Università degli Studi di Messina

1. Register on ESSE3 (Select 'Register' / Registrazione from the top right menu). Important: Candidates must register by reporting exactly the data in their passports. In case of discrepancies, recognition will not be possible before the start of the test.
2. Login using the login credentials received by e-mail after registration (Select 'Login' from the top right menu).
3. From the menu, select first 'Secretariat' / Segreteria and then 'Assessment Test' / Test di valutazione.
4. In the 'Competition List' / Lista concorsi, select TOLC ITA-L2 
5. Please note you will be receiving the mail with the instructions and the links to take the exam on Monday before the test date.

The handbook with the registration procedure is attached below.

A registration fee of € 20.00 is due. Only after payment of the fee, the registration will be confirmed. The sum will be refunded to those who are eligible and who enrol at UniME. It will be possible to take the test a maximum of two times.

Please note: In the event of

• unjustified absence
• non-admission to the test due to lack of technical and/or environmental requirements, irregularities or violations of the regulations
• interruption of the test due to unstable connection, irregularities or violations of the regulations, technical problems with the workstation

the test will not be rescheduled and the € 20.00 fee will not be refunded; in order to take the test again, it will be necessary to re-register (and, therefore, pay the € 20.00 fee again). Excluded from the above-mentioned cases are those attributable to force majeure and unforeseen and unforeseeable events (e.g. power failure, internet availability). 

How to set up the room before the ITA-L2 test

Required devices:

• A laptop computer, connected to the power supply or with a charge of at least 3 hours, to take the test.
• Wired headphones/earphones for listening (please note: Bluetooth headphones/earphones are not allowed).
• A smartphone or tablet with video camera, connected to the power supply or with a charge of at least 3 hours, to access the virtual classroom.
• A stable Internet connection.

The room in which you will take the ITA-L2  test must be well lit and quiet, with only one access door, which must always remain closed. You must be alone in the room for the duration of the test.

Place only the following on your desk:

• Laptop computer.
• Headphones or earphones connected by cable to the laptop.
• Passport (mandatorily for non-EU students) or ID document (for EU or EU-equivalent students).
• One or two blank sheets of paper and a pen for notes.
• A lamp, if you need one.
• A transparent, unlabeled bottle of water, if you need it.

Please note:

• The use of a mouse, whether wired or with a USB connection, is not permitted. Please, use the touchpad.
• Wearing smartwatches is not permitted.
• Headphones/Earphones should only be worn when listening.

Disable all smartphone/tablet notifications and filters and place the device behind you on a stable stand, so that you can film yourself sitting at your desk during the test. The device must frame you at a side angle of 45 degrees to your shoulders and from a height above the desk. The desk and at least the opening side and the door handle of the room must be framed.

Instructions for the ITA-L2 test

At the time communicated in the instruction e-mail you received from CISIA, log in to the virtual classroom. When you are called by the Commission, you will have to show the room in which you are taking the test, the desk, your passport/ID document, and the control code on the PC screen, according to the CISIA instructions sent by e-mail.

If your room is set up according to the instructions, you will be allowed to place your smartphone correctly behind you, according to the instructions given above. You will be validated and will be able to take the test at start-up.

Remember not to talk during the test and always use headphones or earphones for listening. If you need to communicate with the Commission, you can always use the chat displayed on the monitor during the test, which is specially set up on the CISIA platform.

During the test, you will not be allowed to stand up and must always remain connected to the virtual classroom without ever disconnecting audio and video.

Please note:

1. Make sure that you have set up the room correctly before connecting to the virtual classroom. If your room configuration does not meet all the above requirements, you will not be validated and will not be able to take the test. 
2. In the event of an unjustified absence, a new registration and payment will be required to take the test. 
3. In the event of non-admission to the test due to irregularities or lack of technical and/or environmental requirements, the test will not be rescheduled and the registration fee will be not refunded in any case.
4. If a device goes off during the test, the test will be suspended and the score obtained until disconnection will be recorded.

For further information, candidates are invited to read carefully the CISIA instructions attached below.

UniME wishes you a successful ITA-L2!

Further information available at: 

CISIA - TEST ITA-L2 INFORMATION PAGE