Entry in the register of craftsmen with a university degree or technician qualification

You can apply for entry in the Register of Craftsmen in writing or, in some cases, online at your local Chamber of Crafts.

Please obtain information about the procedure from the relevant Chamber of Skilled Crafts. You can also have the necessary documents sent to you.

• Submit your application documents to your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
• The Chamber of Skilled Crafts will check your application for completeness and, based on the certificate, whether the focus of the qualification corresponds to the trade you wish to pursue.
• In cases of doubt, you can submit evidence of individual achievements (such as seminar papers or dissertations) during your training as well as framework curricula and training regulations for the examination.
• If you meet the registration requirements, you will be notified in advance of your expected registration.
• Once you have been registered, you will receive a written certificate from your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts. Your business will receive the so-called craftsman's card.
• If the registration is rejected, you will receive a notification from the local Chamber of Skilled Crafts.

The Chamber of Skilled Crafts in Rhineland-Palatinate in whose district the main commercial establishment is located is responsible.

Alternatively, you can contact the Single Point of Contact in Rhineland-Palatinate.The Single Point of Contact is a public body through which you can handle all administrative procedures and formalities required for the commencement and exercise of your service activity and for the recognition of a foreign professional qualification. Further information can be found on the website of the Point of Single Contact.

• List of all responsible chambers of crafts
• Website - Single point of contact Rhineland-Palatinate

The Chamber of Skilled Crafts in Rhineland-Palatinate in whose district the main commercial establishment is located is responsible.

• You must have successfully completed an engineering degree or training to become a state-certified technician.
• The focus of your training must correspond to the trade you wish to pursue with your company.

For sole proprietorships:

• Identity card or comparable identification document (copy)
• Engineering degree certificate, university degree certificate or certificate of passing the state-certified technician examination (copy)
• Business registration (copy): Can be submitted after entry in the trade register.

For companies under civil law (GbR):

• Identity card or comparable identification document of the partners or authorized representatives (copy)
• Articles of association, if not concluded informally (copy)
• University degree certificate or certificate of successful completion of the state-certified technician examination (copy) of the personally liable partner responsible for the technical management of the company or of the employed company management
• Business registration (copy): Can be submitted after entry in the Register of Craftsmen.

For commercial partnerships with legal capacity:

• This refers to:
  • General partnership (OHG),
  • limited partnership (KG) and
  • corresponding foreign company forms
• Identity card or comparable identification document of the partners or authorized representatives (copy)
• for proof of the legal form of the company:
  • if the company is based in Germany:
    • for companies entered in the commercial register: extract from the register, for general partnerships additionally a copy of the articles of association
    • if no entry in the register has been made: copy of the articles of association
  • for foreign legal forms:
    • Extract from the relevant foreign register for companies entered in registers, otherwise
    • Copy of the articles of association
• Degree certificate from the university or certificate of passing the examination to become a state-certified technician (copy) of the personally liable partner responsible for the technical management of the company or the employed company management
• Business registration (copy): Can be submitted after entry in the register of craftsmen.

For legal entities:

• This refers to
  • Limited liability company (GmbH),
  • Entrepreneurial company (limited liability),
  • public limited company (AG),
  • registered cooperative (eG)
• Identity card or a comparable identification document of the authorized representative (copy)
• for proof of the company's legal form:
  • for companies based in Germany: extract from the commercial or cooperative register
  • for foreign legal forms: Extract from the relevant foreign register
• In the case of a company manager: university degree certificate or certificate of having passed the examination to become a state-certified technician (copy).
• Business registration (copy): Can be submitted after entry in the register of craftsmen.
• Details of the company management

If a manager is employed, the following documents must also be submitted:

• Manager's declaration
• Proof of the manager's activity: Employment contract (copy)
• Proof of social insurance for the operations manager
• University degree certificate or certificate of successful completion of the state-certified technician examination (copy)

Please note: If you employ a second person as a company manager, you must also submit the company manager's declaration with additional documents for this person. For example, if you carry out several trades requiring a license.

The amount of the fees can be found in the fee schedule of the relevant Chamber of Crafts. Please contact the relevant Chamber of Crafts for more information.

You must be entered in the Register of Craftsmen before starting work.

If all documents are complete and no further procedure is necessary, the Chamber of Skilled Crafts must make the entry in the Register of Skilled Crafts within 3 months, otherwise the entry is deemed to have been made after this period has expired.

• § 6 Absatz 1 Handwerksordnung (HWO)
• § 7 Absatz 2 Handwerksordnung (HWO)
• § 10 Handwerksordnung (HwO)
• Verordnung über die Anerkennung von Prüfungen für die Eintragung in die Handwerksrolle (HwREintrV)

• You have the right to appeal against a rejection of your application for entry in the Register of Craftsmen.
• Depending on the federal state in which you have submitted the application, a preliminary procedure will be carried out first.
• Please refer to the instructions on legal remedies in your notification for information on the legal remedies available.

There are no indications or special features.

12.09.2023

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.