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Pharmaceutical technical assistant with training from EU/EEA/Switzerland, recognize professional qualification

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Procedure

            			
Application 

You submit an application for the granting of permission to use the professional title "pharmaceutical technical assistant" to the competent office. You can hand in the application with the documents at the competent office or send it by mail. Do not send originals. Sometimes you can send the application electronically. The competent office will inform you. 

Checking the equivalence 

The competent body will then check whether you meet all the requirements. One important requirement is the equivalence of your professional qualification. The competent body compares your professional qualification from abroad with the German professional qualification as a pharmaceutical technical assistant. The professional qualification is equivalent if there are no significant differences between your foreign professional qualification and the German professional qualification. 

Possible results of the examination 

If your professional qualification is equivalent, your foreign professional qualification will be recognized. The competent body can confirm the result to you in writing. You still have to fulfill the other requirements. Then you will receive permission to use the professional title "pharmaceutical technical assistant". 

Are there any significant differences between your professional qualification and the German professional qualification? Perhaps you can compensate for the differences through your professional practice, other knowledge or skills (lifelong learning). You have to prove the professional practice. Knowledge and skills must be certified by an authority of the state in which you acquired the knowledge or skills. 

However, it may be that the essential differences cannot be compensated by this knowledge. In this case, your foreign professional qualification will not be recognized. You are then not allowed to work as a pharmaceutical-technical assistant:in in Germany. 

However, the responsible office will tell you the essential differences and why you cannot compensate for the essential differences through your professional practice. 

In most cases you can make a compensatory measure. This will allow you to compensate for the essential differences. 

Compensatory measures 

There are several compensatory measures: 


  • Adaptation course: the adaptation course lasts a maximum of 3 years.
  • Aptitude test: In the aptitude test, only those areas in which significant differences have been identified are tested. The aptitude test consists of a practical test combined with an examination interview.

You can choose between an adaptation course or a proficiency test. 

If you successfully complete the compensatory measure and meet all other requirements, you will be granted permission to use the occupational title "pharmaceutical technical assistant".

			
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Freedom to provide services 

Do you only want to offer services in Germany occasionally and for a short time? Then you usually do not need a state permit. You must fulfill these requirements: 


  • You must be established in another EU or EEA member state or in Switzerland.
  • You must provide proof of your professional qualification.
  • You must notify the competent authority of your activity in writing.

The competent authority will inform you whether you are permitted to provide services or whether you need to take an aptitude test. 

Notification of equivalence 

The equivalence assessment (recognition procedure) also takes place during the authorization procedure. You can apply for a separate decision on the result of the examination. 

Procedure for ethnic German repatriates 

As a late repatriate, you can go through the recognition procedure either in accordance with the laws mentioned here or in accordance with the Federal Expellee Act. You can decide for yourself. The responsible office will advise you which procedure is right for you. 

Legal remedy: 

You can take legal action against the decision of the responsible office within a certain period of time (e.g. lodge an objection). The decision will then be reviewed. Details can be found in the information on legal remedies at the end of your decision. We recommend that you first speak to the responsible office before taking legal action against the decision.