{"id":35792,"date":"2023-07-03T16:15:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T20:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ithq.qc.ca\/?page_id=35792"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:59:14","slug":"required-language-proficiency-for-vocational-and-technical-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ithq.qc.ca\/en\/future-students\/required-language-proficiency-for-vocational-and-technical-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Required language proficiency for vocational and technical programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To be eligible for this program, you must demonstrate proficiency in oral and written French.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, you must provide one of the following documents with your admission application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Result of a language test recognized by the ITHQ, OR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of exemption from language test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n  <section class=\"anchors-banner-block theme-block alignfull\">\n    <div class=\"anchors-banner__links container\">\n              <div class=\"anchors-banner__btns\">\n          <div class=\"anchors-banner__btns__wrapper anchors-banner__btns-carousel swiper\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#exemption-criteria\" class=\"link\"><span>Exemption criteria for language tests<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                  \n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <a href=\"#language-tests-recognized\" class=\"link\"><span>Language tests recognized for this program<\/span><\/a>                  <\/div>\n                  \n                              <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"exemption-criteria\">Exemption criteria for language tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have completed your secondary school education in Qu\u00e9bec or in an institution recognized by the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation nationale de France, you do not have to take a language test. If this applies to you, your transcript and diploma are sufficient proof of exemption from the language test.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this does not apply to you, you must take a language test and submit the result with your application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vortex-blocks-notification-message notification-message-block\"><div class=\"notification-message-block__inner\"><p class=\"notification-message-block__title notification-title\"><\/p>\n<p>The ITHQ reserves the right to require a language test in French or English, regardless of the applicant&#8217;s status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"language-tests-recognized\">Language tests recognized for this program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a list of recognized tests and required score for this program:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Name of the test<\/th><th>Format<\/th><th><strong>Compulsory tests\/required components<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Required score&nbsp;<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-education-international.fr\/en\/diplome\/delf-tout-public?langue=en\" rel=\"noopener\">DELF &#8211; Dipl\u00f4me d&#8217;\u00e9tudes en langue fran\u00e7aise (tout public)<br><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-education-international.fr\/en\/diplome\/dalf?langue=en\" rel=\"noopener\">DALF &#8211; Dipl\u00f4me approfondi de langue fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/td><td>In-person<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td><strong>DELF- B2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france-education-international.fr\/en\/centres-d-examen\/carte?type-centre=tcf\" rel=\"noopener\">TCF &#8211; Test de connaissance du fran\u00e7ais (tout public)<\/a><\/td><td>In-person<\/td><td>Oral comprehension, mastery of language structures, written comprehension<\/td><td><strong>B2<\/strong><br>(minimum of 400\/699)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr\/en\/tests-diplomas\/test-for-evaluating-french-tef\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TEF&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr\/en\/tests-diplomas\/test-for-evaluating-french-tef\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Test d&#8217;\u00e9valuation de fran\u00e7ais pour les \u00e9tudes<\/a><\/td><td>In-person<\/td><td>Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, lexicon and structure<\/td><td><strong>B2<\/strong><br>(minimum of 400\/699)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/brightlanguage.com\/how-to-take-a-bright-language-test-for-canada\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright r\u00e9gulier<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><td>Written comprehension (grammar, vocabulary and syntactic structures), oral comprehension<\/td><td><strong>B2<\/strong><br>(minimum of 3.5\/5)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vortex-blocks-notification-message notification-message-block\"><div class=\"notification-message-block__inner\"><p 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