Worldwide there is a plethora of various professional training and many names for similar professional qualifications. Consequently, it isn’t always easy for a German firm to estimate your skills or if you are qualified to fill a particular position.
For some degrees and certificates, it is therefore useful to have your qualification recognized when seeking a job. Indeed, for others it is a pre-condition for permission to work in Germany. Whether or not, for example, your profession is officialized in Germany (eg. Doctor of Medicine, elderly care nurse, lawyer, master tradesman), for which you require recognition in advance, can be ascertained with the help of the Recognition Finder or in the Professions Net of the Federal Employment Agency under „Officialized Professions“.
Even if it is not necessary to have you qualification recognized, its recognition can still help. Firms will be able to better assess your application, and you will leave a good impression over the course of the application process.
It is possible to apply for such a recognition process even before your departure from home, irrespective of your nationality or a permit of residence.
Mo: 10–12 a.m., Tue: 10–12 a.m. & 2 –4 p.m., Wed: 3 – 5 p.m., Thu: 10–12 a.m.
Central service point for the determination of foreign qualifications in der Metropolitan Region of Nuremberg
The anabin database provides information on the assessment of foreign educational qualifications and supports authorities, employers and employees as well as private individuals in classifying a foreign qualification in the German education system.
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