Recognition of foreign vocational education and training

You can apply for this recognition if you have completed vocational education and training from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania or Poland.

If you upload all the required documents when you apply, we can start processing your application earlier and you will receive our decision faster.

To apply for recognition, it is necessary submit your application digitally through our application portal. We recommend you apply from PC/Mac and not from your mobile phone.

How your case is processed and when you will receive a decision.

Below is an overview of professions regulated by the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EU). If you wish to work in one of these professions, you need authorisation/recognition of your professional qualifications.