The Cervantes Institute (Instituto Cervantes), the Spanish equivalent of the British Council or the Goethe Institute, organizes Spanish language exams known as “Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera” (or DELE).

These are offered at six levels: A1 (Básico), A2 (Plataforma), B1 (Intermedio), B2 (Avanzado), C1 (Dominio operativo eficaz) and C2 (Maestría) which correspond with the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The exams include reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and oral expression components. All parts of the exam are taken on the same day.

Our DELE course consists of an intensive Spanish course (20 hours per week) plus 10 hours per week of private (1:1 or 2:1) DELE preparation.

The intensive course provides you with the opportunity to develop your overall level of competency and the DELE preparation course will provide you with the skills required to ensure a successful outcome in the exam.