Division 3.3
Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications
Since the Law to Improve the Assessment and Recognition of Professional and Vocational Education and Training Acquired Abroad (Recognition Act) came into force in 2012, division 3.3 – as BIBB´s Competence Centre for Professional Recognition – has been bringing together academic expertise, in-depth knowledge as well as information and support services for skilled workers, employers, advisers and other stakeholders of politics and practice.
BIBB´s Competence Centre for Professional Recognition monitors and analyses recognition practices in Germany and supports their continuous development. Furthermore, it provides counselling to key stakeholders both in Germany and abroad and informs international skilled workers and the general public about the options for professional recognition. The aim is to optimise recognition practices, communicate them more effectively and actively shape their future development. In this way, BIBB´s Competence Centre for Professional Recognition helps to make it easier for international skilled workers to enter the profession they have been trained for, whilst promoting their sustainable integration into the labour market and helping to secure the supply of skilled labour.
Tasks and competences:
- ‘Anerkennung in Deutschland’ – As the federal government’s specialist editorial team, the Competence Centre is responsible for the information portal of the German government for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications. Among other things, it provides quality-assured information in eleven languages, publishes the ‘Recognition Finder’ as an interactive database, enables direct access to the federal government’s digital application service and offers innovative support for international skilled workers through the AI chatbot Aidy.
Anerkennung in Deutschland - BIBB Recognition Monitoring and Research – The team of scientific experts carries out quantitative and qualitative analyses. It also conducts the annual evaluation of official statistics in accordance with federal law, provides evidence-based counselling to policymakers and practitioners, and contributes to the ongoing optimisation of recognition processes.
BIBB Recognition Monitoring - Enquiries and International Advisory Services – The team responds to enquiries from policymakers, academia, the general public and those interested in recognition, carries out national and international collaborations and training programmes – and acts as the German Assistance Centre in accordance with Article 57b of EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
- Communication and Marketing – The team targets its services at international skilled workers, policymakers and practitioners, as well as the general public. The aim is to make quality-assured information and services easily accessible.
For questions regarding the individual recognition of foreign professional qualifications, please use our contact form.
