French for Government of PEI Employees
Planning on taking a French course for professional development?
UPEI's Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development and its partner, the Centre d’excellence en français, offer French language courses and training to all classified and casual PEI civil service employees, and employees of Health PEI.
Unsure about your language proficiency level? Take a minute to complete our self-assessment, which will help you register for the appropriate course. Once you have your self-assessed level and the course in which you would like to enrol, visit the Public Service Commission website to register.
UPEI French Level Placement - Self-Assessment
New French Language Training Program
Term Dates:
- Fall Term: October 2–December 8, 2023 (10 weeks)
- Winter Term: January 8–March 15, 2024 (10 weeks)
- Spring Term: May 6–June 14, 2024 (6 weeks)
Courses with Fall Term Start Dates:
- Beginner to Intermediate Bridging Cohort: Online – Synchronous, 20 weeks
- Wednesdays, 11:00–11:50 am
- Dedicated language learners can progress from a Beginner to an Intermediate language level over the Fall and Winter Terms
- Complete a short, weekly assignment on your own time
- Receive a UPEI Certificate for completion of the Beginner levels
- Proceed to Intermediate II/III (Spring) or Intermediate 1A (Fall)
- Intermediate to Advanced Bridging Cohort: Online – Synchronous, 20 weeks
- Thursdays, 12:00–12:50 pm
- Dedicated language learners can progress from an Intermediate to an Advanced language level over the Fall and Winter Terms
- Approximately 1 hour/week of work to be completed on your own time
- Receive a UPEI certificate for completion of the Intermediate levels
- Proceed to Advanced Written and Oral Communication (TBA) or join our Advanced level in-person targeted workshops
Winter Term Conversation Groups:
Here is our conversation group schedule for the Winter Term. Please join the level that best suits you! For more information, please visit the PEI Public Service Commission website.
- Monday:
- Beginner 1 - 11:00 am
- Beginner 2 - 11:45 am
- Intermediate - 12:30 pm
- Intermediate 2/3 - 1:15 pm
- Advanced - 3:00 pm
- Tuesday:
- Intermediate 2/3 - 11:30 am
- Beginner 2 - 12:15 pm
- Intermediate - 1:00 pm
- Wednesday:
- Beginner 1 - 1:00 pm
- Beginner 2 - 1:45 pm
- Advanced - 2:30 pm
- Intermediate - 3:30 pm
- Friday:
- Advanced - 8:45 am
- Beginner 2/3 - 9:30 am
- Intermediate - 10:30 am
- Intermediate 3/Advanced - 11:15 am
Courses with Winter Term Start Dates:
- Beginner 1A: Online – Asynchronous and Synchronous, 10 weeks
- Tuesdays, 1:00–1:45 pm
- Asynchronous content via Moodle
- Weekly 45-minute conversation practice session
- Receive an official letter of completion
- Proceed to Beginner 2/3 (Spring)
- Proceed to Beginner 2/3 (Spring)
- Beginner 1B: Online – Asynchronous and Synchronous, 10 weeks
- Tuesdays, 11:00–11:45 am
- Asynchronous content via Moodle
- Weekly 45-minute conversation practice session
- Receive an official letter of completion
- Proceed to Beginner 2/3 (Spring)
- Proceed to Beginner 2/3 (Spring)
- Intermediate 1B: Online – Synchronous, 10 weeks
- Wednesdays, 12:00–12:50 pm
- Complete a short, weekly writing assignment on your own time
- Receive an official letter of completion
- Proceed to Intermediate 2/3 (Spring)
- Proceed to Intermediate 2/3 (Spring)
- Advanced Reading and Writing: Online – Synchronous, 10 weeks
- Tuesdays, 12:00–12:50 pm
- Complete a weekly reading/writing assignment on your own time
- Receive an official letter of completion
- Be sure to join our Advanced level Workshops as well!
Courses with Spring Term Start Dates:
- Dates and Times TBA
French Language Workshops
Workshops take place from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in-person at our location:
Alumni Hall, UPEI
618 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Receive an official letter of completion for each workshop completed:
L'art de la communication : faire la différence dans le service aux clients
- October 20, 2023
- All Intermediate and Advanced Levels
Écrire efficacement en français : lettres et courriers électroniques
- December 1, 2023
- Intermediate 3 and Advanced Levels only
Maîtrise des temps verbaux en français - Part 1
- January 12, 2024
- Intermediate 3 and Advanced Levels only
Maîtrise des temps verbaux en français - Part 2
- February 9, 2024
- Intermediate 3 and Advanced Levels only
La communication inclusive en français
- March 1, 2024
- All Intermediate and Advanced Levels
L'art de la communication : faire la différence dans le service aux clients
- May 10, 2024
- All Intermediate and Advanced Levels
Past courses
Fall semester, 2023
Beginner 1A: Online – Asynchronous and Synchronous, 10 weeks
Tuesdays, 11:00–11:45 am
Intermediate 1A: Online – Synchronous, 10 weeks
Wednesdays, 12:00–12:50 pm
Intermediate 3: Online – Synchronous, 10 weeks
Tuesdays, 12:00–12:50 pm
