Jantar – International House Split · since 1992

Learn Croatian in Croatia

For everyone who lives or works here: group courses and one-to-one lessons in Split or online, and an A1.1 course for workers that the Croatian Employment Service (HZZ) helps pay for.

See the courses I work in Croatia: do I need A1.1?

✓ Adult education institution
✓ 34 years in Split
✓ International House member

Three adult learners at a Croatian lesson in Split

From June 2027, many workers from outside the EU who have held a residence and work permit for a year need Croatian at level A1.1 to extend it or get a new one.

Who needs it

Group course

from 400 EUR a semester

A1 to C2, twice a week, 70 lessons. In Split.

One-to-one

35 EUR a lesson

Any level, 45-minute lessons, in Split or online.

A1.1 course for workers

70 hours

Croatian for your job, with an HZZ voucher. In class or at your workplace.

The 70-hour course for workers, topic by topic

Lessons are in Croatian from day one, with pictures, gestures and situations from work. You do not need English to follow.

01 · 5 hGreetings, introductions, getting to know people
02 · 5 hDescribing people and things
03 · 4 hIn the shop: food and drink
04 · 6 hI know, I can, I want, I must
05 · 5 hHealth
06 · 6 hWork and daily life
07 · 7 hGiving and following instructions
08 · 6 hFinding your way
09 · 4 hTravel
10 · 6 hJobs at the workplace
11 · 4 hWorkplace, equipment and tools
12 · 6 hTalking to guests, customers or clients
13 · 6 hTalking to colleagues
70 hA1.1

Topics 10 to 13 follow your sector: the language of your workplace.

Where

Our own classrooms are in Split, Zagreb and Zadar. Courses for workers also run at the employer’s premises anywhere in Croatia; our teachers work in Split, Zagreb, Zadar, Rijeka and Makarska.

Ask about a course

Learners sort Croatian words into groups at a table

Tell us what you need

We will suggest a group, times and the price, and answer your questions about the A1.1 requirement.

Ask about a course +385 21 370 477