Teachers at Academic Secondary Schools, VET Schools and Colleges - Recognition See explanation of the designation of:

In the course of the procedure for recognition of professional qualifications the applicant's formal qualifications obtained in the EU /in the EEA /in Switzerland are examined to determine whether they fulfill essentially the legal requirements in Austria for teaching at academic secondary school, secondary technical and vocational schools and colleges for higher vocational education ( VET schools and colleges).

Completion of a teacher training and where appropriate, the professional training that is required in addition to the post-secondary course

There are no specific time limits.

The application to practise the regulated profession must be submitted either to the point of single contact or the BMB . However, in the case of " höhere land- und forstwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten " or the " Forstfachschule " the application must be submitted to the BMLUK .

An application in connection with an application for advertised jobs can – with the exception of cases where the BMLUK is responsible – also be submitted online via the links of the Province School Boards [ Bildungsdirektionen] in the section " Link to form ".

The BMB or the BMLUK examines the application and makes a decision within four months after the date on which the applicant's complete file was submitted. The applicant can file an appeal against this decision to the federal administrative court within four weeks after the official service of the decision.

The proceedings determine if the formal qualifications of the applicant fulfill the legal requirements to pursue the relevant teaching profession. Furthermore it is determined whether or not the applicant is allowed to gain access to and pursue that profession in the state where the professional qualifications were issued. If the training of the applicant and the training required by Austria are substantially different the applicant can be subject to complete an adaptation period or to take an aptitude test. In so doing the applicant's professional experience or the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through lifelong learning are taken into account.

In case the professional qualifications were issued by a third country (neither EU -country nor EEA member country nor Switzerland), the applicants must usually submit their requests for the recognition to a university.

• Birth certificate and certificate of nationality or passport
• In the case of change of name: marriage certificate or other documents which are proof of the change of the name
• Additionally in case of third-country nationals: Residence permit and proof of unlimited access to the labor market (the latter applies to Croatian citizens too)
• Attestation confirming the absence of temporary or final suspensions from exercising the profession or of criminal convictions
• Diploma issued within the EU or EEA or Switzerland as well as certificates that show that any required additional professional training has been successfully completed
• Documents providing additional information about the training concerning the total duration of the studies, subjects studied and the balance between the theoretical and the practical part
• Professional qualifications issued by a third country (neither EU nor EEA country nor Switzerland) together with a certificate of professional experience proving three years' of professional experience issued by the competent authority of the member state which recognized the third country qualification
• Proof of professional experience which clearly identifies the professional activity exercised by the applicant

No fees

• Austrian Federal Ministry of Education ( BMB )
  Minoritenplatz 5
  1010 Wien
  E-Mail : berufsanerkennung@bmb.gv.at
  Diploma recognition procedure for federal teaching staff ( → BMB ) German text
  
• In case of " höhere land- und forstwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten " or the " Forstfachschule ":
  Austrian Federal Ministry of of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management ( BMLUK )
  Stubenring 1
  1010 Wien
  E-Mail : service@bmluk.gv.at
  Recognition of teacher training courses for schools of the Ministry of Agriculture ( → BMLUK ) German text

• Application for the initiation of a recognition procedure for teacher training courses from the EU / EEA /Switzerland ( → BMB ) German text
• Job advertisements of the Province School Boards [ Bildungsdirektionen ] – the respective federal state [ Bundesland ] must be selected ( → BMB ) German text
• Recognition of teacher training courses for schools of the Ministry of Agriculture ( → BMLUK ) German text

For academic secondary schools, secondary technical and vocational schools and colleges for higher vocational education – with the exception of the " höhere land- und forstwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten " and the " Forstfachschule ":

Job advertisements – bewerbung.bildung.gv.at ( → BMB ) German text

• section 204 of the Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz
• sections 38 , 90d of the Vertragsbedienstetengesetz