Apply for recognition as a social pedagogue or social worker with professional training from abroad
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Procedure
You can submit the application to the Senatorial Authority for Children and Education- Unit 31. You must submit all the necessary documents in the original or in the form of certified copies to the competent office. The competent office will then check:
Is your professional qualification equivalent to the professional qualification in your federal state?
For the comparison, the content of the training and the duration of the training are important, for example. The competent body also takes into account your professional experience, other certificates of competence and qualifications.
The competent body then checks the other requirements. If your professional qualification is equivalent and you meet all other requirements, you will receive state recognition. You may then use the professional title "state-approved social worker" or "state-approved social worker".
If the competent authority cannot determine equivalence, you will receive a notice with an explanation of the essential differences. To compensate for substantial differences, you can take a compensatory measure.
If you successfully complete the compensatory measure and meet the other requirements, you will receive state recognition.
