La Red ‘s project Anerkennungsberatung Plus (LaRA Plus), offers free recognition counselling for degrees acquired abroad. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the European Union through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus) as part of the „Integration through Qualification (IQ)“ program.
You’ve acquired your professional qualification outside Germany and would like to continue practising your profession in Berlin? Then you have the option or obligation to apply for the recognition procedure of your foreign professional qualification.
Recognition improves your chances of finding a job that matches your qualifications.
Registration for recognition counselling
Follow these 2 steps to get a consultation.
Fill out the registration form ↗
Please complete our REGISTRATION FORM. Registration is only successful after clicking on the confirmation link. You will receive the confirmation link by e-mail. Please also check your spam/junk mail folder.
- Once you have completed the registration form, you will receive an e-mail consultation. You can book a face-to-face appointment at step 2.
- The waiting time for an e-mail consultation is currently around 3 months due to the very high number of enquiries.
- We can only advise you if you provide us with all the information about your qualification.
- Please fill in the part of the form relating to your qualifications very carefully and state the full title of your qualification under ‘Degree/Abschluss’ (e.g.: Bachelor in Computer Science).
- If you would like counselling in a language other than German, please indicate the desired language in the ‘What else would you like to tell us?’ field.
Book a face-to-face appointment ↗
Please use our APPOINTMENT BOOKING SYSTEM to book an additional face-to-face appointment.
- New dates for the coming week are activated every Wednesday morning.
- Please cancel your appointment if you are unable to attend. You will find a cancellation link in the confirmation email you will receive after booking. This allows others who are waiting for an appointment to receive a spontaneous consultation.
- The presentation of your diploma certificates during the face-to-face consultation is not neccessary. If you can provide the documents, we will gladly include them in the consultation.
- You can choose the consultation language in the appointment booking system.
- Each appointment lasts 30 minutes. If you are late, we will not be able to extend the consultation time.
Our consultation is free of charge and is available in the following languages: Arabic, English, German, Italian and Spanish.
Our counsellors will tell you which recognition process and which reference occupation correspond to your qualifications. You will receive information on the procedure and the necessary documents. The counselling will also include information on funding options for recognition.
Who can we advise?
- ✔️People who are already living in Germany and would like to work in Berlin.
- ✔️People who have a university degree (e.g. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) or a professional qualification (comparable to an Ausbildung) of at least two years‘ duration.
Who can we not advise?
- ❌People who do not yet live in Germany. Enquiries from abroad are handled by a dedicated department: Central Office for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications (ZSBA). Please send an email to recognition@arbeitsagentur.de
- ❌People who want to work in another federal state than Berlin. The federal states have different recognition laws. We can only advise on the recognition possibilities in the federal state of Berlin. Please search for your local advice centre here.
- ❌People who do not have a university degree or vocational qualification (e.g. secondary school leaving certificate). If you would like to have your school-leaving certificate recognised, for example if you want to apply to an Ausbildung or University in Berlin, please contact the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle der Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie
Das Projekt La Red Anerkennungsberatung Plus (LaRA Plus) wird im Rahmen des Förderprogramms IQ − Integration durch Qualifizierung durch das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales und die Europäische Union über den Europäischen Sozialfonds Plus (ESF Plus) gefördert und vom Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge administriert. Partner in der Umsetzung sind das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung und die Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
Das Projekt La Red Anerkennungsberatung Plus (LaRA Plus) wird zusätzlich finanziert durch die Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung aus Landesmitteln, die das Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin beschlossen hat.
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