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Procedures for the Assessment of Qualifications Acquired Abroad in Transition | Zuwanderung, Flucht und Asyl: Aktuelle Themen | bpb.de

Procedures for the Assessment of Qualifications Acquired Abroad in Transition

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.

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Introduction

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…

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Evolution of the Accreditation Debate

Alongside the previously cited demographic pressure, lobbying by industry and increasingly public debate on the inadequate accreditation system in Germany has led to the need for political action.

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The Importance of Accreditation

In the context of the discussion on the accreditation of qualifications acquired abroad, various scholarly studies have made it clear that there is a connection between the recognition of…

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Actors in the Accreditation Practice

Responsible for carrying out the accreditation procedure are regional accrediting agencies. In Germany as a whole there are more than 600 of these.

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Reasons for Establishing a New Legal Framework

The missing legal basis up to now of accreditation procedures for qualifications acquired abroad, especially in the case of citizens of third countries, led in the past to significant anomalies and…

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What Is Being Criticized?

“The accreditation act is a milestone in integration policy,” the Federal Minister of Education Annette Schavan emphasized when the accreditation act went into effect (BAMF 2012b).

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Conclusion

The Act for the Improvement of the Establishment and Recognition of Occupational Qualifications Acquired Abroad which took effect in April 2012 establishes for the first time a general legal right to…

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References and Further Reading

Here you can find references for the Policy Brief "Procedures for the Assessment of Qualifications Acquired Abroad in Transition" by Daria Braun.