examination center, who will send them the diploma by post. The candidate can also request a correction and/or priority shipping of the certificate: for further details please contact the Secretariat.

Headquarters of the Institute

The Dante Alighieri Society of Cyprus is the only PLIDA examining center recognized on the island of Cyprus.

Registrations

Registrations for PLIDA exams open one month before the exam date.

Registrations for the exams close one week before the start date of the session. Candidates for the PLIDA exam must be members of the Dante Alighieri Society. They can also become members when registering for the exam, implicitly accepting the conditions set out in the Statute and the Regulations for its execution. Membership is mandatory and valid for one year.

To register for the Plida exams, you will find the procedure in order below.

• Before registering for the Plida exams, you will need to create an account on dante.global ( HERE you can find information on the procedure).
• You will need to scan the QR code that is presented to you or enter the site https://www.dante.global/it/utente/registrazione

Then you will need to:

• Enter your data
• If you already have a membership card, select YES; if you do not have one, select NO
• You MUST select the box with the letters in blue.
• Click on REGISTER

At this point, you will receive an email at the email address you used in the procedure. You will then need to click on ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT

After completing your registration on the DANTE.GLOBAL platform, you will need to either write an email to this address or come and visit us at our offices:

• On Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in via 25 March n. 11, Nicosia 2408 (we are in the building of the Italian embassy, you will find a sign with the words DA SOCIETÀ DANTE ALIGHIERI)
• Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00-14:00 in via Lykourgou 12, Acropoli 2001 (we are on the first floor of the Terra Santa College)

After completing the procedure, you should send us an email and the secretariat will inform you about the cost of the exam and will send you the registration form for the Plida exams.

• You will have to send the completed registration form but the email MUST BE THE ONE YOU HAVE ENTERED ON DANTE.GLOBAL, furthermore ONLY forms filled out with the computer are accepted, only the signature and the cost can be written by hand and then sent in pdf format to our email.
• When the registrations for the Plida exams are closed the secretariat will inform you of the time and place of the exam.
• After the end of the exams from the DANTE.GLOBAL platform you will be able to see the exam results, when they will arrive, and also download the exam certificate, if you have passed.

Please download the Registration Form here: MODULO D’ISCRIZIONE

The completed registration form + COPY OF THE BANK TRANSFER must be sent to the email address: danteal@cytanet.com.cy WITHIN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE EXAM DATE.)
(In the transfer indicate as reference: name, surname of the candidate and level of the PLIDA exam chosen.)

For further information and to register for the exam send an email to the address: danteal@cytanet.com.cy indicating as subject “PLIDA EXAM” (indicate the level) and specifying: name, surname, address, telephone, place of birth, date of birth, type of exam and exam session.

Instructions for candidates to register on the DANTE GLOBAL website

Please visit the PLIDA certification exam calendar here

Please note that the written parts take place on the same day as in all other Certification Centers.

The oral test may however take place in the following days, depending on the number of candidates.

The day of the oral test will be communicated at the end of registration.

Level	Currency	Exam fees	Enrolment fees and yearly membership
Plida A1	EURO	70	30
Plida A2	EURO	70	30
Plida B1	EURO	100	30
Plida B2	EURO	100	30
Plida C1	EURO	145	30
Plida C2	EURO	145	30

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