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An offer from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Information portal of the German government
for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications

Training: advice and support

Does your notice tell you that you need training to achieve full equivalence? You can arrange to have professional support on your path to full recognition. Here you will find the right contact person and training near you. The advisers will help you, for example, when choosing the training measure, when searching for an appropriate company, and they will support you throughout the entire training process.

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In-person appointments are not possible

Appointments by prior arrangement only

Unfortunately, the telephone hotline is often busy. Responses to written inquiries to the hotline can take several weeks.

The “Working and Living in Germany” hotline run by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Federal Employment Agency will answer your questions in writing or on the telephone.

Are you living abroad and want to apply for recognition from there? The hotline will refer you to the Service Center for Professional Recognition (ZSBA). They will help you during the application and offer you individual counselling and support all the way through the recognition procedure up until your arrival in Germany.

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There are various results. There are two possible results for regulated professions and three possible results for non-regulated professions.

Regulated professions

There are two possible results for regulated professions: Recognition or no recognition.

Non-regulated professions

There are three possible results for non-regulated professions: Recognition or partial recognition or no recognition.

  • In this case you receive recognition: Your professional qualification is equivalent to the relevant German professional qualification.
  • In this case you receive partial recognition: Your professional qualification is only partially equivalent to the German professional qualification. With partial recognition you are permitted to work in a non-regulated profession in Germany.
  • In this case you do not receive recognition: The difference between your professional qualification and the German professional qualification is too large.

You are able to compensate for substantial differences in regulated and non-regulated professions with training measures. For example, with a compensation measure or with refresher training.

You receive the result of the recognition procedure in a notice.

How do I get recognition?

What happens after the notice