Are you a French-speaking professional?

Are you committed to providing your services and a warm welcome in French to French-speaking visitors from around the world?
Would you like to get involved in developing the Ici on parle français network values?

Ici on parle français is working to build a dynamic network of partners who believe in positive synergies and who collaborate in order to:

-develop French as a tool for communication and inclusion on a professional, cultural and human level;
-promote local cultural heritage;
-stimulate well-being through better linguistic communication and greater openness to others.

If you recognise yourself/your business in these skills and values, you are welcome to join us to continue building together this wonderful French-speaking network, rich in cultural diversity!

Why taking part to the Ici on parle français network?

Do you share our values and missions of inclusion, kindness, and personal and professional growth through better communication in French?
Would you like to get involved in developing these values through the Ici on parle français network?
We appreciate your interest and look forward to welcoming you in order to build this wonderful French-speaking network, rich in cultural diversity and kindness.
Welcome!

Commercial and cultural structures wishing to take part to the network must ensure the presence of a professional operator who is able to interact in French and wants ti welcome other French Speaking people in an inclusive way.

French Native professionals and certified professionals employed in a commercial or cultural accommodation establishment allows the hiring establishments to apply for and be granted the label and thus join the Ici on parle français network of establishments recognized as Francophone, be published on the map of competent places, display the window sticker in their structure, and enjoy all the benefits reserved for them.

The Ici on parle français network promotes the wide variety of French-speaking professionals and organisations where any French-speaking visitor may wish or need to interact in French:

🛍️ Commercial activities: shops, boutiques, bookshops, etc.
🏨 Accommodation and catering: hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, bars, cafés, tea rooms, etc.
🏥 Health: doctors, dentists, psychologists, pharmacies, vets, etc.
💆‍♂️ Well-being: spas, beauticians, hairdressers, etc.
🌍 Culture: tourist offices, tourist guides, museums, libraries, taxis, etc.
🤝🏻Communication: translators, interpreters, language mediators, etc.
📜 Administration: solicitors, accountants, etc.
🛠️ Other services: mechanics, plumbers, etc.

Is your business one of them?

Join the network to add your business to the map available to French speakers!

Certification as an added value

If you are French native speaker or if you have carried out a French diploma (DFP, DELF…) you can showcase your French language skills;

During a job interview with an employer who is not part of the “Ici on parle français” network, you can point out the added value of your recognized certification*: hiring you allows the establishment to join the network and, thus, to be included and valued :
– in the online, updated, and interactive map with geolocation of places and establishments. The map is freely available to all, and thus also to French-speaking visitors;
– through a window sticker to be displayed to the public. The sticker includes the brand logo, the QR code that allows French speaking visitors direct access to the map and, where possible, the official partner logos;
– by making use of the brand logo in its own information and advertising activities;
– by promoting the initiative on partner sites, like the pilot project of Padua suggest merging the Alliance Française of the City with, the City Town hall  and the Chamber of Commerce.

It also allows to:
– raise awareness of the professional services offered to increase its visibility internationally among visitors and other francophone professionals from around the world;
– be recognized locally and internationally as actors in welcoming, including, and promoting local heritage through the French language;
– have the professional and cultural language skills of certified employees and professionals recognized;
– take advantage of other benefits developed under the project as they are activated, such as a job posting service at French-language certified professionals…