The DELEs (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) are the official accreditation of the degree of fluency of the Spanish Language, issued and recognised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain.
The Instituto Cervantes is the institution in charge of organising the exams, while the University of Salamanca is in charge of the preparation, correction and final evaluation of all the tests.

The DELEs are divided into three levels depending on the language level:

Diploma de Español (Nivel Inicial) Intermediate-mid/threshold level. This accredits sufficient knowledge of the language to allow control in situations which require an elementary use of the language. Diploma de Español (Nivel Intermedio) High-intermediate level. This accredits the neccessary knowledge of the language to allow communication in everyday situations which do not require specialized terms. Diploma de Español (Nivel Superior) Superior level. This which accredits an advanced knowledge of the language allowing communicaton in all situations requiring advanced use of the language and a knowledge of cultural background.

In these pages we offer you all the information you may need about DELEs and registration possibilities all over the world.