
PLIDA Certification Exam
Upcoming Session Information
Exam Session Date: September 10, 2025
Registration Deadline with ICC: Friday, August 22, 2025
Specific Sessions Offered: PLIDA Exam (Level B1)
- Listening, Reading, and Writing sections: Wednesday, Sept. 10
- Oral section: Wednesday, Sept. 10 or Thursday, Sept. 11
NOTE: Exact times for the oral section will be shared with each candidate closer to the exam date and will be assigned based on the order of registration.
Where: In-person at ICC, 250 Third Ave N., Suite 625, Minneapolis, MN 55401
When: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 (with oral exams scheduled in the afternoon (3:30–5 p.m. ) on Wednesday, Sept. 10 and Thursday, Sept. 11. Your exact time slot will be based on the order in which you registered for the exam and will be confirmed two weeks before the exam.
Time: (Tentative Schedule)
Wed. 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Ascoltare 40', Leggere 40', e Scrivere 60')
Wed. 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (Pausa Pranzo)
Wed. and Thurs. 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Parlare – 15' + wait time in between candidates)
Cost:
How to Register:
Before registering for the PLIDA exam at ICC, the candidate must enroll with the Società Dante Alighieri at dante.global.
Be sure to use the same email address to enroll on dante.global that you will use to register for the PLIDA exam with ICC. Detailed instructions are available here .
Once you have a portal account with SDA, you can register/enroll to take the exam at ICC. A few weeks before the exam session date, ICC will contact you to confirm all registration information is correct.
Refunds:
THIS FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE. If you are unable to take the exam on the original date for which you registered, you must provide a letter of explanation at least 15 days before the exam date. To be issued a credit for another exam session (at the same exam certification center and within 18 months of the original exam date), you must provide a medical letter of explanation within 15 days after the exam, as per Section 1.8 of the PLIDA Regolamento.
For any questions: contact@theitalianculturalcenter.org