Success stories
Success stories
Foreign skilled workers talk about their own personal employment histories
Kibrom Gebreyesus
Recognition as 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
Recognition as 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.
Eric Appiah
Recognition as electronics technician
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
Recognition as 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
Recognition as 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
Recognition as 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.
Bashkim Maksutaj
Recognition as 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.
Amir Hossein Welk
Recognition as 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.
Olga Gotjur
Recognition as 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.
Shih-Yen Bayer
Recognition as 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.
Jigar Hasso
Recognition as 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.
Alaa Kheralah
Recognition as 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.
Ana Poli
Recognition as 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.
Nelson Safaissou
Recognition as doctor of medicine
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.
Tayfun Tombul
Recognition as 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.
Azem Ceka
Recognition as 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.
Esther Wamala-Bollig
Recognition as 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.
Michelle Ange Monteu
Recognition as doctor of medicine
Michelle Ange Monteu (33) came to Germany from Mali because of love. Today she works as a successful doctor in Baden-Württemberg.
Christian Giordano
Recognition as a 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.
Fernando Llusiá de Castro
Recognition as 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.
Alberto García
Recognition as 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
Recognition as 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.
Łukasz Wesołowski
Recognition as 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.
Laila Alim
Recognition as nurse
Laila Alim (51) from Helmand (Afghanistan) works in Hamburg as a registered general Nurse.
Fares Schammas
Recognition as 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.
Yanina Ketzelman
Recognition as 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.
Judith Yawa Aggor-Edorh
Recognition as 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.
Christine Schuller
Recognition as 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.
Giusi Frazzetta
Recognition as 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.
Tarek Khouli
Recognition as 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.
Ümit K.
Recognition as industrial mechanic
The industrial mechanic Ümit K. (33) came to Germany aged 20. He has recently used the new legal opportunities available to him to obtain recognition for his training and immediately got an attractive job.
Susanna Kenetti
Recognition as an optician
Susanna Kenetti (44) is a qualified optician from Finland. She obtained recognition of her professional qualification in February 2013.
Keivan Daneshvar
Recognition as doctor of medicine
Keivan Daneshvar (42) from Iran works as a senior physician in the field of radiology in Frankfurt.