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• § 7 Vocational Training Act (BBiG)

According to the Vocational Education and Training Act (BBiG), the Länder can regulate the recognition of previous vocational education and training. After consulting the Land Committee for Vocational Education and Training, the Land governments may, by decree, provide that attendance at a vocational school course or vocational training in another establishment shall be counted wholly or partly towards the period of training.
A joint application by the trainees and trainees is mandatory for the credit. The request must be addressed to the competent authority (e.g. the respective board). It may be limited to parts of the maximum permissible crediting period.

Possible fees for forms and forms can be found in the fee tariffs of the competent chambers or in the special Land law.

Information on the recognition of German professional qualifications abroad can be obtained from the competent authorities of the country.

If no independent jurisdiction has been determined by ordinance, please contact the chamber responsible for your vocational training. This can be, for example:

• the Chamber of Crafts for vocational training in occupations covered by the Crafts Code,
• the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for vocational training in non-craft trades,
• the Chamber of Agriculture for vocational training in agricultural and rural home economics occupations,
• the Chamber of Lawyers, Patent Attorneys and Notaries as well as the Notarial Fund for the vocational training of specialists in the field of administration of justice,
• the Chamber of Auditors and the Chamber of Tax Consultants for the vocational training of specialists in the field of auditing and tax consulting,
• the Chamber of Doctors, Dentists, Veterinarians and Pharmacists for the vocational training of specialists in the health professions.

Further responsibilities, e.g. for bodies under public law as well as for churches and other religious communities, are regulated in the BBiG § 72 to 75.

If there are no chambers for individual occupational areas, the Land law already lays down regulations concerning competence. In addition, chambers may, with the approval of the competent supreme federal or Land authority, agree on a special distribution of tasks among themselves.