There are two main European regulations covering the mutual recognition of professional qualifications: Directive 89/48/EEC and Directive 92/51/EEC. A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation often called simply certification or qualification is a designation earned by a person to certify that he is qualified to perform a job. ...

Directive 89/48/EEC covers the mutual recognition of qualifications in recognised professions that require a University degree or equivalent. This directive is implemented in the UK by The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 1991 and by similar regulations in other member states. It has been suggested that Professional degree be merged into this article or section. ... A directive is a legislative act of the European Union which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result. ...

Directive 92/51/EEC covers the mutual recognition of qualifications in professions regulated below degree level. This is implemented in the UK by The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 2002 and by similar regulations in other member states.

The regulations cover all twenty-five member states of the European Union plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. They mean that any form of work other than those covered by the Transitional Measures Directive (Directive 99/42/EC, covering crafts and trades people such as hairdressers and construction workers) or the Sectoral Directives (dental practice, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, veterinary practice, and architecture - this was the original method of achieving mutual recognition but proved too slow) that would normally be restricted in a member state to people who had gained a professional qualification in that member state are also open to nationals of the EU (and the other three states) that have gained a similar professional qualification in another member state. The word dental could mean: Dental consonant, a linguistics term Dentistry, a medical profession Dental Auxillary Dental hygienist, a licensed practitioner Dental technician Any of a variety of other dental professions, such as Dental assistant, someone who works in a dentists office, but may not be a licensed medical... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury. ... Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... Bowl of Hygeia Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is a transitional field between health sciences and chemical sciences and a profession charged with ensuring the safe use of medication. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...

Professions regulated in most or all EU states include qualified accountants (Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) or Chartered Accountant(ACA or CA) in the UK), teachers (Qualified Teacher Status in the UK), and lawyers (barristers, solicitors and advocates in the UK). Note that the regulations only apply to nationals of the 28 countries - e.g. an American who gained Qualified Teacher Status in the UK would not be able, under these regulations, to teach in France, but an Irish citizen would. However, the situation would be different if the American were married to a European and they were living in a country other than the country of which the European is a national. Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process of maintaining, auditing, and processing financial information for business purposes. ... Acca can refer to: Acca of Hexham, bishop of Hexham and saint, d. ... Chartered Accountant (CA) is the title of members of a certain professional accountancy associations in the Commonwealth countries and Ireland. ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ... A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ... It has been suggested that Barrister#Advocates in Scotland be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• European Chemist
• European Engineer
• Homologation

The Directives referred to above have been consolidated under Directive 2005/36/EC. This is due to be transposed by Member States in October 2007. European Chemist (EurChem) is an international professional qualification awarded by the European Chemist Registration Board (ECRB) for chemists and is for use in many European countries. ... European Engineer (Eur Ing) is an international professional qualification title for engineers used in many European countries. ... Homologation is a technical term, derived from the Greek homologos (ομόλογος) for agree, which is generally used in English to signify the granting of approval by an official authority. ...

External link

• Europe, Open for Professions