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Recognition in Germany / Anerkennung in Deutschland

James Dieterle
Hi all,


I'm a soldier in the British Army, undergoing resettlement and will be living in Paderborn. I'm having one or two issues with documentation - the main problem is that of having my qualifications recognised. I've been through the usual channels of Anerkennung in Deutschland and am currently waiting to hear back from the local Bezirksregierung, regarding my IEng registration. The person who deals with recognition of foreign qualifications and certificates has told me she's new in the job, and doesn't know what that would equate to.


After a 25 year career as an electronics engineer, I'm quite keen to ensure that I enter the job market at the same level I'm currently working at, and so would appreciate any advice or experience that anyone here can offer. I've already mention the EU Directive 2005/36 Annex I, and even emailed that to the local Bezirksregierung, but I'm still waiting to hear a response.


Please feel free to reply in either German or English.
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    Hi James. I'm retired and was hoping that someone more up-to-date would answer you, but for what it's worth I was for many years responsible for interviewing IET candidates in Germany for IEng and CEng status. The short answer is not very encouraging I'm afraid: the EU Directive no longer applies after Brexit. In the absence of bilateral agreements the German authorities are no longer obliged to accept UK qualifications as equivalent. In addition, my impression was that the Germans implemented the Directive through clenched teeth: understandable, given that a German Hochschule engineering degree (Dipl. Eng) is usually 6 years. I'm not sure whether the new B.Sc. degrees on offer in Germany are equivalent to the older German Dipl.Eng.(FH) but I suspect not as even the Fachhochschule courses were at least 4 years. Someone in the university system would have to answer that.


    So: I'm not surprised that the Bezirksregierung doesn't know what to do with you. In the old days German companies liked recruiting British engineers because they had a good reputation but could be paid less than equivalent German engineers because their qualifications were considered lower. Even so, I do wonder how much it matters: a good CV will cover a multitude of sins. Experience counts, maybe not as much as in the UK, but you won't know until you've dipped a toe in the water.
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    Hi James. I'm retired and was hoping that someone more up-to-date would answer you, but for what it's worth I was for many years responsible for interviewing IET candidates in Germany for IEng and CEng status. The short answer is not very encouraging I'm afraid: the EU Directive no longer applies after Brexit. In the absence of bilateral agreements the German authorities are no longer obliged to accept UK qualifications as equivalent. In addition, my impression was that the Germans implemented the Directive through clenched teeth: understandable, given that a German Hochschule engineering degree (Dipl. Eng) is usually 6 years. I'm not sure whether the new B.Sc. degrees on offer in Germany are equivalent to the older German Dipl.Eng.(FH) but I suspect not as even the Fachhochschule courses were at least 4 years. Someone in the university system would have to answer that.


    So: I'm not surprised that the Bezirksregierung doesn't know what to do with you. In the old days German companies liked recruiting British engineers because they had a good reputation but could be paid less than equivalent German engineers because their qualifications were considered lower. Even so, I do wonder how much it matters: a good CV will cover a multitude of sins. Experience counts, maybe not as much as in the UK, but you won't know until you've dipped a toe in the water.
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