SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN

SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN POLAND

GENERAL INFORMATION non-regulated professions decide employer sectoral professions recognition is automatic regulated professions need their official recognition 2

SECTORAL PROFESSIONS The professions of : • doctor of medicine, • dental practitioner, • nurse responsible for general care, • midwife, • pharmacist, • veterinary surgeon and architect belong to sectoral professions. The recognition of qualifications in these professions is automatic, provided that the applicant has documents attesting qualifications (diplomas, certificates) indicated in annex V or VI to Directive 2005/36/EC or fulfills the conditions for recognition on the basis of acquired rights.

REGULATED PROFESSIONS A regulated profession is a profession which may be practised only by those who have fulfilled qualification requirements and other conditions laid down in separate legislation. Within the European Union, the regulated professions are subject to EU Directives. In Poland it is now more than 380 regulated professions (the highest number in EU)

REGULATED PROFESSIONS The equivalence of a foreign school certificate or higher education diploma may be stated either on the basis of international agreements or by means of nostrification. Nostrification is a procedure whereby a foreign educational qualification is compared to its Polish equivalent and their equivalence determined. AUTHORITIES COMPETENT FOR CERTIFYING PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR: • Regulated professions (competent authorities) • Apprenticeship certificates and master diplomas - Polish Craft Association (www. zrp. pl ) • External professional exams – local educational authorities (kuratoria oświaty) • Medical professions – Ministry of Health (Department of Science and Higher Education)

RECOGNITION PROCEDURE A competent authorities verifies: • adequate level of education • the qualifications that grant the right to pursue the profession in the Member State where they were acquired administrative decision regarding the recognition of professional qualification no differences differences analyse all the evidence of formal qualifications differences are covered difference is still not covered Compensation measures An adaptation period An aptitude test administrative decision regarding the recognition of professional qualification

EXAMPLES OF REGULATED PROFESSIONS school teacher railway safety civil engineer kindergarten teacher train dispatcher engineer of military engineering instructor of sports signalman tax adviser social worker fire-fighter, tourist guide sworn translator glider pilot forestry engineer official receiver pharmacist’s technician certified geologist child care worker professional parachutist real estate agent technician of fire protection welder brokerinvestment adviser physiotherapist lifts operator medical rescue worker librarian technical expert of motor vehicles town planner optician tram driver aircraft technician dietetician taxi driver airline transport pilot 7

IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS ENIC-NARIC Poland is a national information centre responsible for the recognition of foreign credentials for both academic and professional purposes. http: //www. enic-naric. net/ BUREAU FOR ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Office coordinates and organizes recruitment and qualification of Polish scientists and students on scholarships abroad and foreigners to study and internships in Poland. It is also support for the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a foreign language. . http: //www. buwiwm. edu. pl/eng/index. htm Polish center for information on the recognition of professional qualifications MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION Department of Higher Education Organization and Supervision Unit for Coordination of the System for Recognition of Professional Qualifications email: kwalifikacje@mnisw. gov. pl , +48 22 628 67 76 http: //www. nauka. gov. pl/higher-education/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

USEFUL WEBSITES: http: //www. nauka. gov. pl/higher-education/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ http: //www. buwiwm. edu. pl/eng/index. htm http: //www. enic-naric. net/ http: //www. eures. europa. eu http: //ec. europa. eu/internal_market/qualifications/index_en. htm http: //ec. europa. eu/internal_market/qualifications/docs/contact-points/infopoints_en. pdf http: //conventions. coe. int/Treaty/Commun/Cherche. Sig. asp? NT=165&CM=8&CL= ENG http: //europass. cedefop. europa. eu http: //www. eurocadres. org/mobilnet/english/poland/pl-recognition-en. htm http: //www. aic. lv/ace_disk/Recognition/dir_prof/guide_gen_sys. pdf

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