The support program of the state of NRW offers employees and people returning to work in NRW the opportunity to receive free advice. Contents of the consultation may include:
· Career change desires
· Continuing professional education
· Return to work (after a family career break).
· Competence balancing by means of different methods
· Basic advice on the recognition of qualifications acquired abroad
Professional qualifications
You can discuss your professional situation with qualified consultants and work together to develop goals, opportunities for change and steps for implementation. The consultation can be up to nine hours.
Some of the advisory centers for professional development (BBE) have specialized in providing expert advice on the recognition of professional qualifications acquired abroad.Specialist advice on the recognition of professional qualifications acquired abroad is offered as part of the Career Development Advisory Service (BBE). The ESF-funded offer is aimed at anyone who wants to have their professional qualifications acquired abroad recognized and use them for their professional career.
The expert advice provides comprehensive information about the legal framework, possibilities for action and the course of the recognition procedure. It accompanies applicants through the procedure and provides support in particular with regard to requirements of the recognition body for the equivalence assessment of professional qualifications.
The technical advisor explains notices and conditions that are made in the case of partial recognition. It helps to find a suitable qualification measure to obtain an equivalency determination, and also advises on funding options for any qualification measures.
