Regulated professions
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Some professions are strictly regulated in the EU, notably seven known as “sectoral” professions - doctor, nurse, dentist, midwife, pharmacist, architect, and veterinary surgeon.
Others are regulated at national level i.e., they are regulated in some countries, but not in others. Check here to see if your profession is regulated or not in the country where you wish to work:
- Regulated professions database - Regulated professions database - European Commission (europa.eu)
- Across EU: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/professional-qualifications/apply-permanent-provision-services/index_en.htm
Austria:
- Recognition of professional education: https://www.bmdw.gv.at/en/Topics/Vocational-Training-and-Skills/Recognitionofprofessionaleducation.html
- Competency assessment in Austria: https://www.workinaustria.com/en/living-working/recognition-of-professional-qualifications
Belgium:
- Flanders: Healthcare professionals: https://www.naricvlaanderen.be/en/information-about-healthcare-professions
Bulgaria:
- List of regulated professions in Bulgaria: http://professio.nacid.bg/?id=32
- National Center for Information and Documentation (NACID) in Bulgaria: https://nacid.bg/en/
- Information for Ukrainian doctors and nurses: https://ukraine.gov.bg/2022/06/10/how-ukrainian-citizens-who-have-acquired-the-professional-qualification-of-doctor-or-nurse-in-ukraine-can-acquire-the-right-to-practice-their-profession-in-bulgaria/
Croatia:
- Assistance center for information on recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.azvo.hr/en/regulated-professions
Cyprus:
- Recognition of qualifications for regulated professions: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/page4c_en/page4c_en
Czech Republic:
- Basic information about regulated professions in the Czech Republic: https://www.msmt.cz/eu-and-international-affairs/zakladni-informace-pro-zadatele
Denmark:
- About access to regulated professions: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/regulated-professions
Estonia:
- Regulated professions in Estonia: https://harno.ee/en/recognition-qualifications/qualifications/professional-recognition#regulated-profession
Finland:
- Regulated professions in Finland: https://www.oph.fi/en/services/regulated-professions-finland
France:
- Access to regulated profession in France: https://www.guichet-qualifications.fr/en/
Germany:
- Information on procedures to recognize your foreign profession: https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/uk/kvalifikovani-fakhivtsi.php
- Pharmacists: https://www.abda.de/fuer-apotheker/berufsausuebung/anerkennung-der-apothekerdiplome/als-auslaendischer-apotheker-in-deutschland-arbeiten/apothekerausbildung-ausserhalb-von-europa-abgeschlossen/
Hungary:
- Recognition of foreign qualifications in Hungary: https://www.oktatas.hu/kepesitesek_elismertetese/english/recognition_of_foreign_qualifications
Ireland:
- Registration bodies for certain employments: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Registration-bodies-for-certain-employments/
Italy:
- Professional recognition in Italy: https://www.cimea.it/EN/pagina-riconoscimento-professionale
Latvia:
- Database of regulated professions: https://aic.lv/regdip/?lang=2
Lithuania:
- About regulated professions in Lithuania: https://kc.inovacijuagentura.lt/kcis/kontaktinis-centras/regulated-professions?lang=en
Luxembourg:
- Professional recognition for regulated professions: https://mesr.gouvernement.lu/en/demarches/reconnaissance-professionnelle.html
Netherlands:
- Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma: https://www.nuffic.nl/en/subjects/work-regulations/working-in-the-netherlands-with-a-foreign-diploma
- About credential evaluation in the Netherlands: https://www.idw.nl/en/to-work/
Poland:
- Recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja-i-nauka/uznawanie-kwalifikacji-zawodowych-1
Portugal:
- Recognition of professional qualifications in Portugal: https://www.dgert.gov.pt/reconhecimento-das-qualificacoes-profissionais
Romania:
- Information on continuation of studies and access to labor market for Ukrainian citizens: https://cnred.edu.ro/en/ukrainian-citizens
Slovakia:
- Recognition of foreign diplomas: https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani-a-odbornych-kvalifikacii-zo-zahranicia/
Slovenia:
- About professional qualifications obtained abroad: https://spot.gov.si/sl/teme/poklicne-kvalifikacije-pridobljene-v-tujini/
- Mutual recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.gov.si/teme/vzajemno-priznavanje-poklicnih-kvalifikacij/
Sweden:
- Assistance Centre for Professional Qualifications: https://www.uhr.se/en/start/international-opportunities/working-in-another-eueea-country/assistance-centre/
- Certification of foreign teachers: https://www.skolverket.se/regler-och-ansvar/lararlegitimation-och-forskollararlegitimation/certification-for-teachers-and-preschool-teachers-with-a-foreign-teaching-degree