The Certificate of Attainment in Greek is the only national, officially recognised by the Greek Ministry of Culture Education and Religious Affairs certificate that confirms the knowledge of Greek as a foreign/second language. This certificate can be useful to adults and kids who want to evaluate and certify their knowledge in Greek.
More specifically,the Certificate of Attainment in Greek:
- Serves as proof of the successful candidate’s level of attainment in Greek in the work market.
- Is a requirement for the practice of various professions in Greece.
- Allows citizens of European Union member states to participate in the examination of the Supreme Council of Personnel Selection (ΑΣΕΠ) for civil service positions (The Supreme Council specifies the required level of certificate in every announcement).
- Levels A1 and A2 correspond to one or two years of college level foreign language instruction respectively.
- Level B2 allows foreigners to register at a Greek institution of higher education, if they do not have a Greek secondary education certificate (M.R. 152/Β6/1504/30-5-2001 – Official Government Gazette 659 vol.Β?).
- Level C2 allows citizens of European Union member states to prove complete knowledge and fluent use of the Greek language and thus be employed in a Greek institution of higher education.
The Certificate corresponds to the six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) ) of learners defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The candidates are examined in four skills: listening and reading comprehension, writing and speaking.
The examinations for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek at all levels are held once annually in authorised test centres all over the world.
For more information, see the website of the Center for the Greek Language: http://www.greeklanguage.gr/certification/node/3″ or contact me at info@greekwithstef.co.uk
