Veterinary assistant - Determining the equivalence of a foreign professional qualification

Service Description

Veterinary assistants assist veterinarians in the examination, treatment and care of animals and in advising animal owners. They also carry out organizational and administrative work.

Have you acquired a professional qualification abroad that entitles you to comparable professional activities to the domestic training certificate as a veterinary assistant and want to work in Germany in the profession you have learned? The profession of veterinary assistant is a state-recognized training occupation that is not regulated in Germany. If you would nevertheless like to have the equivalence of your qualification with a German qualification checked, you can submit an application to the competent authority for a determination of equivalence. The competent authority will determine equivalence upon application if

  • the evidence of formal qualifications obtained abroad demonstrates the ability to perform comparable professional activities to the corresponding domestic evidence of formal qualifications and
  • there are no significant differences between the proven professional qualification and the corresponding domestic professional qualification.

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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Competent Authority

Landestierärztekammer Thüringen

Address
Thälmannstr. 1-3
99085 Erfurt
Telephone
0361 64438-793
Fax
0361 64438-795