Results & Certificates

Official certificates are available approximately 15 working days after the examination date. Candidates will receive a notification once their results are available. The certificate can then be downloaded directly from the candidate’s personal online account (Espace TCF-Candidat).

What does the certificate look like?

This certificate shows:

• the test centre name and session date;
• the first and last names of the candidate;
• the candidate code;
• information related to: date of birth, nationality, country of birth and native language(s);
• the test results: overall score and level;
• results categorised by ability, score and level;
• potentially, the marks obtained in the optional examinations (marked out of 20 points). On the back, you will find a grid of the levels and key for the scores: a detailed grid for ability and an overall grid. The levels are indicated in terms of ability ("this person is able to... ") so that the end-users for this certification (academic bodies or employers) can recognise that the certificate holder is able to understand or express themselves in French.

The TCF - Tout Public test assesses six levels of knowledge of French (defined in reference to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Recognised by SEM

The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) maintains a list of recognised language certificates. Listed are exams by the Goethe-Institut and the French exam TCF - Tout Public that Swiss Exams offers.