BUSINESS – Professional French Certificate for Business

In an increasingly competitive global market, companies are looking for the most agile, mobile employees, adapted to a globalized world. Among the qualities sought, mastery of several languages, French included stands out in the list as an essential asset.

The French for Business Professional Diploma will allow you to certify that you are capable of using French effectively, both orally and in writing, in the main professional communication situations and that you are operational in the relational, administrative and commercial functions of a company.

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Who is it aimed at?

All students or professionals who work or will be called upon to communicate in French in a professional context and who wish to validate their knowledge with a diploma.

This diploma is particularly intended for employees of companies or administrations, in all functions that require them to communicate, orally or in writing, with French-speaking interlocutors.

What to expect on the exam day?
Two examinations, a computer-based examination followed by an oral interview.

They are carried out as follows:

1. Understanding and processing information (between 45 min and 2h depending on the level)
   • Processing written information
   • Processing oral information
   • Written comprehension
2. Oral interaction (between 5 and 15 min depending on the level and including preparation time)
   • Two role-play activities

Examples of activities and topics covered:

Activities: Completing a form, commenting on a graph, writing the minutes of a meeting, writing a report, meeting and informing a client, presenting one’s career path, arguing with a decision maker.

Topics: Professional environment, Business, Social, Economic and Commercial realities

Validity period: the certificate has a lifetime validity

Please note: The Professional French Certificates are also recognized by the French government for residence permit or citizenship applications.

Prerequisites:

• Be 16 years old or older
• Minimum secondary studies
• Be able to enter text on a computer

How to prepare yourself for the exam?

• Option 1: Face-to-face group preparation

  15 hours of face-to-face group preparation (by level), including practice tests for the DFP, mock exams, and professional communication exercises

  Schedule: Monday to Friday from 1:30pm to 4:30 pm

  Price: 225€ + 190€ (certificate) = 415€

• Option 2: Face-to-face individual preparation

  15 hours of face-to-face individual preparation with a teacher, including practice for the targeted Professional French Certifcate, mock exams, and communication exercices on a professional setting

  Schedule: to be agreed upon with the student and the teacher

  Price: 990€ + 190€ (certificate) = 1 180€

• Option 3: Individual online preparation

  15 hours of individual online preparation classes with a teacher including practice for the targeted Professional French Certificate, mock exams, and communication exercices on a professional setting

  Schedule: to be agreed upon with the student and the teacher

  Price : 990€ + 190€ (certificate) = 1 180€

• Option 4: Online self-study preparation - only available for the French for Business Certificate

  Unlimited access to an online learning platform

  • Wide variety of content
  • Automatic correction
  • Exercices in a professional context
  • Customatization of courses
  • Between 8 and 13 topics per level
  • Audio tapes / Original sample documents
  • Vocabulary and grammar sheets
  • Official mock exams
  • Certificate session practice

  Price: 59€ + 190€ (certificate) = 249€

Results

Four to six weeks after the exam day.

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