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+import { usecases } from '../../../enrolment/domain/usecases/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a user has been candidate to a certification
+ *
+ * @function
+ * @param {Object} params
+ * @param {number} params.userId user id to search for candidates
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+ * @throws {TypeError} preconditions failed
+ */
+export const hasBeenCandidate = async ({ userId }) => {
+  if (!userId) {
+    throw new TypeError('user identifier is required');
+  }
+  return usecases.hasBeenCandidate({ userId });
+};
diff --git a/api/tests/certification/enrolment/unit/application/api/candidates-api_test.js b/api/tests/certification/enrolment/unit/application/api/candidates-api_test.js
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+import { hasBeenCandidate } from '../../../../../../src/certification/enrolment/application/api/candidates-api.js';
+import { usecases } from '../../../../../../src/certification/enrolment/domain/usecases/index.js';
+import { catchErr, expect, sinon } from '../../../../../test-helper.js';
+
+describe('Unit | Certification | Enrolment | API | candidates-api', function () {
+  describe('hasBeenCandidate', function () {
+    it('should check if a user has been candidate', async function () {
+      // given
+      sinon.stub(usecases, 'hasBeenCandidate').resolves();
+
+      // when
+      await hasBeenCandidate({ userId: 12 });
+
+      // then
+      expect(usecases.hasBeenCandidate).to.have.been.calledOnceWithExactly({ userId: 12 });
+    });
+
+    it('should reject calls without a userId', async function () {
+      // given
+      sinon.stub(usecases, 'hasBeenCandidate').resolves();
+
+      // when
+      const error = await catchErr(() => hasBeenCandidate({ userId: null }))();
+
+      // then
+      expect(error).to.be.instanceOf(TypeError);
+      expect(error.message).to.equals('user identifier is required');
+    });
+  });
+});