Anerkennung ausländischer Berufsqualifikationen als Sozialarbeiter/in / Sozialpädagoge/in beantragen

• Foreign professional qualification You have obtained a comparable professional qualification abroad in the field of social pedagogy. • Application for determination of equivalence You have not applied for recognition in another federal state to date. • Personal suitability service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ According to § 5 of the law regarding the recognition of qualifications in caring professions (SozBAG), state recognition cannot be granted if you have been found guilty of any serious offences that are associated with untrustworthiness to practise the profession. To verify this, we require an extended certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority pursuant to § 30 a of the Central Federal Register Law (BZRG). Any previous convictions are listed on the certificate of good conduct. State recognition can be granted if the certificate of good conduct has no entries. • German language skills www.europaeischer-referenzrahmen.de/sprachniveau.php To receive state recognition, your German skills must be at least at level C1 of the common European framework of reference for languages.

• Application for determination of equivalence of a foreign professional higher education qualification You can either submit your application online or use the form. • A signed and completed application form with a declaration that you have not previously submitted an application for equivalence in another federal state. • Curriculum vitae An up to date curriculum vitae in tabular form in German (listing your education, training and work experience). • Identity document Copy of your identity document or other official identification document containing a photograph. Your residence permit if already present, and provided that you are not a citizen of an EU state. • Evidence of the intention to perform gainful activities in the State of Berlin • A copy of your police registration in the state of Berlin (registration with the registration office) if you already live in Berlin (see ‘Further Information’). • If you are not yet a resident of Berlin, you will need evidence of your intention to work in Berlin. This could be a copy of an employment contract or evidence of contact with an employer in Berlin. At the very least, we will require a statement that you intend to work in Berlin. • Evidence of your foreign professional qualification A copy of your certificate of your professional qualification in the original language, including a detailed overview of teaching subjects and hours (diploma supplement/study book) in theory and practice. Please enclose a German translation of these documents. • Certificate of marriage, if applicable A copy of your marriage certificate is only required, if it is associated with a change of name. Please enclose a German translation of these documents. • Other evidence of work experience, if applicable Further evidence of relevant work experience and other evidence of competence, e.g. references from employers, professional training measures, courses or other seminars Please enclose a German translation of these documents. • If applicable, certificate from the country of origin Evidence of your qualification to practise the profession in the country you have trained in is only required, if the profession is regulated in this country Please enclose a German translation of these documents. • Documents in German www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/ • You must present your documents in German. Translations must be prepared by publicly appointed or authorised translators. • Translations of foreign documents that are not written in the Latin alphabet must also include a transliteration of the professional title pursuant to the ISO standard. • No German translation is necessary for any documents that were originally issued in English.

• Application for determination of equivalence of a foreign professional higher education qualification www.berlin.de/sen/jugend/fachkraefte/anerkennung-sozialberuf

196,00 Euro

• "Law on determination of equivalence of foreign professional qualifications in the State of Berlin (Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz Berlin - BQFG Bln)" gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BQFG_BE • "Law on state recognition in social-educational and care professions in the State of Berlin (Sozialberufe-Anerkennungsgesetz - SozBAG)" gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-SozBerAnerkGBErahmen

usually 3 months, provided that all documents are available in their entirety

• Information on the recognition of foreign socio-educational qualifications (Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family) www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/anerkennung/sozialpaedagogische-berufe • Registration in the state of Berlin / Registration of a flat (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120686/de_plain/

You may only submit your application for a determination of equivalence in Berlin if you intend to work later in this regulated profession in Berlin.