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Recognize foreign professional qualifications in the field of continuing education in the health professions
Service Description
Activities in the area of continuing education in the health care professions are regulated in Germany. This means that you may only use a continuing education title if you are formally authorized to do so. To obtain this authorization, your foreign qualification must be recognized.
The following continuing education courses in the health professions are regulated in Thuringia:
- Practice supervisor
- Responsible nursing specialist according to § 71 SGB XI
- Head nurse of an area in the hospital and other nursing care areas
- Specialist nurse for geriatrics and gerontopsychiatry
- Hygiene specialist
- Hygiene representative in nursing facilities
- Nursing specialist in palliative care
Process flow
Your foreign professional qualification can be recognized upon application. However, you must intend to work in Thuringia. In the procedure, your foreign professional qualification is compared with a German reference qualification (further education qualification). The competent body checks whether there are any significant differences between your foreign professional qualification and the German further education qualification.
If the examination is positive, you will receive a certificate of equivalence. If there are significant differences between your foreign professional qualification and the German continuing education qualification, you have the option of taking an adaptation measure (aptitude test or adaptation course) to achieve equivalence.
You can choose between two options:
- Adaptation course: the adaptation course is a practical post-qualification, which means a course, a seminar or an internship. Often a course or seminar is combined with an internship. The duration of the adaptation course depends on the identified differences between your foreign qualification and the German qualification.
- Aptitude test: An aptitude test is a test in which they check your aptitude for further education. An aptitude test is not a new final examination. In the aptitude test, only the deficits that were identified in your training are tested.
Once the equivalence has been determined or after successful completion of an adaptation measure, you can apply for permission to use the continuing education designation(s). Permission will be granted if you can prove that you have been granted permission to use the professional title in a legally regulated specialist occupation in the health and social services sector (basic occupation) and that you have the language skills required for the occupation.
With the permission to use the continuing education title, you are legally treated in the same way as persons with a corresponding German continuing education degree.
With the recognition of your basic profession, you can also work in a health care profession without additional recognition of your qualification as a continuing education degree. However, you will then not be able to work in the continuing education field and will not be allowed to use the continuing education designation.
German language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are currently recommended for practicing the profession.
In professions that require a state permit to practice, the recognition procedure can also be carried out via the technical systems of the point of single contact as of January 18, 2016.
Who should I contact?
Please contact:
Thuringian State Administration Office
Department 550
Weimarplatz 4
99423 Weimar
Mrs. Annett Hausmann
Telephone: (0361) 3773-7024
E-mail: Annett.Hausmann@tlvwa.thueringen.de
Which documents are required?
You will need the following documents:
- Application for permission to use a professional title for EU (EEA) and third countries.
- a tabular list of the training courses you have completed and your professional activities (in German),
- a proof of identity,
- proof of qualifications acquired abroad,
- proof of relevant professional experience or other proof of qualifications, if these are required to establish equivalence, and
- a statement as to whether you have already submitted an application for determination of equivalence and, if so, to which body
- If applicable, a decision (i.e. the result of the equivalence test) issued by another federal state.
It does not matter what nationality you have or in which country you acquired your qualification. You can also submit the application from abroad. However, you must have the intention to work in Thuringia. You must prove this intention with suitable documents, such as:
- Job application,
- letter of application,
- proof that you have applied for an entry visa for gainful employment or
- Proof that you have had contact with potential employers or
- a business concept.
If you are a national or resident of the EU, EEA or Switzerland and there are no special reasons against your intention, you do not need to provide proof.
The documents must be submitted in the form of originals or certified copies. As a rule, your documents must be submitted in German or as a certified copy of a German translation. The translations must be made by interpreters or translators who are publicly appointed or sworn. The translations must be made from the original or from the certified copies. This must be certified by the translator.
If you submit your application electronically via the Single Point of Contact, only documents issued or recognized in a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area can also be submitted electronically. If the competent authority has reasonable doubts about the authenticity of the transmitted documents, it may request the submission of certified copies.
What are the fees?
Fees are incurred in accordance with the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for Public Services under the Thuringian Recognition Act and the Thuringian Administrative Cost Regulations for the Business Area of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Family and Health. These amount to between 75 and 600 euros. In individual cases, please contact the relevant authority.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No deadlines need to be observed.
Processing duration
You will be notified of a decision on the determination of the equivalence of your training certificate within three months of submission of the complete documentation. The deadline may be reasonably extended once if this is justified by the specifics of the matter. The extension of the deadline is a maximum of one month if you have acquired your proof of education in a member state of the EU or a contracting state of the Agreement on the European Economic Area or in a state equated by agreement.
Legal basis
- Thuringia Act on the Determination of Equivalence of Professional Qualifications Acquired Abroad (Thuringia Professional Qualification Determination Act - ThürBQFG)
- Thuringia Act on Continuing Education in the Specialized Professions of Health Care and Social Services
- Thuringian Ordinance on the Implementation of Further Training in the Nursing Professions (Thuringian Ordinance on Further Training in the Nursing Professions)
- Thuringian administrative cost regulations for public services under the Thuringian Recognition Act
Applications / forms
You have the right to appeal against the decision of the responsible office on your application or against a decision not made in due time in accordance with the Administrative Court Code (objection proceedings, if necessary legal action).
Appeal
The Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits (ThAVEL) provides you with the necessary application document on a virtual desk.
You can also submit your informal application in writing to the competent authority.
What else should I know?
The recognition and qualification consulting offices of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition process.
Supporting institutions
For telephone advice on recognition in German and English, please call the "Working and Living in Germany" hotline
Tel.: +49 30 1815-1111
Reachability:
Monday to Friday from 09:00 - 15:00 each day
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family (TMASGFF)
Professionally released on
28.10.2016
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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