Although Germany can look back on a decades-long history of immigration, the subject of the accreditation (or ‘recognition’/in German: Anerkennung) of qualifications that have been acquired abroad has been given increasing attention only in roughly the last five years. The issue is becoming volatile because of demographic changes which will in the future only increase the shortage of skilled workers that is already noticeable in Germany and other European countries. According to the calculations of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research [German acronym: IW], in 2011 there was already a shortage of over 158,000 highly qualified workers, particularly in the industrial sector of the MINT professions.
Although Germany can look back on a decades-long history of immigration, the subject of the accreditation (or ‘recognition’/in German:... Mehr lesen
Alongside the previously cited demographic pressure, lobbying by industry and increasingly public debate on the inadequate accreditation... Mehr lesen
In the context of the discussion on the accreditation of qualifications acquired abroad, various scholarly studies have made it clear that... Mehr lesen
Accreditation practice in Germany is marked by federalism, because as an educational topic it falls in the area of the sovereignty of the... Mehr lesen
Responsible for carrying out the accreditation procedure are regional accrediting agencies. In Germany as a whole there are more than 600 of... Mehr lesen
The missing legal basis up to now of accreditation procedures for qualifications acquired abroad, especially in the case of citizens of third... Mehr lesen
On December 12, 2011 the “Accreditation Act” was published in the German federal law gazette and on April 1, 2012 it went into effect. Mehr lesen
“The accreditation act is a milestone in integration policy,” the Federal Minister of Education Annette Schavan emphasized when the... Mehr lesen
The German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) bundles together its accreditation agencies on a cross-Länder basis. Mehr lesen
The Act for the Improvement of the Establishment and Recognition of Occupational Qualifications Acquired Abroad which took effect in April... Mehr lesen
Here you can find references for the Policy Brief "Procedures for the Assessment of Qualifications Acquired Abroad in Transition" by Daria Braun. Mehr lesen