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My route to professional recognition
Success stories
Foreign skilled workers talk about their own personal employment histories
Examples from Practice
Ana Paula Bertioti-Schüler
Certificate assessment Bachelor's in Business Administration
Ana Paula Bertioti-Schüler left everything behind in Brazil to start a new life in Germany. After obtaining a certificate assessment for her bachelor's degree, she is now working to build a future in this country.
Lama Al Khouja
Dispensing chemist
Lama Al Khouja actually only intended to complete her master's degree in Germany. But the war in Syria changed everything. Having successfully obtained recognition, she now works at a pharmacy in Thuringia.
Samad Hamuch
Electronics technician specialising in automation technology
Samad Hamuch risked it all. He gave up his training in Germany and applied successfully for recognition as an electronics technician specialising in automation technology. Today he is completely in his element.
Ammar Allaham
Dental technician
It was a real culture shock for Ammar Allaham when he arrived in Germany. However, this friendly Syrian overcame all adversity and is now working as a dental technician once again.
Kibrom Gebreyesus
Industrial mechanic
Kibrom Gebreyesus was able to complete a skills analysis to show that the training he received in his home country of Eritrea is equivalent to the German occupation of industrial mechanic. This meant that an absence of certificates and documentation did not present any obstacle to obtaining recognition for his vocational qualification.
Andelina Budimir
Physiotherapist
The trained physiotherapist Andelina Budimir left her home country of Croatia in 2014 in order to seek out new professional opportunities in Germany. She obtained full recognition of her qualification in January 2016 and is permanently employed at the Hamburg-Eppendorf University Clinic.
Tarek Khouli
Industrial mechanic
Recognised and truly arrived – Tarek Khouli now works as an industrial mechanic and is fully integrated into his company. After fleeing Syria, he is now also very much at home in Germany in his private life.
Eric Appiah
Electronics technician - specialism of energy and building technology
Eric Appiah is from Ghana and came to Germany in 2014. He started out as an auxiliary worker but advanced within the company to become a skilled worker once he had obtained recognition for his vocational qualification.
Shengyul Abazova
Accountant
Shengyul Abazova came to Germany in 2013 in possession of a diploma in Office Management and 15 years of occupational experience. Following two language courses, recognition and upgrading training she now works as an accountant.
Faisal Hamdo
Physiotherapist
Faisal Hamdo left Syria in 2014 to escape the war in his country. He built a new life for himself in Germany and now has a permanent contract as a physiotherapist at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Salam Omer Mussttaf Al-Gailani
Psychologist
Salam Omer Mussttaf Al-Gailani came to Germany from Iraq in 2014 as a refugee. The assessment of his Bachelor degree helped him to realise his dream of working as a psychologist.
Olga Gotjur
Teacher
Olga Gotjur is a teacher of German and English who came to Germany from the Ukraine at the beginning of 2015. It only took Olga a few months to obtain a positive recognition notice, and she now teaches at the Johannes Kepler Community School in Mannheim.
Bashkim Maksutaj
Motor vehicle mechatronics technician
Bashkim Maksutaj moved to Kiel in November 2016, where his wife was already living. Just one year later the Kosovo-trained motor vehicle mechatronics technician obtained full recognition.
Shih-Yen Bayer
Nursery school teacher
Taiwanese-born Shih-Yen Bayer arrived in Germany in 2014. After completing adaptation training at a child daycare centre, she received full recognition as a nursery teacher. She now works at a nursery school in Kehl.
Lidiia Skurat
Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegerin
Lidiia Skurat, a registered general nurse, arrived in Germany in 2013. She was without a job here initially—but thanks to recognition she's now working again on a full-time basis in her occupation.
Wessal Alkhalil
Dental technician
In Syria she managed her own dental laboratory with six employees. Having fled her native country for Germany, she completed a skills analysis as well as refresher training, and today she is once again working in her profession.
Amir Hossein Welk
Engineer
Iranian-born Amir Hossein left his home country and fled to Germany in 2014. In November 2015, he obtained recognition of his engineering degree.
Jigar Hasso
Cook
Jigar Hasso is a trained cook who fled to Germany from Syria in 2013. In 2015, he obtained recognition of his vocational qualification via a skills analysis.
Harvey Rawlings
Vehicle mechatronics technician
When Englishman Harvey Rawlings arrived in Germany in 2011, he worked to start with as a holiday worker. Following recognition of his training as a vehicle mechatronics technician, he found a position in line with the qualification he had trained in.
Laila Alim
Registered general nurse
Laila Alim came to Germany from Afghanistan already in 1985. Following some detours, she now works as a registered general nurse in home care.
Dmitry Gladchenko
Electrical fitter
Dmitry Gladchenko came to Germany in 2011. Frustrated by his casual job, he opted for the recognition procedure in May 2013. He is now working in his dream job as an electrical fitter.
Christian Giordano
Surveying technician
Christian Giordano came to Germany four years ago. He learned about the possibility of obtaining recognition at a Job Centre and today works as a surveying technician and architectural draughtsman at an engineering Company.
Alberto García
Registered nurse
Alberto Garcia, who was trained as a registered nurse in Spain, could not work in his profession without official recognition. Since Garcia has received his letter of recognition, he has been working as a health care worker and nurse in Baden-Württemberg and receives remuneration appropriate to his qualification.
Giusi Frazzetta
Children's nurse
Giusi Frazzetta worked below her actual qualifications for over a year as a healthcare assistant. After recognition of her Italian credentials she assumed more responsibility as a Nurse.
Josip Vukoje
Master craftsman installer and heating fitter
When he arrived in Germany in 2005, the Recognition Act did not exist. He was not able to have his Croatian training as plant mechanic for sanitary, heating and air conditioning systems or his status as master craftsman recognised. He therefore worked at a level beneath his qualification for a long time.
Łukasz Wesołowski
Electronics technician for motors and drive technology
Łukasz Wesołowskis Polish certification as an electromechanical technician was only partially approved at first. After completing an adaptation course, Mr Wesołowski received full recognition as an electronics technician for motors and drive technology.
Yanina Ketzelman
Dentist
Yanina Ketzelman was successful as an orthodontist in Argentina. The recognition procedure secured her licence to practice here. And so she can now permanently pursue her career in Germany as well.
Azem Ceka
Car varnisher
Azem Ceka is a car varnisher who came to Germany in 1998. He worked as a salaried employee before starting his own business. Recognition has enabled him to acquire a master craftsman qualification.
Nelson Safaissou
Doctor of Medicine (Approbation)
Nelson Safaissou, born in Cameroon, received approbation as a doctor back in October 2013. Today he is working in the gynaecology department at a hospital in Leisnig, Saxony.
Margareta Marek
Sewage engineering technician
In Poland, Margareta Marek was a trained environmental protection engineer. In Germany, she was a single mother with no training and without a job. Today, the 34-year-old is once again working in her profession—all thanks to the Recognition Act.
Gaspare Marulli
Industrial mechanic
The Italian Gaspare Marulli (36) has been living in Germany since 2012. Because his many years of professional experience were taken into account, he received full recognition as an industrial mechanic straight away.
Ana Poli
Registered general nurse
In 2013, Greek-trained nurse Ana Poli decided to seek a new professional career in Germany. To begin with, she was only able to work as a non-recognised nursing assistant. Now, however, her qualification has been officially recognised and she is employed as a fully qualified nurse in a leading university hospital.
Alaa Kheralah
Dental technician
Alaa Kheralah arrived in Germany as a refugee from Syria in October 2014. He received recognition for his dental technician training completed in Jordan as early as January 2015.
Fares Schammas
Joiner
Fares Schammas from Syria applied for asylum in Germany in 2001. Having initially done a lot of temporary casual jobs, since 2015 he has been able to work as a joiner, the occupation in which he trained.
Judith Yawa Aggor-Edorh
Custom tailor
Judith Yawa Aggor-Edorh has lived in Germany since 2004. She has started a family here and also obtained recognition for her Ghanean qualification in order to be able to work as a custom tailor.
Tayfun Tombul
Motor vehicle body and vehicle construction mechanic
Tayfun Tombul came from Turkey in 2011 to live with his wife here in Berlin. After taking adaptation training in the context of the recognition procedure, he obtained full recognition of his Turkish training qualification as a motor vehicle body and vehicle construction mechanic.
Christine Schuller
Agent in office communication
Just one month after submitting her application, Christine Schuller held her certificate of recognition in her hands. Now she is working in Germany in the profession she trained for in Romania.
Emma Jover García
Certificate evaluation
Because there is no standard recognition procedure for the occupation of ‘political scientist’, Emma Jover García (40) was absolutely delighted to receive official certificate evaluation of her degree qualification.
Esther Wamala-Bollig
Registered general nurse
Esther Wamala-Bollig moved to Germany with her husband in 2011. Trained in Jinja, Uganda as a nurse and midwife, she received full recognition as a registered general nurse after one and a half years.
Fernando Llusiá de Castro
Construction engineer
Fernando Llusiá de Castro came to Germany in October 2014 having failed to secure a job in Spain upon completion of his degree studies in Civil Engineering. Thanks to the recognition of his qualification, he has been working as a construction engineer in Bad Düben since October 2015.
Keivan Daneshvar
Doctor of Medicine (Approbation)
The 2012 law for recognising foreign occupational qualifications was the proverbial lifesaver for the Iranian physician Keivan Daneshvar after a five-year struggle of navigating the jungle of bureaucracy in Germany. The law finally provided the legal basis for third country nationals to obtain approbation as a doctor of medicine.
Shih-Yen Bayer
Nursery school teacher
Taiwanese-born Shih-Yen Bayer arrived in Germany in 2014. After completing adaptation training at a child daycare centre, she received full recognition as a nursery teacher. She now works at a nursery school in Kehl.
Olga Gotjur
Teacher
Olga Gotjur is a teacher of German and English who came to Germany from the Ukraine at the beginning of 2015. It only took Olga a few months to obtain a positive recognition notice, and she now teaches at the Johannes Kepler Community School in Mannheim.