Welcome to EPFC!

Language courses: French, Dutch, English and Spanish.

For all courses other than language courses, you must be able to speak French fluently.

1. Make an appointment to assess your level of language knowledge.
   The link will be here.

    

2. On the day of the appointment, at EPFC:
   1. Take the multiple choice questionnaire to assess your written skills.
   2. Take the interview with a teacher to assess your oral skills.
   3. We will proceed with your registration according to the places still available.

1. Assess your writing skills via an online multiple choice questionnaire.
   The link will be here.
2. On the day of the appointment:
   1. Take the interview with a teacher to assess your oral skills.
   2. We will proceed with your registration according to the places still available.

1. Assess your writing skills via an online multiple choice questionnaire.
   The link will be here.
2. Make an appointment via the link you will receive in the confirmation e-mail after the writing skills questionnaire.
3. On the day of the appointment, we will register you according to the places still available.

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Your residence permit (passport + student visa are not sufficient to enroll).
This document must be valid at least until 25 April 2023 (=the 1^st/10 of the course).

If you are an EU citizen, your national identity card or passport is enough.

A price reduction will be granted to persons who are unemployed and registered with ACTIRIS, FOREM, VDAB or who receive social benefit.

• If you are registered with ACTIRIS or FOREM, a price reduction will be granted after verification and confirmation of your status on 1^st/10 of the course.
• If you are registered with VDAB, you must provide the proof of registration*. This document must have been issued from 25 April 2023 (=the date of 1^st/10 of the course).
• If you receive social benefit or financial assistance equivalent to the social benefit, you must provide a certificate from the CPAS/OCMW stating that you "are receiving the Social Integration Income since..." and "until now". This document must have been issued from 25 April 2023.
  A student with no income whose spouse or partner is receiving the social benefit at the household rate may also qualify for the exemption if he or she provides a household composition dated less than one month and a document proving that the spouse or partner is receiving the RIS (or financial assistance equivalent to the RIS) at the household rate. This certificate must state that the person "has been receiving the social integration income since..." and "until today". This document must have been issued : see above "If you receive social benefit".

* The document for the VDAB is downloadable from the VDAB personal space "Mijn Loopbaan" by clicking on the tab "Bekijk je inschrijvingsbewijs" - consult your proof/certificate of registration). This document must state that you are "werkloos".

• French and English: both written and oral skills are tested before the registration.
  • French : written skills test consists of multiple-choice test and write a short text. Both written and oral skills are tested on appointment, at EPFC, the same day. 
  • English : written skills are tested by an online multiple-choice test before the day of the oral skills test. The oral skills are tested on appointment at EPFC before the registration, the same day.
• Other languages: written skills are tested by a online multiple-choice test before the registration. Oral skills will be evaluated during the first lesson.

In April, regarding language courses, we propose: 

• 12 hours a week (3x4 hours)
  Courses in the morning OR in the afternoon. No evening courses.

• One French, German, Dutch, Spanish or English course (120 hours) from level 01 to level 09, English for real beginners: 121,39€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 90,19€ with price reduction: see above
• One French, German, Dutch, Spanish or English course (120 hours) level 10 or 11: 140,59€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 90,19€ with price reduction: see above
• One Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Turkish or Korean course (120 hours) from level 01 to level 09: 144,84€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 113,64€ with price reduction: see above
• One conversation course (French, English, Spanish) or English through stories (40 hours): 47,97€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 37,57€ with price reduction: see above
• One French conversation course (80 hours), Fun English: 95,95€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 75,15€ with price reduction: see above
• One French conversation course (advanced level) (60 hours), Business English or English conversation course (advanced level): 71,96€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 56,36€ with price reduction: see above
• One French conversation course (advanced level) (120 hours): 143,92€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 112,72€ with price reduction: see above
• One conversation course (Arabic, Portuguese, Chinese): 57,74€ (+ 29€ for the first course per person and per school year)
  or 47,34€ with price reduction: see above

Payment by bank card only.

We are located avenue de l'Astronomie, 19 - 1210 Brussels

• station "Madou" (+/- 2 minutes on foot from EPFC)
  • Metro 2 and 6
  • bus STIB 29, 63, 65, 66, N05
  • bus De Lijn 318, 351, 410
• station "Quetelet" (+/- 2 minutes on foot from EPFC)
  • bus STIB 61
• station "Botanique" (+/- 6 minutes on foot from EPFC)
  • tramway STIB 92 ou 93
• by train: station "Bruxelles - Congrès" or "Bruxelles - Central" (+/- 10 minutes on foot from EPFC) or "Bruxelles - Nord" (+/- 15 minutes on foot from EPFC)

There are very few parking opportunities in the neighbourhood. Moreover, there is a charge for parking in this neighborhood.