Foreign professional qualification Recognition as a curative teacher (state-recognised/further education at a technical school)

For recognition, the Regional State Office for Schools and Education Lüneburg checks on the basis of your certificates whether or to what extent your foreign qualification corresponds to a German qualification for the profession of curative teacher. This review is based on defined formal criteria, such as content, professional orientation and duration of the training. Your relevant professional experience will be taken into account as well as other relevant qualifications. The decision on the application shall be taken by means of a written decision.

If there are significant differences, a compensatory measure (adaptation period or aptitude test) is required before the professional qualification acquired abroad is recognised. The scope of the compensatory measure is determined by the Regional State Office for Schools and Education Lüneburg in a decision.

For more information, visit the anerkennung-in-deutschland.de portal

This internet portal provides quick and easy answers to questions about recognition, for example:

• Do I have to have my professional qualification recognised?

• Is the recognition worthwhile for me?

• Can I apply? Do I have a formal right to it?

• Where should I contact?

• What is the procedure?

• 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?

The responsibility lies with the Regional State Office for Schools and Education Lüneburg

In order for the professional qualification obtained abroad to be recognised, the following conditions must be met:

• the professional qualification obtained entitles the holder to pursue professional activities comparable to those of a curative teacher in the country in which it was obtained, and
• there are no significant differences between the professional qualification obtained in the country of origin and the corresponding vocational training in Lower Saxony.

1. Completed application form
2. Hand-signed tabular presentation with information about the school and professional career in German
3. Officially certified copy of the school leaving certificate
4. Officially certified copies of evidence of formal qualifications in their original language and as a German translation:
   1. Final documents (e.g. diploma) including, if applicable, attachment in original language and as German translation
   2. Proof of training content (subject board, explanations and curricular requirements, etc.) in the original language and as a German translation
   3. Certificate from the competent authority that you are directly entitled to practise the profession in the country of training in the original language and as a German translation.
5. Officially certified copies of proof of relevant professional experience in Germany or abroad in the form of job references/workbooks in the original language and as a German translation. The evidence should be able to provide information about the activities and the scope of activities. Proof of identity (identity card, passport or residence permit)
6. Proof of identity (identity card, passport or residence permit)

In the case of a postal application, the evidence according to No. 3 - 5 must always be submitted as an officially certified copy of the respective original. In the case of digital applications, we reserve the right to request additional certified copies.

An "official certification" confirms that the copy corresponds to the original. Municipalities, joint municipalities, cities and districts as well as notaries may issue certified copies.
For the documents in non-German, additional translations into German are required. The translations must be prepared or at least confirmed by a publicly appointed/sworn translator in Germany. You can https://www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/ find publicly appointed/sworn translators in Germany here.

English-language certificates do not need to be translated.

If you have any questions, please contact the Regional State Office for Schools and Education Lüneburg.

A fee of 100 to 250 euros is charged for the recognition procedure.

In addition, you must expect additional costs when carrying out the recognition procedure (for example, fees for translations and certifications).

No deadlines have to be observed on the part of the applicants.

The deadline for submitting the application begins with the confirmation of the competent authority that the required documents are complete.

The processing time is generally up to 3 months, provided that the application documents are complete. In individual cases, an extension may be necessary.

The deadline for submitting the application begins with the confirmation of the competent authority that the required documents are complete.

In the event of a rejection of the recognition applied for, administrative recourse is open.

The rejection is accompanied by a specific instruction on the right to appeal, from which the time limit for bringing an action and the competent administrative court can be seen.

Further information can be found on the homepage of the RLSB Lüneburg.

For academic qualifications, you can apply for an evaluation by the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB): https://www.kmk.org/zab/zentralstelle-fuer-auslaendisches-bildungswesen/zeugnisbewertung.html.

Information is also provided by the anabin database for the evaluation of foreign educational certificates on the website of the Central Office for Foreign Education: https://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html

The recognition procedure for the reference qualification as a curative educator (B.A.) can be applied for at Hannover University of Applied Sciences.

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.

Ministry of Culture of Lower Saxony

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.