The Goethe-Zertifikat A2: Start Deutsch 2 requires elementary language skills. The examination corresponds to the second level (A2) on the six-level competence scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
understand the most important information in everyday conversations, but also short announcements from the radio or messages on the phone,
take the most important information from short newspaper articles, everyday advertisements and public notice boards,
fill in the usual forms in shops, banks or offices,
Write messages that relate to your immediate living environment,
Introduce yourself in a conversation and exchange ideas about your own life situation,
ask and answer questions about everyday topics in conversations,
Agree or negotiate something in everyday conversations.

Exam Guidelines (in German and English):

https://goetheslz.com/wp-content/uploads/Pruefungsordnung%EF%BC%88Stand-01092025.pdf

Terms and Conditions for Exam Administration: GOETHE-ZERTIFIKAT A2:
https://goetheslz.com/wp-content/uploads/DFB-2025-Goethe-Zertifikat-A2_Englisch.pdf

Supplement to the Terms and Conditions for Exam Administration: Exam Participants with Special Needs: https://goetheslz.com/wp-content/uploads/Ergaenzungen-DFB-TN-spezifischer-Bedarf-2025_Englisch-1.pdf

Datenschutzhinweise für Teilnehmende an Prüfungen des Goethe-Instituts e.V. bei Prüfungskooperationspartnern: https://goetheslz.com/wp-content/uploads/Datenschutzhinweise-PKP_Englisch.pdf

Practice Materials: https://www.goethe.de/ins/de/en/prf/prf/gzsd2/ub2.html