How to interpret my achieved LILATE level?

LILATE is a unique certification that measures much more than a school language level.

It has been designed to meet the real needs of businesses: to assess and certify a candidate’s ability to use a language in concrete professional situations.

This means that interpreting the result is not limited to an isolated academic score: it highlights a global CECRL level, accompanied by professional skills that are validated and immediately usable.

This page helps you better understand the logic of LILATE, how to read your certificate, and how to present the right information to an employer.

What exactly does LILATE measure?

LILATE is an official certification that attests to your real ability to use a language in a professional context.

It is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), but goes further by evaluating your concrete skills in the field:

• Understanding instructions and documents
• Clear and appropriate expression
• Fluent interaction with colleagues, clients or partners
• Ability to accomplish specific professional tasks

To learn more about the logic of the test: Which skills are assessed in a LILATE and how do they relate to the CECRL?

Why does LILATE talk about a “global” level?

In work situations, listening, reading, writing and speaking are never used separately.

LILATE observes them together, in realistic contexts, in order to guarantee a global CECRL level that reflects your professional ease.

This approach avoids an artificial division into isolated scores, which are often misleading for employers.

What does the candidate receive after their test?

If your achieved level meets or exceeds the validation threshold (B1 for most languages; A2 for French Sign Language):

✅ You receive an official certificate indicating your CEFR level

✅ You also receive a certificate listing your validated professional skills, directly linked to concrete usage in the workplace.

Example: “CECRL Level B1 validated in Professional English – Ability to understand written/oral instructions, interact with a client, write a simple email, lead a brief meeting.”

How is the LILATE level calculated?

The assessor relies on a professional positioning grid, and takes into account fluency, autonomy, and ability to adapt to different contexts.

The result is a qualitative synthesis, without a fixed scale for each “academic” sub-skill, because that would not reflect the reality of professional usage.

✅ In summary

LILATE certifies far more than a theoretical score:

It validates an operational capacity, recognized by businesses, and specifies the professional skills that are truly usable.

No other test currently provides this combined approach, which links language level and field skills.

Updated on: 18/09/2025