Recognizing vocational qualifications of refugees – examples from »Prototyping Transfer«

The Recognition Act which entered into force on 1 April 2012 aims to provide better employment opportunities in the training occupations for people with foreign vocational qualifications. This option is also of interest for refugees, many of whom were unable to bring the relevant documents with them, such as a diploma or employment reference, for the vocational qualification to be recognised. However, under certain circumstances, a recognition procedure may also be carried out without documents by means of a qualification analysis. The article examines this option which is enshrined in the Law for the Amendment of the Professional Qualifications Assessment Act (BQFG) and presents initial experiences of its implementation.