TCF is the French Education Ministry’s test of French language ability. It is a language placement test for non-native speakers of French who wish to obtain a simple, effective and precise evaluation of their general language skills for professional or personal reasons.

TCF has three required and two optional components.

TCF is structured as a comprehensive test of French language ability :
 It is fully standardised and calibrated - The test is built around a rigorous test methodology in order to provide a precise grading of proficiency.
 Test scores provide an accurate benchmark of the candidate’s language ability using the six-level proficiency scale of the Council of Europe.
 Each candidate is awarded a certificate

detailed information from CIEP

Prices :
 Compulsory part : R 900
 Each facultative part : R 550
 Total : R 2000