Die Eintragung in die Handwerksrolle von Personen mit einer Ausübungsberechtigung beantragen

You can be entered in the Register of Craftsmen with a craft requiring a license if you have a license to practice. A distinction is made between two cases:

1. Authorization to practice another trade

Persons who already practise a craft requiring a license and wish to expand their commercial activity to include another craft requiring a license or essential activities of such a craft have the option of applying for a license to practise.

In this respect, proof of the necessary knowledge and skills is required, whereby previous professional experience and activities are also taken into account. It is irrelevant on what basis the existing entry in the Register of Craftsmen was made (e.g. master craftsman's certificate, old journeyman's regulation, exemption permit). The respective business owner is entitled to apply.

1. Authorization to practice for journeymen and journeywomen with qualified professional experience

Anyone who has passed a journeyman's examination or a final examination in a recognized training occupation and has acquired relevant professional experience can become self-employed in many trades requiring a permit or exercise a managerial function. The professional qualification must have been acquired in the trade that is to be practiced.

For certain trades, it is sufficient if the professional qualification was acquired in a related trade, which can be found in the ordinance on related trades.

In addition to a journeyman's or final examination, proof of relevant professional experience is also required, which must have been acquired after the training. At least six years of professional experience is required, of which at least four years must have been in a managerial position. A managerial position can be assumed if the person concerned has been given independent decision-making powers in a company or a significant part of a company, which must be documented by job references, job descriptions or in another suitable manner.

The granting of a license to practice for journeymen or journeywomen with qualified professional experience is not possible for chimney sweeps and health trades (opticians, audiologists, orthopaedic technicians, orthopaedic shoemakers, dental technicians).

Requirements

1. Authorization to practice another trade (application according to § 7a HwO)

• A craft requiring a license is already being practiced on the basis of an existing entry in the Register of Craftsmen.
• Proof of the required knowledge and skills, taking into account previous professional experience and activities
• expert opinions, job references or further training can be considered as evidence.
• The standard of proof of qualification is the masterly qualification for the craft requiring a license for which the authorization to practice is sought.

1. Authorization to practice for journeymen and journeywomen with qualified professional experience (application according to § 7b HwO)

• Journeyman's examination in the craft requiring a license to be practiced or in a related craft requiring a license or a final examination in a recognized training occupation corresponding to the craft requiring a license to be practiced.
• At least six years of experience in the craft requiring a license to be practiced or in a related craft requiring a license or in a profession corresponding to the craft requiring a license to be practiced, including a total of four years in a managerial position. The activity exercised must have included at least one essential activity of the craft requiring a license for which the license is being applied for.
• A managerial position can be assumed if a person has been given independent decision-making powers in a business or in a significant part of a business. Proof of this can be provided by job references, job descriptions or in another way.
• The business management, commercial and legal knowledge required for the independent exercise of a trade is generally deemed to be proven by professional experience. If this is not the case, the required knowledge must be demonstrated by attending training courses or in some other way.