Best Practice

Discover real-life success stories.

New paths on German railways

After ten years as a train driver in Egypt, Mohamed Hossam Ramadan is starting afresh in Munich. There, he is completing a qualification adaptation course so that he can work as a train driver in Germany in future.

Fully qualified: Algerian nurses share their stories

New to the country, new to the job – yet already settled in: Hamza Ouabel and Abdelbaki Benarab from Algeria talk about the challenges and successes they’ve faced as newly qualified nurses at the SLK clinics in Heilbronn.

Employer reports: How to succeed when starting a career in Germany

Nurses from abroad face many challenges during the recognition process. At the Brüderklinikum Julia Lanz in Mannheim, they receive structured support – from language training and practical guidance to integration into the team. An interview with Anette Buhles, Deputy Director of Nursing.

Career opportunity in the German care sector

Hamadi Samet Fatma Zohra has come to Germany with many years of care experience gained in Algeria. She is now starting a new chapter at the Brüderklinik Julia Lanz.

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To the Black Forest via recognition partnership

Michelle Audrellia Claudy is fulfilling a childhood dream: through a recognition partnership (Anerkennungspartnerschaft), she came from Indonesia via Dubai and Bali to the Black Forest, where she now lives as a young pastry chef with a fully recognised vocational qualification.

A childhood dream of becoming a crane trainer comes true

Kevin José Ruiz Varga started out as an electromechanic in Colombia, worked in Chile and Germany, and eventually qualified for a training role in his dream job at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH – with his qualification in electromechanics fully recognised.