Every year more than 100 000 people come to France to learn French. Some 300 language centres (public, private or associative) offer their services to teach French as a foreign language.
The French Goverment with the participation of three ministries: Higher Education and Research, Foreign and European Affairs and Culture and Communication, decided to create a certification system for the French language centres located on French territory.
For this purpose, a label entitled “French foreign Language quality” has been created.
This process aims at the official identification, recognition and promotion of the schools whose language courses and related services match the quality standards set by the three French ministries. For more information about the official decree, please visit: http://www.accord-langues.com/download/decret_08-01-08.pdf
The Centre international d'Etudes Pédagogiques (CIEP), a national public institution administratively related to the Ministry for National Education, is responsible for the implementation of this certification system.
For more detailed information, please visit the www.ciep.fr/qualitefle/index.php page