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Doors opened to immigrants with vocational qualifications
22.07.2013
The new Employment Ordinance has been in force since 1 July. The list of occupations in which people with vocational training qualifications from non-EU countries can access the German labour market is now also in place. Following the "EU Blue Card" for the highly skilled, the improved recognition of foreign vocational qualifications and the relaxations in the rules for students from non-EU countries who wish to stay on to work in Germany, this is a further important step towards making it easier for workers from outside the EU to enter the German labour market and towards covering the skills gap in the German economy via migration.
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New Recognition Statistics: Syria is on the 4th Place
18.09.2017
On September 14, The Federal Statistical Office published the statistics on the Recognition Act for the reference year 2016. Since the Act came into effect in 2012, 86,514 applications for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications were filed, the Federal Statistical Office reports. In 2016, 23,028 new applications were submitted. This is a 14 percent increase over the previous year. The share of those who received a positive ruling is very high. The made up 76,5 percent of all applicants in 2016. In 66,4 percent of cases (19,845 cases), full recognition was granted and in 10,1 percent the partial one. 20,2 percent of applicants have to complete a formalized additional training in order to be able to work in their profession. Only in 3,4 percent of cases, no equivalence could be established between a credential obtained abroad and a corresponding German qualification.
Professional profile
Koch/Köchin
Kuhar
Gültigkeit: seit 01.07.2004
Kroatien
Professional profile
Friseur/in
Fryzjer [2006-2012; Abschluss: Dyplom potwierdzający kwalifikacje zawodowe; Bildungsweg: Berufsgrundschule]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2006 bis 01.09.2012
Polen
Professional profile
Friseur/in
Fryzjer [2006-2012; Abschluss: Świadectwo Czeladnicze; Bildungsweg: "Duale Berufsausbildung"]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2006 bis 01.09.2012
Polen
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Craftsmen for Germany
16.07.2024
Veranstaltung
Bundesagentur für Arbeit

The International and Specialized Placement (ZAV) is responsible for international services within the Federal Employment Agency (BA). The BA works with many high-ranking domestic and international cooperation partners. The focus is on the immigration of skilled workers from abroad and the placement of special professional groups.

The ZAV is the central point of contact for all questions about working and living in Germany. With its information and advisory services, the ZAV supports foreign employees - both before and after entry - to quickly find their way around Germany and to feel welcome.

For more in-depth advice, the ZAV offers a professional estimation about your chances on the labour market and gives lots of information about migration topics like visa, recognition and learning German.

Questions can be asked after each lecture, as well as during the lecture via the chat function.

The participation in the web-tutorial is free of charge.

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