Professional qualifications from an EU or EEA country need to be recognised by the authorities in the case of permanent work in an area which is subject to education or training requirements in Denmark. Read below to find out when an application needs to be submitted to the Danish Working Environment Authority.
If the professional qualifications are from an EU or an EEA country and the person is going to undertake permanent work for the company, the qualifications will need to be recognised by the authorities if the work area or profession is subject to education or training requirements in Denmark.
Such professional qualifications can include courses of education, certificates or work experience, for example.
Work areas which require the recognition of qualifications by the Danish Working Environment Authority:
The company may not employ or engage persons for the work above unless they have undertaken the relevant Danish training or education programme or otherwise attained evidence of formal qualifications, a certificate or a letter of recognition from the Danish Working Environment Authority.
An application to have qualifications recognised can be submitted by the company or by the individual.