Diploma in Spanish, D.I.E.,offers children from the age of 7, young people and adults, the possibility of obtaining qualifications which vouch for their level of linguistic ability in Spanish: oral, written, or both. This qualification is divided as followed:
Ten oral levels: from elementary to the domain: Elemental, Básico, Intermedio, Avanzado, Superior y Dominio. Six written levels, developed according to he Common European Framework of Reference for learning, teaching and assessment of languages: Elemental-A1, Básico-A2, Intermedio-B1, Avanzado-B2, Superior-C1 y Dominio-C2. Three levels of specialisation: Business, Tourism and Health. D.I.E. online: Six levels of general spanish and three of specialisation can be done.
The objective of the D.I.E. consists of evaluating the capacity of each candidate to communicate effectively with other Spanish speakers.