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Professional Qualification

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  1. German Educational System
  2. Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
  3. Skilled Trades and Crafts (Handwerke)
  4. Liberal Professions
  5. Other Commercial Businesses

German Educational System

Employing German personnel, working in Germany or bringing services to Germany often necessitates the estimation of German professional qualifications. The educational system plays a key role in the success story of the German economy. Many of the great inventions and scientific discoveries of the modern age had their roots in German schools and colleges. In addition, the German vocational education ensures the application of innovation in efficient, high quality products and services.

General Information on the German Educational System is available on the pages of the Standing Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (Kultusministerkonferenz). Moreover, the German Education Server (Deutscher Bildungsserver) provides education related information on the internet. The Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) offers concise information on German professional qualifications and the relevant education programs in the online-database BERUFENET.

In Germany, there are two different means of academic education. The traditional universities (Universitäten) focus on the understanding and development of scientific methods, whereas the universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen) capitalize on the application of scientific methods and skills in practice. The German Rectors' Conference provides profiles of current academic study programs in Germany on its website ''Higher Education Compass''.

The German vocational training system is a dual system combining theoretical training at vocational schools with practical, on-the-job training under the supervision of experienced professionals. The theoretical and practical content of teaching is standardized and supervised for each of the 350 recognized vocations in order to guarantee a high vocational qualification that is adequate for the required working skills. The Federal Institute of Vocational Education and Training (Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung - BIBB) provides profiles of these non academic occupations.