The recognition of international academic qualifications by the relevant authorities is on the rise.
In Germany, the odds of foreign laborers having their vocational competencies acknowledged have seen an uptick. Last year, authorities validated 65,300 petitions, marking a 25% surge from the year prior, as per the Federal Statistical Office. This development outpaced the 11% rise witnessed in the preceding year. Approximately 2,300 petitions were turned down.
Over two-thirds (66%) of the approved validation processes pertained to medical professions. Over half (56%) of all procedures encompassed nurses. Doctors made up 14%, while engineers, instructors, and educators followed suit.
Merely 6% of the applications originated from German citizens. One in ten favorable verdicts was for a qualification from Turkey. This was followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Philippines, Tunisia, Syria, India, and Ukraine. The number of new applications swelled by 26% to 62,100 last year.
The surge in validated petitions by authorities last year was primarily from medical professions, with nurses accounting for over half of all approvals. Despite only 6% of applications coming from German citizens, Turkey had the second-highest number of favorable verdicts after Germany.
