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The BIBB Recognition monitoring delivers current findings on the organisation, provision and challenges with regard to recognition-related training programmes in medical professions and dual occupations and draws conclusions for practice. The key points in brief are available in English.
This issue looks at the immigration of qualified skilled workers. It addresses strategies for the recruitment, training and integration of a foreign labour supply. The general prevailing structural conditions, initiatives at company and sector level and guidance provision are discussed.
BIBB has been carrying out an evaluation of the ZSBA to monitor whether it is achieving its objectives in terms of offering advice to skilled workers living abroad who are interested in migrating to Germany and in obtaining recognition for their qualifications.
An English translation of the Report on the Recognition Act 2019 is now available. The Federal Government adopted the report of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research on 11 December 2019. The report consolidates the findings of the BIBB Recognition Monitoring.
The German cabinet has approved the report of the BMBF on the Recognition Act. The report consolidates the findings of the BIBB Recognition Monitoring Project. Almost 280,000 applications have so far been made for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications.
An investigation conducted by the BIBB shows that recognition of applications submitted from abroad is already working well. The stakeholders involved, however, believe that there is still room for improvement.
At the OECD workshop "Unlocking the potential of migrants through VET" on 8 March, Dr. Jessica Erbe informed experts from other countries about the experiences with the Recognition Act and skills analysis. Skills analysis can help to obtain professional recognition if documents are missing.
The 2017 Report on the Recognition Act is now available in English. Based on results from 5 years of monitoring the implementation of the federal recognition act and the findings of this year’s independent evaluation the report draws a positive conclusion. Recognition is working!
The Federal Government today formally adopted the 2017 Report on the Recognition Act, which also contains the results of an extensive impact analysis. Five years after the entry into force of the Federal Recognition Act, the report arrives at a positive interim conclusion.
With the English translation of all three Reports on the German Recognition Act (2014-2016) a comprehensive overview of the procedure for the recognition of foreign professional and occupational qualifications and its latest developments can be presented to an international audience.
The Federal Government adopted the 2016 Report on the Recognition Act. Since the introduction of a legal right to a recognition procedure in 2012, the number of applications has grown significantly. The report shows that 96 percent of procedures conclude by awarding full or partial recognition.
On 10 June, the Federal Government formally adopted the 2015 Report on the Recognition Act. The report informs about the recognition process, takes stock of the programme and names future challenges.
