If it is not possible to submit the documents digitally, you may also send them by post to the following address:
Handwerk gGmbH
Schongauer Straße 2
28219 Bremen
Contact persons in the Accreditation Department:
Pia-Kristin Feege
Telephone 0421 222744-424
Thomas Höft
Telephone 0421 222744-425
Would you like to work permanently in Germany in a skilled trade or a trade-related field at the journeyman level? Would you like to gain admission to a master craftsman program or take the master craftsman exam? If so, you can have your foreign vocational qualification in a skilled trade…
Would you like to work in Germany on a permanent basis as a self-employed person in a craft requiring a license? Then you must be entered in the register of craftsmen. To do this, you need a specific professional qualification. You must have your foreign professional qualification recognized.
Would you like to work permanently in Germany in a craft or similar trade that does not require a license at master craftsman level? Then you can have your foreign professional qualification officially recognized in the skilled crafts sector.
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Updated on 04.09.2026