Foreign Qualifications

Anyone who has obtained a vocational qualification or a university degree abroad and wants to pursue their profession in Germany can have their qualifications recognized here.

Kristina Stoewe ·
IW News ·
2 Feb 2018

Training and Education in the Main Countries of Origin

By the end of 2016, Germany had registered around 1.6 million persons seeking protection (Federal Statistical Office, 2017). In order to facilitate their integration into the vocational training and labour market, information on refugees' educational degrees, vocational qualifications and competencies is of central importance.

Kristina Stoewe ·
IW-Report ·
29 Jan 2018

Education Levels of Refugees

By the end of 2016, Germany had registered around 1.6 million persons seeking protection (Federal Statistical Office, 2017a). In order to facilitate their integration into the vocational training and labour market, information on refugees' educational degrees, vocational qualifications and competencies is of central importance.

Markus Körbel / Sarah Pierenkemper / Michael Zibrowius ·
Expertise ·
28 Sep 2017

Gaining and Retaining Skilled Personnel Abroad

The present study investigates training strategies of German companies in developing and emerging countries. By means of semi-structured interviews we shed light on the experiences of 16 companies operating in six countries. We thereby aim at identifying guidance for companies’ training and personnel development abroad.

Justina Alichniewicz

Economist for Immigration

Tel+49 221 4981-875

Foreign Qualifications

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Training and Education in the Main Countries of Origin

Education Levels of Refugees

Gaining and Retaining Skilled Personnel Abroad