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Foreign professional qualification Recognition as a social pedagogue (B.A.) /Social Pedagogue (B.A.)
If you want to work in Germany as a social pedagogue (B.A.) / social pedagogue (B.A.) or as a social worker (B.A.) / social worker (B.A.), you usually need the corresponding state recognition in the form of the authorization to use the professional title "Staatlich anerkannte Sozialpädagogin (B.A.)" or "Staatlich anerkannter Sozialpädagoge B.A.) / "State-approved social worker (B.A)" "State-approved social worker (B.A.)".
Social work is a regulated profession. Even with a relevant undergraduate university degree obtained abroad, you can apply for state recognition in Germany.
For state recognition, the competent authority checks on the basis of your submitted documents whether or to what extent your foreign qualification of a German qualification for the profession of social pedagogue (B.A.) /the social pedagogue (B.A.) or the social worker (B.A.) /of the social worker (B.A.). This review is based on defined formal and content-related criteria, such as the content and duration of the university studies. Your relevant professional experience will be taken into account as well as other relevant qualifications.
Important note: For academic qualifications, you can apply for a basic assessment of your university degree by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). The assessment by the ZAB does not replace the procedure to be applied for here for state recognition (content examination by a responsible university).
Further information can be found on the portal "Recognition in Germany". This Internet portal provides quick and easy answers to questions about recognition, for example:
- Do I have to have my professional qualification recognised?
- Is it worth the recognition for me?
- Can I submit the application? Do I have a formal right to it?
- Where should I contact?
- What does the procedure look like?
- Which documents are required? What form must the documents take?
- How long does the procedure take?
- How much does the procedure cost?
- Which laws are relevant to my case?
Portal "Recognition in Germany"
The responsibility lies with the universities in the field of social work.
Please use the individual consultation request in accordance with § 22 SozHeilKindVO before applying. In this way, it can be clarified at an early stage whether an application for recognition makes sense at all.
You will need the following documents:
- Tabular list of your completed courses of study and gainful employment
- Indication of your contact details (address of current place of residence / e-mail)
- Proof of identity
- Certified university degree or Bachelor's certificate including overview of subjects and grades or other certificates of competence and training / transcript of records / Diploma Supplement about studying abroad
- Certificate of entitlement to practise a profession
- Proof of relevant professional experience (e.B. employment contracts, internship certificates, job references) with information on the regular weekly working hours, the fields of activity completed, assessments of the activities and the respective total duration of the professional activities, or other qualifications, if these are necessary to determine equivalence
- Declaration of whether and to which body you have already submitted an application for a declaration of equivalence and, if applicable, decision on the determination of equivalence
- An up-to-date, extended certificate of good conduct or proof that an extended certificate of good conduct has been applied for at the registration authority in accordance with § 30a Federal Central Register for submission to the university
All documents must be submitted in the original or as a certified copy and in German. If the documents are written in another language, you may also need a translation from a publicly appointed translator.
Additional documentation may be required. At the time of application, knowledge of the German language at least at language level B2 is recommended.
Fees may apply. Please contact the competent authority.
There are no deadlines to be observed. The deadline for submitting the application begins with the confirmation by the competent authority that the required documents are complete.
The decision is made in accordance with §§ 1 - 3 dhe Ordinance on the State Recognition of Professional Qualifications in the Field of Social Work, Curative Education and Education in Childhood (SozHeilKindVO) of 17 May 2017 (Nds. GVBl. p. 155), as last amended by Ordinance of 20 March 2018 (Nds. GVBl. p. 42).
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An appeal against the decision is possible.
The service points of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition procedure.
The service points of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition procedure.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony and Recognition Finder Germany
Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)
21335 Lüneburg
26723 Emden
31134 Hildesheim
49377 Vechta
38302 Wolfenbüttel
31141 Hildesheim
49076 Osnabrück
30625 Hannover
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