Master craftsperson in agriculture and forestry - recognition of professional qualifications from other EU/EEA Member States

Appropriate supporting documents must be attached to the application, such as:
• evidence of formal qualifications;
• evidence of the content and scope of the training completed (curricula and similar);
• evidence of professional practice;
• proof of identity.

Further evidence may be required depending on the specific case.

Where recognition requires an adaptation period or an aptitude test, recognition must be granted on the condition subsequent that it will be revoked if the adaptation period or aptitude test is not completed within 4 years of recognition.

The following costs must be paid at the end of the procedure:
a fee of EUR 47.30 for the application, in accordance with the Fees Act [Gebührengesetz];
a fee of EUR 83.60 for a copy of the decision, in accordance with the Fees Act;
a provincial administrative levy of EUR 73.90 for a copy of the decision, in accordance with the Administrative Fees Regulation [Verwaltungsabgabenverordnung].

The other costs depend on the number of attachments submitted (EUR 3.90 per sheet (= four DIN A4 pages), up to a maximum of EUR 21.80 per attachment).

Land - und forstwirtschaftliches Berufsausbildungsgesetz, LGBl. Nr. 22/1992 idgF.

The recognition of evidence of formal qualifications is regulated by Section 12a of the Agricultural and Forestry Vocational Training Act.

The receipt of an application must be acknowledged within 1 month and the applicant must be informed of any missing documents. A decision on recognition must be issued within 4 months of the submission of the complete dossier.

The authority must, upon request and by way of a decision in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC, recognise evidence of formal qualifications issued to nationals of Member States of the European Union by a competent body of a Member State as a substitute for examinations and training to become a master craftsperson.

If there are substantial differences between the applicant’s formal qualifications and the training to become a master craftsperson and these differences are not compensated for by knowledge, in particular on the basis of professional practice, the applicant must be given the choice between an adaptation period and an aptitude test.

The applicant must be given the opportunity to take the aptitude test within 6 months of the decision on the recognition of the professional qualification.

See the required documents and procedure.

Meister in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft - Anerkennung von Berufsqualifikationen aus anderen EU/EWR-Mitgliedstaaten

Land - und forstwirtschaftliche Lehrlings- und Fachausbildungsstelle bei der Landwirtschaftskammer Vorarlberg, 6900 Bregenz, Montfortstraße 9

T+ 43 5574 400 452
lfa@lk-vbg.at

The application does not need to be authenticated or signed.

A decision may be appealed against. An appeal must be submitted in writing, within 4 weeks, to the authority that issued the decision. The time limit begins with the delivery of the written application or, in the case of an oral notification, on the date of the latter.

The appeal must also indicate the decision against which it is directed and include the relevant authority, the basis for asserting unlawfulness, the form of order sought, and the information required in order to assess whether the appeal has been filed in time. An appeal is no longer admissible if, after the issuance or announcement of the decision, the party expressly waives the appeal.

Moreover, all decisions must contain instructions on the right of appeal, including information on the authority with which the appeal must be filed and the corresponding deadline.

EAP Vorarlberg  

Assistenzzentrum nach der EU-Berufsanerkennungsrichtlinie 2005/36/EG 
Mag. Irene Linke 
Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort 
Stubenring 1 
1010 Wien 
T +43 1 71100 805446 F +43 1 71100 935446 irene.linke@bmdw.gv.at post.i7@bmdw.gv.at 
http://www.bmdw.gv.at/ 

Abteilung Va – Landwirtschaft und ländlicher Raum beim Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung
Postadresse: Landhaus, Römerstraße 15, 6901 Bregenz

8.2.2021