PLIDA exams are necessary to obtain an internationally recognized certificate of your level of proficiency of Italian.
These PLIDA certifications are intended for people that are non-native Italian speakers.
PLIDA exams are also accessible to all Italian citizens or foreigners with an Italian mother tongue who require a certificate of competence
in the Italian language for study, work or other reasons.
Società Dante Alighieri in Cape Town is an accredited PLIDA institution and administers exams as per PLIDA regulations. If you are applying for long-term residency in Italy you will need to pass the A2 PLIDA exam, whereas, if you are applying for citizenship through marriage you will need to pass the B1 PLIDA exam.
Our next PLIDA exam sessions will be announced at the beginning of 2025.
Should you wish to register please contact us.
To pass the PLIDA A2 exam you will need to have completed a level A2 (pre-intermediate); the same applies to the PLIDA B1 exam, as you will need to complete a B1 (intermediate) level in order to pass.
If you are a beginner you will need to take classes to cover the levels up to, and including the necessary level to pass your PLIDA exam.
If you are unsure of your current Italian proficiency we offer an online assessment for R 400
which will be deducted from your course fee total should you subsequently register for our classes.
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Citizenship application services
La Dante offers sworn translations of the certificates that need to be presented with your Italian citizenship application.
Please contact us for a quote should you wish to make use of our professional translation services.
IMPORTANT PLIDA EXAM CENTRE DISCLAIMER:
As you may already be aware, the PLIDA organization falls part of Dante Global. While we are an accredited/certified examination centre, authorized to administer examinations, we are not authorized to change the rules and regulations provided to us by PLIDA for us to adhere to. Since the changing of the registration process on 17 October 2024, the candidate is bestowed the responsibility to reach out to PLIDA should they not agree with any one of their terms and conditions, as we, at the examination centre, are only authorized to receive, provide and give feedback on the examination itself as well as fall part of the final step of the registration process and provide all relevant and necessary examination information to candidates in a clear manner.
The examination centre is not responsible for any registration that arrives after the stipulated cutoff date. While the registrations are open until 23:59 on the final date of registrations, our opening times only allow for us to put through registrations that are received within our working hours (09:30 – 15:30 on weekdays) which means the final cutoff for candidates wishing to take on the examination through our examination centre is 14:00 on the final date of registrations to ensure we are able to submit your request in time.
Should an examination present with any printing errors, this MUST be communicated to the examiner or invigilator to ensure you are provided with a flawless examination to complete.
Candidates should not complete sections of the examination that they are not registered for.
All examination rules for oral and written sections of the examination will be explained in the communications sent out once registrations are finalised, as well as on the day of examination prior to candidates entering the examination halls.
Any candidate who fails to inform us of any auditory or visual impairments prior to registrations opening will not be permitted to make special requests for the examination thereafter. This includes any learning impairments or various other impairments that may impede on your ability to complete the examination following the rules and regulations that apply to each candidate. Any impairments will need to be communicated timeously by providing us with medical certificates that will need to be reviewed and accepted by PLIDA in Rome. This is subject to their scrutiny.
Any candidate who fails to request fast-tracked results or fails to make payment for fast-tracked results before the closing of registrations (date stipulated clearly in all communications sent out) will not be permitted to make the request thereafter and will be held to the normal waiting time for the release of results along with all PLIDA examination candidates worldwide.
The candidate is bestowed full responsibility to read carefully and attentively through all examination communications from Società Dante Alighieri Cape Town. Should any confusion arise, you may ask for clarification and a member of staff will assist you. Società Dante Alighieri Cape Town is not responsible for any communications left unread on behalf of the candidate. It is in the best interest of each candidate to ensure they have fully understood the rules, regulations and cutoff dates for all examination procedures from registration to examination, as explained clearly in the communications sent out by the exam centre.