Germany as a business location relies on international qualified professionals in the long term. Since March 2020, the Skilled Immigration Act has also made it possible for professionally qualified people from third countries to immigrate to Germany for the purpose of work. A requirement for this is that the foreign vocational qualification has been recognized in Germany.
The report analyses vocational education and training in 13 focus countries from which potentially qualified professionals could immigrate. They are classified in four country clusters: "Latin America", "North Africa", "India and Southeast Asia" and "the Western Balkans". The focus countries cover a wide range of differently structured vocational training systems. They were selected because they can be assumed to have a significant potential for the immigration of skilled workers.