Have foreign vocational training qualifications recognised
Description
You acquired your professional qualification abroad and want to work in your profession in Germany? Depending on your profession, you can or must have your foreign qualification recognised.
For recognition, the competent authority checks on the basis of your certificates whether your foreign qualification corresponds to a German qualification. This review is based on defined formal criteria, such as the content and duration of the training. Your relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.
For further information, please use the recognition finder on the portal "Recognition in Germany".
In the Recognition Finder you can quickly and easily get answers to your questions about recognition, for example:
- Do I have to have my professional qualification recognised?
- Is the recognition worthwhile for me?
- Can I apply? Do I have a formal right to it?
- Which authority should I contact?
- What is the procedure?
- Which documents are required? What form must the documents take?
- How long does the procedure take?
- How much does the procedure cost?
- Which laws are relevant to my case?
There are 2 basic requirements for the application:
- You have completed an education from abroad. You can prove this training by means of documents.
- You want to work in Germany.
In some cases, there are additional requirements. Detailed information can be found in the Recognition Finder.
The legal bases differ depending on the profession. All legal bases relevant to your case can be found in the Recognition Finder under "Legal basis".
Information portal "Recognition in Germany", Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
