Qualification Support Service

Professional qualification or degree from abroad? Looking for a suitable qualification? We will find the right solution with you.

Course description

For some professions there are professional recognition procedures in Germany, for example for medical or educational professions. if you have already applied for professional recognition in one of these professions and now need a qualification for full recognition, then you have come to the right place.

There are no professional recognition procedures for most other professions, so if you need a qualification to get a suitable job, please contact us.

Our offer

We will advise you on all options for a suitable qualification and guide you through the entire process, with the aim of achieving full professional recognition so that you can find a job that matches your qualifications

  • explain the result (the decision) of your application for professional recognition
  • advise you on all options for your qualification
  • provide support in dealing with authorities, educational institutions and practice partners
  • inform you about funding options
  • arrange language courses and job application training
  • provide free and professional support

We can advise you by phone, in person, by email and by video call.

Registration

  • Please register online.
  • Write in the comment: "Please advise on qualification"
  • You will receive an e-mail confirming that your registration has been received.
  • The qualification counsellor will contact you by phone or e-mail.

Prerequisites

  • Professional qualification from another country (studies or vocational training)
  • Place of residence or employer in Munich or in the districts of Munich, Ebersberg, Erding, Freising, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Starnberg
  • If a professional recognition procedures exists for your profession: You have applied for recognition and have already received the result.
  • For professions without professional recognition procedures:
    A qualification is still required so that you can find suitable work.

Required documents

For online registration:

  • Professional diplomas, references and certificates
  • Result of your application for professional recognition (if available)

Questions & Answers

You can find other competent bodies under Recognition in Germany "Search for counselling".

If you are already living in Germany, you can do this under Federal Employment Agency "Registration".

You can find all information about the qualification grant under this link.

Please note that some courses cannot be financed and that there are income limits.

If you have any further questions, please register for our qualification counselling service.

Legal basis

The "Qualification Support Service" project of the regional integration network "MigraNet plus Region München" is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the European Union via the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) as part of the IQ - Integration through Qualification funding programme and administered by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. Partners in the implementation are the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Employment Agency.

Landeshauptstadt München

Sozialreferat
Abteilung Migration, Integration, Teilhabe
Servicestelle zur Erschließung ausländischer Qualifikationen /
MigraNet (Internationale Fachkräfte)

Internet address

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Sozialreferat
Abteilung Migration, Integration, Teilhabe
Servicestelle zur Erschließung ausländischer Qualifikationen /
MigraNet (Internationale Fachkräfte)

Franziskanerstraße 8
81669 München

Fax: +49 89 233-40683

Contact address

Franziskanerstraße 8
81669 München

Consultation by personal appointment only.

Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m

Availability

  • Available:Barrier-free access
  • Not available:Parking for disabled people

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