Qualification support

Do you have a degree / vocational qualification from another country? Do you still need a qualification to get a job that matches your profession?

Description

Some professions are recognised in Germany.
You have come to the right place if you have already applied for professional recognition and are still missing a qualification.

For other professions there is no professional recognition in Germany.
Do you therefore need a qualification in order to find a job here that corresponds to your qualification?
Then you have come to the right place.

Our offer:

  • we explain the outcome of your professional recognition
  • We advise you on all qualification options
  • We help you find suitable courses
  • We also look for funding with you
  • We refer you to language courses and job application training programmes
  • We advise you by telephone, in person, by e-mail 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 training)
  • Place of residence or employer in Munich or in the districts of Munich, Ebersberg, Erding, Freising, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Starnberg
  • If professional recognition is possible for your profession:
    • You have already applied for recognition and have already received the result.
  • For professions without recognition:
    • qualification is still required so that you can get 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 offices under Recognition in Germany "Search for counselling".

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

All information on the qualification grant can be found under "Qualification funding as part of the recognition grant" (PDF file)

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

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

Legal basis

The "Qualification Support" 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

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

Address

Franziskanerstraße 8
81669 München

Consultation by personal appointment only.

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

Accessibility

  • Available:Barrier-free access
  • Not available:Disabled parking

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