Business French offers different arrangements in order to make the TEF accessible to candidates with disabilities or illiteracy. The candidate with a specific accommodation need must, before any registration, contact the testing center chosen to submit their application.

To obtain accommodation adapted to their situation, the candidate must obtain a medical certificate by a practitioner who will explain the nature of the disability and issue recommendations for organizing the session (for the tests concerned) in view of the list of possible adaptations of the TEF which will be made available to them (provision by the center of an assessor, allocation of additional third time, adaptation of the sound volume, etc.). ).

In the case of electronics, noted by the assessment center, des solutions d’assistance et/ou des aménagements (manual written expression test for example) may be offered to the candidate concerned.

The assessment center will notify Business French dans les plus brefs délais afin que celui-ci examine la demande et puisse rapidement valider la possibilité d’un aménagement spécifique des conditions de passation.

For the TEF / TEFAQ / TEF Canada : in the event of exemption from one or more tests, the candidate will only be invoiced for the tests actually taken.

Pour le TEF Intégration, Résidence et Nationalité : en cas de dispense à une ou plusieurs épreuves, le candidat est dispensé de passer tout le test et doit présenter son certificat médical directement à la préfecture. 

Applicants for a resident card in France can request an adjustment of the tests by presenting the medical certificate given to the prefecture and duly completed by the attending physician. 

Please note: only the model medical certificate provided to the prefecture can be used to support the application for a resident card, no other document is accepted.

For more information, we invite you to consult For more information, we invite you to consult Fixing the medical certificate model provided for in B of 5 ° of article R. 314-1 of the code for the entry and stay of foreigners and the right of asylum.

Applicants of French naturalization must present a certificate established according to the regulatory model fixed by the decree NOR : INTV2009412A du 17 juillet 2020. The certificate can be download on this page.

• Objectif : Mesurer votre capacité à lire et à comprendre des documents écrits.
• Contenu : 4 sections – 40 questions (51 écrans)
• Duration : 1 heure
• Format : Questionnaire à choix multiples (QCM)
  Pour chaque question, il y a le choix entre 4 réponses mais une seule réponse est exacte.
• Barème :
  

 Vous pouvez naviguer librement à l’intérieur des questionnaires sur ordinateur.

• Tutoriel de présentation :
  

• Conseils pour se préparer :
  

 Prepare for the TEF written comprehension test
 Atelier de préparation à l’épreuve de compréhension écrite

• Objectif : Mesurer votre capacité à communiquer à l’oral avec un interlocuteur.
• Contenu : 2 sections
• Duration : 15 minutes au total
• Format : L’épreuve se déroulera en face à face avec un examinateur et comporte deux sections, A et B..
  SECTION A – Obtenir des renseignements (5 minutes)
  SECTION B – Argumenter pour convaincre (10 minutes)

 Pour information, cette épreuve est systématiquement enregistrée pour permettre une double évaluation.

• Tutoriel de présentation :
  

• Conseils pour se préparer :
  

 Preparing for the TEF oral expression test
 Atelier de préparation à l’épreuve d’expression orale

• Objectif : Mesurer votre capacité à vous exprimer en français à l’écrit.
• Contenu : 2 sections
• Duration : 1 heure
• Format : Les deux sections, A et B, sont à traiter.
  ► SECTION A – 25 minutes
  Écrire la suite d’un article (80 mots minimum)
  ► SECTION B – 35 minutes
  Exprimer son point de vue et le justifier (200 mots minimum)

L’épreuve se passe sur ordinateur. Elle est corrigée par deux évaluateurs complètement indépendants.

Caractères spéciaux : si votre clavier d’ordinateur ne comporte pas les caractères spéciaux (é, è, ê, ç, à, …), notez qu’ils seront aussi disponibles sur un clavier virtuel, directement sur la page.

 

• Tutoriel de présentation :

• Conseils pour se préparer :

 News item: prepare section A of the written expression of the TEF
 The argument: prepare section B of the written expression of the TEF
 Atelier de préparation à l’épreuve d’expression écrite

• Objectif : Mesurer votre capacité à utiliser la langue française (vocabulaire et structures grammaticales) de manière correcte et adéquate.
• Contenu : 4 sections – 40 questions (38 écrans)
• Duration : 30 minutes
• Format : Questionnaire à choix multiples (QCM)
  Pour chaque question, il y a le choix entre 4 réponses mais une seule réponse est exacte.
• Barème :
  

 Vous pouvez naviguer librement à l’intérieur des questionnaires sur ordinateur.

• Tutoriel de présentation :

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Conseils pour se préparer :

 Se préparer à l’épreuve de Lexique et Structure du TEF
 Atelier de préparation à l’épreuve de lexique et structure

Registration fees are set by the administration center. Prices may vary from one center to another and depending on the number of tests.

A registration is firm and definitive. The registration fees you have paid remain acquired.

In the event of cancellation before the day of the test or absence on the day of the test for major reasons (illness, professional impediment, death of a parent, etc.), you must present to the center proof (medical certificate, employer certificate, etc.). Business French then studies the reasons for absence and possibly offers new registration in the center, at no additional cost.

In the event of an unjustified absence or abandonment, you will not be reimbursed. You accept these conditions by signing the registration form when you register in the center.

If your computer keyboard does not have the special characters (é, è, ê, ç, à, …), they will also be available on a virtual keyboard, directly on the page where you take the exam.

For the Oral and Written Comprehension tests, as well as Lexicon and Structure, only one answer is possible. Each correct answer gives one point and giving a wrong answer does not take away a point.

The total number of correct answers does not constitute the final score. This total is converted into The total number of correct answers does not constitute the final score. This total is converted into

The Oral and Written Expression tests are evaluated by two independent examiners, by means of a a standardized evaluation grid. The result of these evaluations is also converted into a calibrated score.

To find out the Canadian language proficiency level (CLB) corresponding to your score, please refer to the Tableau de correspondance TEF – NCLC.

You will receive an email giving you access to an electronic certificate of results (you will not be issued a paper certificate). Be careful to check your spam, where the certificate is sometimes found.

This dematerialized certificate is an official document that you can present to the competent authorities as part of your administrative procedures.

You can introduce yourself as many times on the test as you want.

The 30 day waiting period is however requested between two successive examinations.

Business French and its partner centers do everything possible to ensure that the TEF tests are taken in the best conditions and with fairness among candidates.

Know that the oral expression test is assessed by two examiners : the facilitator of the test in the administration centers, then by a second evaluator at the CCI Paris Ile-de-France, on the basis of the recording of the administration.

For written expression, all the writings of TEF candidates are corrected by two independent evaluators of the CCI Paris Ile-de-France (and not in the examination centers).

Our evaluators are based on evaluation grids to evaluate which include a set of criteria: communication skills, lexicon, grammar, organization, fluency, etc.

The final score takes all of these criteria into account. You will find here the expected skills for each level and for each test.

The evaluation procedure and criteria are the same for all candidates. The recordings of the oral tests, like the written productions, are always anonymous for our evaluators (only the candidate number appears).

You have nevertheless noticed a serious anomaly or malfunction when taking your test? In this case, you have the option to file an appeal.

 Here is the procedure to follow.

In case of fraud, falsification or disruption of the smooth running of the test session noted by the prescriber, the approved assessment center or the CCI Paris Ile-de-France, sanctions are taken by the disciplinary commission of the CCI Paris Ile-de-France.

For the candidate, the sanction may consist, depending on the type of fraud or falsification, of a cancellation of the test or possibly the certificate issued, and/or in a ban on taking the test for a fixed period of time by the commission.

The decision of the disciplinary commission is communicated to the fraudulent candidate, to the assessment center and to the prescriber.

 Attention Agents in charge of monitoring files requiring a TEF certificate (Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) of Quebec, agents of prefectures, Universities, Campus France , etc.) can have access to the results obtained by candidates directly from the CCI Paris Île-de-France.

Dissemination of topics

Test subjects are confidential. Any reproduction and/or distribution, partial or total, by any means whatsoever (photo, photocopy, internet, smartphone, social networks, etc.), without the authorization of the CCI Paris Ile-de-France is strictly prohibited. In the event of non-compliance with this instruction, the CCI Paris Ile-de-France reserves the right to take appropriate action (invalidation of the completion, ban on taking the TEF, legal action, etc.).

The personal data communicated by the candidate (name, first name, date of birth, photo, signature, answers at the exam and results à l’examen, Address Mél, Number and nationality of the identity document) are collected by the CCI Paris Île-de-France In order to deal with the registration request and in accordance with the laws of government authorities in the countries concerned On requests for immigration, citizenship, naturalization or resident card. 

Ein the event of obtaining the required level, Your data will be made accessible to government authorities Countries concerned that use the tef dans The framework for an immigration or access to citizenship program as soon as a candidate submits a certificate of results within the framework of an administrative procedure concerning them.
If you oppose this transmission or if you change or delete data, your immigration or naturalization request may not be processed by the competent authorities. 

Your data is kept by the French business of the CCI Paris Ile-de-France for 10 years. Data likely to be transmitted to government authorities will be kept according to the laws of the country. They are not transmitted to other third parties. 

The information collected can also be the subject of computer processing intended to carry out studies and surveys In order to improve our services.In this context, the data collected when carrying out surveys is not communicated to third parties and is kept for a year. 

In accordance with the Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978 amended and regulation (EU) 2016-679 on data protection and within the framework and the limits posed by these texts, You can exercise your right of access to data concerning you and have them correct or erase that you can exercise by contacting francais@cci-paris-idf.fr Or, in case of difficulty, the data protection delegate at the address: cpdp@cci-paris-idf.fr. Finally, you can submit a complaint with the CNIL, 3 place de Fontenoy - TSA 80715 - 75334 PARIS CEDEX 07.