Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Medical formations - Recognition and Homologation

European countries

Any person obtaining an official qualification in their native country can get the recognition for it in Germany.
The recognition and equalization - process has been loosened for those medical professions,that "only" require a 3-year training course , opposed to a university course like in other countries.
For the recognition you need to provide your qualification certificates and possibly school documents because the qualification in Germany requires a middle-school diploma. If you already obtain a European university diploma,the proof of school qualifications will not be necessary.
Next step for German authorities is to check the validity of your qualifications and compare the training time etc. in order to provide the same quality which German labour would.
In case of you not reaching the requirements , it will become necessary to either attend courses in order to fill educational gaps in Germany ,or try to compensate missing qualifications with work experience or further education.

Non-European countries

Recognition and equalization of titles and professions for non-European citizens are also possible. Generally the candidates have to attend an equalization check at the local authority, additionally all certificates will be looked in and compared. Please make sure all your documents are complete.
In case of a possible failure of homologation , you will be given the choices of either attending a test for immigration or a course ending in an immigration exam.


The whole Process looks totally different for nurses, they will almost immediately be accepted and recognized as the formation is so badly needed in Germany.
On top of all ,a Spanish nurse automatically carries a university diploma in order to carry the title 'nurse' in Spain.

What to do if your title is not recognized or accepted?

If your request however will be disapproved by German authorities you still have the possibility of working in as an assistant worker.Nevertheless you have no right for minimum wage or any other legal payment rate, neither will you be able to attend any further educations offered by enterprises. simply will you be given the opportunity to work and earn. After a period of time working as an assistant you should become more comfortable with the language,the habits,people etc. and therefore your chances of not passing the test again are impossibly slim.

For more information about European laws and Regulations please visit the TRUSTED LINK underneath.

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/directive_in_practice/index_en.htm