PLIDA
PLIDA (Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri) diplomas are issued by the Dante Alighieri Society certifying the holder’s proficiency in Italian as a foreign language. The diplomas can only be obtained after passing a standardised language test. The Rome Head Office of the Dante Alighieri Society is the official centre of examination for the issuing of PLIDA Certification.
The PLIDA certificate is officially recognised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labour and Welfare, and the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, in Italy.
Eligibility
PLIDA tests can be taken only by those who are not native speakers of Italian. All candidates can take the test at the level they prefer, and it is not a pre-requisite that they have passed the tests at lower levels.
Test
The Dante Alighieri Society is the organiser of PLIDA tests, with academic approval from the University of Rome – La Sapienza. The Certification test is based on real-life tasks so as to test the ability in four areas: listening, reading, writing and speaking. The examination lasts for a minimum of 100 minutes to a maximum of 190 minutes, depending on the level.
Results
Tests are marked in terms of a maximum of thirty points. To pass the examination, the candidate has to obtain a minimum of 18/30 in every tested area, namely, listening, reading, writing and speaking. A candidate who passes at least three of the four areas obtains a credit in the areas passed, and these three credits may be used in the next attempt in the failed area.
