Tcf (TEST DE CONNAISSANCE DU FRANÇAIS)

Valid your knowledge of French language with an official and international diploma

The TCF is a French language test offered by the French Ministry of Education. It evaluates your French language skills at 6 levels (from A1 to C2 ) determined by the common European framework of reference for languages (CEFR).

It is intended for people who are not native French-speakers and who wish to assess and certify their skills in French, for personal or professional reasons.

After you have passed the TCF, all candidates receive a certificate of results stating their level for the different language capacities.

This certificate is internationally recognised and valid for two years.

At the Alliance Française d'Amsterdam you can take the following TCF exams on computer: TCF Tout Public, TCF pour le Québec and TCF pour l'accès à la nationalité française (ANF). 

Dates

Registration

Please complete the registration form and send it to us by email: bonjour@afamsterdam.nl. On the form are indicated the payment details and terms & conditions. Once we have received your form and payment we'll contact you to set the exam date. 

TCF Tout Public

Why choose the TCF ?

This test is intended for:

- Professional reasons: the TCF certificate is a benchmark of one's language abilities and may be used to endorse job applications or applications for internal promotion.

-Personal reasons: the TCF provides a snapshot of one's proficiency in French at the time the test is taken.

-For students: this diploma is required for students who wish to apply for a first year undergraduate study to enrol in a university  in France. 

It consists of:

Read the candidate's handbook for TCF Tout Public

TCF pour le québec

This test is intended for:

- Immigration: the TCF  Québec is exclusively reserved for people who want to immigrate to Quebec. The test has been designed at request of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI). The candidate is free to choose how many parts of the test he'll take, it is possible to register for 1, 2, 3 or all parts of the test.

It consists of:

Read the candidate's handbook for TCF Québec

TCF pour l'Accès à la nationalité française (ANF)

This test is intended for: 

- Obtaining French nationality: the TCF ANF is primarily intended to applicants who wish to obtain the French nationality through marriage or naturalization. It was designed to meet the standards introduced by the French Ministry of Interior, Overseas, Local Authorities and Immigration in 2011. The test only evaluates the listening and speaking competences. To pass this test, you must obtain level B1.

It consists of:

Read the candidate's handbook for TCF ANF