Frequently Asked Questions
See the CPNL website for the conditions accepted by the CPNL and the documents supporting the discount, which must be valid at the time of enrolment.
You can only enrol if you are at least 18 years old at the start of the course or if you are over 16 years old and have not done compulsory schooling in Catalonia. In this case, you will have to submit this parental authorisation signed by your father, mother or legal guardian.
To take a course you need to prove your identity. Apart from a DNI or NIE, you can also prove your identity with other documents such as your passport or equivalent documents from the Schengen area.
Yes. In the end-of-level courses Basic 3, Elementary 3, Intermediate 3, Advanced 3 and Proficiency, the certificates of attainment issued by the CPNL are equivalent to the Catalan proficiency certificates from the ministry in charge of language policy in the Government of Catalonia and correspond to the A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), respectively.
Yes, as long as you meet the requirements for each course. You can enrol for independent online, live classes and blended e-learning courses. Please note that if the course is at the end of the level (Basic 3, Elementary 3, Intermediate 3, Advanced 3 or Proficiency), the final exam is held in-person and you will have to go to the exam venue.
The Ramon Llull Institute runs the exams for assessing and certifying knowledge of Catalan as a foreign language for people who live outside Catalan-speaking territory and in Alghero.
Yes. You can register for the the Catalan language certificate exams run by the ministry in charge of language policy in the Government of Catalonia.
Catalan universities also offer Catalan language training and hold exams for members of the university community and, in some cases, the external community. You'll find all the information on the CIFALC website.
Plus the official language schools (EOI) also offer Catalan courses at all levels.
See the information on the official certification of Catalan at the organisations running the exams for assessing and certifying knowledge of Catalan.
The CPNL does not organise them. The annual free exams to get a Catalan language certificate are run by the Ministry of Language Policy.
Our website features a representative sample of the language resources available online to produce and improve texts in Catalan.
Other resources:
- Parla.cat runs open courses from basic to advanced level.
- Resource finder for learning Catalan, where there are materials classified by level and type of media.
- Virtual tools and services about the Catalan language from the Ministry of Language Policy which allow you to make enquiries, learn or have fun with entertaining resources.
- Intercat, where you can find materials for students from outside Catalonia who would like to come and study at Catalan universities.