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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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In this section you will find answers to frequently asked questions about professional recognition. The section is focused on the perspective of companies accompanying the recognition process.
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Find out why the BQ-Portal was launched and how it contributes to securing a skilled workforce in Germany.
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If you want to accompany the recognition process, you and the applicant can use various offers of information and advice.
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You would like to know what "compensation measure" or "qualification analysis" mean. These and other definitions you can find here.
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In this section the BQ-Portal provides an overview of the success rates of applications for professional recognition by professional groups, professions, regions and countries. Full equivalence is the most common outcome of the equivalence reviews in 2018.
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In this section the BQ-Portal provides an overview of the success rates of applications for professional recognition by professional groups, professions, regions and countries. Full equivalence is the most common outcome of the equivalence reviews in 2017.
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Decreto Ministeriale 9 marzo 1994. Sostituzione degli orari e dei programmi di insegnamento vigenti nel biennio degli istituti tecnici industriali e nei successivi trienni ad indirizzo per l'elettronica industriale, per l'elettrotecnica, per le telecomunicazioni, per le industrie metalmeccaniche, per la meccanica e per la meccanica di precisione di cui al D.P.R. 30 settembre 1961, n. 1222.
Gültigkeit: 09.03.1994 bis 02.03.2012