#CPPF2613743ALanguage Certification Rules for IRA Students Seeking Foreign Affairs Ministry Posts
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This order sets language requirements for students at France’s regional administration institutes who want to be assigned to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and later recruited as foreign affairs secretaries. Students must prove B2-level English and a second foreign language from an approved list. The second language must be B2 for German, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, and B1 for Arabic, Chinese, or Russian. The certification must be obtained before the student states their preferred host administration, and the institute must organize and pay for the certification process.
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Key Changes
- Requires IRA students seeking Foreign Affairs Ministry placement to hold B2 certification in English.
- Sets required levels for a second foreign language: B2 for German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese; B1 for Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.
- Requires certification before the student states their preferred host administration, with the institute responsible for organizing and paying for it.
Obligations
What this law requires
Students of regional administration institutes who wish to be assigned to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for recruitment into the corps of foreign affairs secretaries must prove certified proficiency in two foreign languages.
The first required foreign language must be English, and the student must hold a B2-level certification linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and issued by an authorized body.
The second foreign language must be selected from German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or Russian.
Students choosing German, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese as the second foreign language must hold a B2-level certification linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and issued by an authorized body.
Students choosing Arabic, Chinese, or Russian as the second foreign language must hold a B1-level certification linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and issued by an authorized body.