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Foreign skilled workers
On this page, companies can find information about the Skilled Workers Immigration Act (FEG), the recognition potentials of vocational diplomas from selected focus countries, practical examples of successful recruitment from abroad as well as contact points for companies.
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OECD International Migration Outlook 2023
25.10.2023
In most OECD European countries and in the United States, labour migration in 2022 was at a 15 year record level. Year-on-year increases in the primary destination countries were striking: the number of new permanent-type labour migrants increased by 59% in Germany.
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2017 Report on the Recognition Act now available in English
06.11.2017
The 2017 report marks the fifth anniversary of the law and reveals that success has been achieved right across the board. Efficient administrative struc­tures, comprehensive information and guidance provision have been established over the past five years. The number of recognition applications is continuing to rise. Three quarters of all recognition notices certified full equivalence between foreign and German qualifications. The results of the external evaluation confirm that professional or occupational recognition is improving people’s life circumstances. Recognition is working!
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Contact points and advisory centers on professional recognition now also outside Germany
14.12.2015
In Germany thanks to the three central information portals for recognition of foreign professional qualifications, “BQ-Portal”, “Recognition in Germany” and “anabin”, there is a wide range of information on the recognition process. From now on, the new project “ProRecognition” aims to offer also in other countries comprehensive information on the possibilities of having foreign qualifications recognised in Germany.
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Improved labor market integration of foreign workers
28.01.2015
According to a new OECD report, Germany is now the OECD’s second most important destination for permanent migration after the United States. As OECD expert Thomas Liebig claims, Germany is the central engine of migration in Europe. The inflow of foreigners to Germany experienced a double-digit growth with almost 465,000 migrants in 2013. This increase is driven primarily by migrants from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.
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The amended Employment Act: promoting a welcoming culture
01.03.2013
The German Employment Act defines which training and professional qualifications are necessary for non-EU citizens to take up employment in Germany. The German government has now amended this law, and the new version is scheduled to come into effect on 1 July, marking an important step towards an even more welcoming culture in Germany.
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Recruitingreise Vietnam
04.05.2023
07.05.2023
Veranstaltung
Hand in Hand for International Talents

Sie möchten internationale Fachkräfte rekrutieren, aber diese vorher persönlich kennen lernen? Dann reisen Sie mit dem Projekt Hand in Hand for International Talents nach Vietnam und lernen Sie vom 04. - 07. Mai 2023 (inkl. An- und Abreise) die Fachkräfte des Projekts  direkt vor Ort kennen. Unternehmen aus den IHK-Bezirken Düsseldorf, Erfurt, Lübeck, Reutlingen, Rostock, München, Offenbach und nach individueller Absprache auch außerhalb dieser können vom 04. bis 07. Mai in Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt qualifizierte Fachkräfte in folgenden Bereichen kennenlernen: Hotellerie und Gastronomie / Elektronik / Fachinformatik. 

Wenn Sie Fragen zum Projekt oder der Veranstaltung haben, dann melden Sie sich gerne via der E-Mail-Adresse projekt_hih@dihk.de oder direkt bei Ihrem regionalen Ansprechpartner. Sie finden die jeweiligen Kontaktdaten auf der verlinkten Website