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Costs and Funding

How expensive is a recognition procedure? And what financial aid you can get? This section demonstrates the costs of the recognition procedure and the available funding options at federal and state level.
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In this section we demonstrate how companies can assist the employees in having their foreign qualifications recognised. Depending on whether the skilled worker is applying from abroad or from within Germany, the options for assistance can differ.
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IW Study: Companies use recognition of foreign professional qualifications as a sign of appreciation and employee retention

04.03.2025
The recognition of foreign professional qualifications is essential for securing skilled workers in Germany. The study conducted by the German Economic Institute on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications from a company perspective shows that companies see potential in the recognition of foreign qualifications, but demand simpler, faster and digitally supported procedures.
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Dachdecker/in
Dekarz [2001-2005; Abschluss: Świadectwo Czeladnicze; Bildungsweg: "Duale Berufsausbildung"]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2001 bis 01.09.2005
Länderflagge Polen
Polen
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Dachdecker/in
Dekarz [2001-2012; Abschluss: Dyplom potwierdzający kwalifikacje zawodowe; Bildungsweg: Post-Lyzeale Schule]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2006 bis 01.09.2012
Länderflagge Polen
Polen
Degree
Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (drei Jahre - vergleichbar mit der deutschen dualen Berufsausbildung)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (tri godine - usporedivo s njemačkim dvojnim sustavom strukovnog obrazovanja)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1995 bis 24.09.2009
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Kroatien
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Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (vier Jahre)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (četri godine)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1991 bis 24.09.2009
Länderflagge Kroatien
Kroatien
Degree
Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (drei Jahre)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (tri godine)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1991 bis 24.09.2009
Länderflagge Kroatien
Kroatien
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Recognition by country 2019

More than 70 percent of the recognition procedures for foreign professional qualifications obtained in EU member states end with a full equivalence. The positive recognition rate for the Netherlands is the highest as it reaches 94 percent. It is followed by Austria, Latvia, Hungary, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
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Recognition by country 2020

More than 65 percent of the recognition procedures for foreign professional qualifications obtained in EU member states end with a full equivalence. The positive recognition rate for Austria and the Czech Republic is the highest as it reaches 93 percent. It is followed by the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Lithuania, and Latvia.
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