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Engineer; application for permission to use the professional title
If you would like to use the professional title "engineer" in Germany, but have completed the relevant training abroad, you will need a permit to use the professional title.
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Antrag auf Genehmigung zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung "Ingenieurin oder Ingenieur" (Empfänger: Regierung von Schwaben)
Engineers who do not belong to the fields of civil engineering, building and supply engineering or surveying can apply online to the Government of Swabia for permission to use the professional title.
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Antrag auf Genehmigung zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung „Ingenieurin“ / „Ingenieur“ - Fachrichtungen Bauingenieurwesen, Gebäude und Versorgungstechnik oder Vermessungswesen (Empfänger: Bayerische Ingenieurekammer-Bau)
Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure der Fachrichtungen Bauingenieurwesen, Gebäude und Versorgungstechnik oder Vermessungswesen können die Genehmigung zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung bei der Bayerischen Ingenieurekammer-Bau beantragen.
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
According to the Bavarian Engineering Act (BayIngG), the professional title "Ingenieurin" or "Ingenieur" (alone or in a word combination) may be used by anyone who has successfully completed an undergraduate degree (usually a Bachelor's degree) at a state or state-recognized German university. This must be a course of study
- in a technical or scientific subject area,
- which has a standard period of study of at least six semesters full-time and with which at least 180 points can be acquired using the ECTS system and
- in which the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology predominate; this requirement does not apply to the use of the professional title exclusively in the word combination industrial engineer by persons who have completed an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering.
Furthermore, the professional title may be used by
- anyone who has received authorization to do so after training abroad,
- who is authorized to do so under the law of another state of the Federal Republic of Germany or
- who was entitled to do so until this Act came into force.
Requirements
The prerequisite for a permit is the equivalence of the training, which is based on the Bavarian Engineering Act and the Bavarian Professional Qualifications Assessment Act.
Equivalence is checked on the basis of the foreign diploma and catalog of subjects; the Central Office for Foreign Education in Bonn provides technical support.
Copies of the diploma and subject catalog are required for the examination. The translations must be prepared by a translator publicly appointed or sworn in Germany or in the EU.
Required documents
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Proof of identity (identity card, passport or birth certificate)
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Registration certificate
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Curriculum vitae including full details of education (primary school, secondary school, grammar school, etc.)
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Evidence of formal qualifications (diploma, etc.)
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Translation of the training certificate (diploma, etc.) into the German language
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Subject catalogue ("Diploma Supplement")
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Translation of the subject catalogue into the German language
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In individual cases, the following additional documents must be submitted:
- Proof of change of name (e.g. marriage certificate)
- Acceptance certificate from the Federal Office for the Recognition of Foreign Refugees, Nuremberg, or status certificate - only necessary for Jewish emigrants from the former Soviet Union (contingent refugees) - in these cases the approval is issued free of charge.
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Evaluation letter from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) - if available
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Notes:
- The translations must be made by a translator publicly appointed or sworn in Germany or in the EU.
- The documents may be submitted in the form of copies or transmitted electronically.
Proceedings
If you have completed your training abroad, you must apply to the competent authority for permission to use the professional title "engineer".
- The competent authority for engineers specializing in civil engineering, building and supply engineering or surveying is the Bavarian Chamber of Engineers - Construction.
- The government of Swabia is responsible for engineers in all other disciplines.
Fees
300.00 to 800.00 euros in accordance with the Schedule of Costs under the Costs Act (Tariff No. 5.IV.4.)
Processing time
Duration of the procedure: approx. 2 - 3 months after submission of all required documents
Special notes
You can also work as an engineer in Bavaria if you do not have a license to use the professional title. However, you are not allowed to call yourself an "engineer".
Legal bases
Appeal
Administrative court action
Related links
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Status: 02.10.2024
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie
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