Application for the professional
recognition of a foreign higher education
diploma
1F3H8BC-834-03-130612
To be completed by the
division in charge
AgODi – Agentschap voor Onderwijsdiensten
Afdeling Advies en Ondersteuning Onderwijspersoneel
Telefoon: 02 553 65 29
E-mail: [email protected]
receipt date
What is the purpose of this form?
By completing this form, you are applying for the professional recognition of a higher education diploma you obtained in a
Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union,
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. A professional recognition is the application of a European directive for
the access to professions for which conditions with regard to the diploma required are defined. This professional
recognition is only granted for the access to regulated professions in the Flemish compulsory education, part-time
education in the arts and adult education.
On the basis of the professional recognition, a conformity certificate is issued. This certificate must be submitted to the
education institution in case of a job application.
Attention please! If you want to teach in Flemish education, recognition of your diploma does not suffice. You must also
prove that you are sufficiently proficient in Dutch, the teaching language.
More information on the language requirements and the way in which you can prove your command of the language can
be found at the following website http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/werken/taalexamencommissie.
When are you not eligible for a professional recognition?
If you want to teach in an educational institution that is subsidised by the French Community of Belgium, you are not
eligible for this procedure. In that case, you will be referred to the NARIC centre of the French Community of Belgium:
NARIC de la Communauté française de Belgique
Direction générale de l’Enseignement non obligatoire et de la Recherche scientifique
Rue A. Lavallée 1, 1080 BRUXELLES
Website: http://www.enseignement.be/infosup
Contact person: Mrs Chantal Kaufmann - Tel.: 02 690 87 03 - E-mail: [email protected]
Details of the applicant
1 Indicate who is submitting this application.
A Flemish intermediary organisation is a welcome office, the Flemish Employment Agency (VDAB), a mediation firm,
etcetera.
Attention please! Only mediation firms that are legitimated to act as ‘employment agency’, may submit an application for
third parties. In all other cases, the diploma holder himself/herself must submit an application.
an intermediary organisation. Go to question 2.
the diploma holder himself/herself. Go to question 3.
2 Please enter the details of the applying organisation.
name of the organisation
contact person: first name
street and number
postal code and city
country
last name
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3 Please enter the details of the diploma holder.
The state register number can be found on the SIS card or on the back of the identity card.
state register number or
crossroads bank number
first name
last name
date of birth
day
month
year
native country
nationality
sex
male
female
telephone number
4 Please enter the official address and alternatively the postal address of the diploma holder.
You only need to enter the postal address if it differs from the official address.
official address
postal address
street and number
postal code and city
country
5 Who should AgODi contact?
the applying organisation
the diploma holder himself/herself
6 How do you want AgODi to contact you?
by e-mail. Please mention below
the e-mail address on which AgODi can reach you.
by letter
Educational details
7 On the basis of which type of diploma do you have a teaching qualification?
Copy the details as they appear on the diploma.
teaching diploma
basic diploma and proof of teaching competence. Enter the details of your diploma below.
Should you not have certain details with regard to your diploma of higher education at your disposal, namely the
official duration of studies, the official student workload in European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
or the number of credits, please only enter the details that you have at your disposal. Should you have all three details
at your disposal, please enter all three of them.
name of the diploma
date of issue of the diploma
name of the educational institution
town
country
official duration of studies
study years
student workload
ECTS
number of credits
credits
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8 Did you obtain any additional diplomas?
If you have taken any additional courses in higher education, please list them below.
yes.
What other diplomas do you hold?
no
Professional experience
9 Do you have any relevant professional experience?
Relevant professional experience is professional experience completing your training which may compensate for any
shortcomings in your training.
yes. Go to question 10.
no. Go to question 11.
10 Please enter the employer and the duration of your professional experience below.
employer
duration of the professional experience
1
2
3
4
5
6
Purpose of the application
11 Indicate the Flemish teaching position you would like to hold below.
You may tick more than one possibility.
nursery teacher
teacher in primary education
teacher in secondary education
teacher in part-time education in the arts
teacher in adult education
Remarks
12 Please enter all relevant information that can contribute to the processing of your file below.
You may for instance mention that the education institution where you studied has changed its name in the meantime. If
you know its current name, please enter the new name below.
You can also mention other relevant additional information below.
T
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Supporting documents to be enclosed
13 Please include all required attachments in your application that are listed below and that apply to your
case, and tick them off the list.
If your original supporting documents are not in Dutch, English, French or German, please also enclose two copies of the
certified translation. The original certified translation must be stamped by the Court of First Instance. Only a Dutch
certified translation of the certificate made by a translator sworn in at a Belgian court will be accepted.
The declaration from an official body on your teaching competence includes the following details:
 the confirmation that your diploma has been awarded by an recognised institution of higher education and complies with
the European recognition directive 2005/36
 the confirmation of the nominal study duration of your training
 the indication of the teaching competence that you have, including an enumeration of all related subjects and years of
study.
The Ministry for Education or the NARIC centre of your country may issue this declaration. You will find the contact
addresses of the NARIC centres at www.enic-naric.net.
If the name of your identity card does not match the name on your certificate, you must enclose an official explanation.
Within the framework of the investigation into the equivalence of the diploma, other documents may be
requested.
Attention please! An incomplete file will not be processed. If there are documents missing in your file, you still have six
months' time to submit them. If you fail to submit the missing documents within six months' time, your file is closed.
2 ordinary copies of the identity card in the original language
2 ordinary copies of the certified translation of the identity card in Dutch, English, French or German
2 ordinary copies of the teaching diploma in the original language
2 ordinary copies of the certified translation of the teaching diploma in Dutch, made by a translator sworn in at a
Belgian court
2 ordinary copies of the basic diploma and of the proof of teaching competence in the original language
2 ordinary copies of the certified translation of the basic diploma and the proof of teaching competence in Dutch, made
by a translator sworn in at a Belgian court
1 original declaration from an official body on your teaching competence in the original language
1 ordinary copy of the declaration from an official body on your teaching competence in the original language
2 ordinary copies of the certified translation of the declaration from an official body on your teaching competence in
Dutch, English, French or German
Composition of the file
14 Before submitting the application file, you must sort the documents in two identical sets.
Each set must include:
1 application form
2 substantiating documents.
Attention please! If you did not sort the file beforehand, it will be return it without processing.
Signature
15 Please complete the declaration below.
I confirm that all the information given in this form is true and that all documents enclosed are authentic or
copies of authentic documents.
I authorise the investigating instance to enquire about the authenticity of my documents and to contact the
institutions which are in a position to assess this.
date
signature
day
month
year
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Who do you send this form to?
16 Please send this form and the supporting documents to the following e-mail address:
AgODi – Agentschap voor Onderwijsdiensten
Afdeling Advies en Ondersteuning Onderwijspersoneel
Telefoon: 02 553 65 29
E-mail: [email protected]
What will happen to your application?
17 It is only when you have submitted your fully completed application that the recognition procedure will start.
The recognition procedure is free of charge.
The file you submitted, will not be returned to you after your application is closed. Upon completion of the recognition
procedure, all copies will be destroyed.
Privacy guarantee
18 The details which you provide will be stored in a database. They are necessary for the processing of your file and may
also be used for statistical or scientific purposes. You have the right to consult the data in your file. In order to do this,
please make an appointment with the file administrator.
AgODi may contact the foreign education authorities in charge of issuing your documents for any enquiries about these.
Some deeds and documents may be submitted for verification of their authenticity to the institutions in a position to
assess this.