Non-academic recognition

Employment in the Italian Public Administration is usually dependent upon a public competition. The holders of a foreign qualification of any level (secondary school or higher education), subject to the relevant requirements mandated by the present regulations regarding public employment, can participate in competitions for employment positions in the Italian public administrations via a recognition procedure triggered by Art. 38 of Legislative Decree 165/2001, as modified by Art. 8 of the Law Decree n. 5 of 9 February, 2012. The procedure and the documents to be produced are indicated in Art. 2 of Presidential Decree 189/2009.

NB: This procedure has the function of evaluating the principal qualification requested by the competition announcement. For the evaluation of further foreign qualification with a view to increasing bonus points in a competition or for career advancement inside the public administration kindly read on.

The scope of this procedure is to evaluate the comparability of the foreign qualification to that of the Italian qualification specified in a given competition announcement with a view to proceed to the exams of that competition, without an Italian qualification being awarded (equivalence). This procedure is linked to the public competition in question, therefore it is necessary to attach the specific competition announcement to the request for comparability.

This procedure is not relevant in the case of “competitions” referring to restricted professions (i.e. school teacher) or in the case of access to PhD programmes.

The body responsible for this procedure is the

Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica - UOLP - Servizio per le assunzioni e la mobilità

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 116 - 00186 Roma

e-mail: sam@governo.it

Certified email: protocollo_dfp@mailbox.governo.it

It is possible to download online the Form for the request for comparability of a foreign qualification of an academic nature prepared by the Department of Public Affairs: in this form all the necessary documents for the presentation of the request are indicated, as is the relevant office of the Ministry for Universities and Research to send them to.

If the principal Italian qualification needed for the participation in a competition is already held and the applier wishes to present further foreign titles with a view to increasing bonus points in competitions or for career advancement inside the public administration, the contents of Art. 3 comma 1 letter a) of the Presidential Decree n. 189 of 30 July, 2009, may be applied.

NB: This procedure is applied to citizens of the Member States of European Union and their family members not having the citizenship of a Member State who hold the right of residence or the right of permanent residence (Article 38 paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree no. 165/2001) and to citizens of third countries who are holders of a residence permit for long-term residents or who are holders of refugee status or subsidiary protection status (Article 38 paragraph 3-bis of Legislative Decree no. 165/2001).

The request must be presented directly to the administration that has issued the competition announcement, and must include the following documentation:

1. qualification, translated and legally certified;
2. transcript of exams taken, with relative translation;
3. documentation testifying to the purpose for which the recognition of qualification is being requested;
4. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di valore): this document is not necessary for qualifications from countries inside the EU, EEA/EFTA and the Swiss Confederation.

The relevant administration will send the documentation to MUR which will issue a final ruling within 90 days and will transmit it both to the administration and to the interested party.

Candidates who submit an application for recognition of the qualification for admission to the competition as described in the first paragraph are conditionally admitted to participate. The Presidency of the Council of Ministers - Department of Public Affairs concludes the recognition procedure referred to in this paragraph only with respect to the winners of the competition, who have the responsibility, under penalty of forfeiture, of communicating the publication of the ranking, within 15 (fifteen) days, to the Ministry for Universities and Research or to the Ministry of Education (Article 38 paragraph 3 of Legislative Decree no. 165/2001).

As established by Art. 3 comma 1 letter b) of the Presidential Decree n. 189 of 30 July, 2009, as amended by Art. 1 paragraph 28-quinquies of Law 15/2022, it is possible to evaluate foreign qualifications for pension-related purposes, for the inclusion of the relative period of study.

The recognition of the qualification is provided by MUR, regardless of the citizenship held, also for qualifications obtained in countries other than those that are signatories to the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed in Lisbon on 11 Aprile 1997, ratified according to Law 148 of 11 July 2002.

 
This request should be presented directly to the relevant authority (i.e. INPS – the State Pension authority), attaching the following documents:

1. qualification, translated and legally certified;
2. transcript of exams taken, with relative translation;
3. documentation testifying to the purpose for which the recognition of qualification is being requested;
4. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di valore): this document is not necessary for qualifications from countries inside the EU, EEA/EFTA and the Swiss Confederation.

The relevant administration will send the documentation to MUR which will issue a final ruling within 90 days and will transmit it both to the administration and to the interested party. Should the evaluation of the foreign qualification be negative, it is possible to present a motion for re-examination by producing further documentation within 30 days of notification of the final decision.

On the basis of the contents of Art. 3 comma 1 letter c) of Presidential Decree n.189 of 30 July, 2009, as amended by Art. 1 paragraph 28-quinquies of Law 15/2022, it is possible to have foreign qualifications evaluated for enrollment at Job Centres.

The recognition of the qualification is provided by MUR, regardless of the citizenship held, also for qualifications obtained in countries other than those that are signatories to the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed in Lisbon on 11 April 1997, ratified according to Law 148 of 11 July 2002. 

 
This request should be presented directly to the relevant authority (i.e. Job Centre), attaching the following documents:

1. qualification, translated and legally certified;
2. transcript of exams taken, with relative translation;
3. documentation testifying to the purpose for which the qualification recognition is being requested;
4. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di valore): this document is not necessary for qualifications from countries inside the EU, EEA/EFTA and the Swiss Confederation.

The relevant administration will send the documentation to MUR which will issue a final ruling within 90 days and will transmit it both to the administration and to the interested party. Should the evaluation of the foreign qualification be negative, it is possible to present a motion for re-examination by producing further documentation within 30 days of notification of the final decision.

On the basis of the contents of Art. 3 comma 1 letter d) of Presidential Decree n.189 of 30 July, 2009, as amended by Art. 1 paragraph 28-quinquies of Law 15/2022, it is possible to utilise foreign qualifications for access to traineeship or internship required for certain regulated professions. This evaluation is performed by MUR, with input from the National University Council and the national Board or Association of the specific professional category, should it exist.

The recognition of the qualification is provided by MUR, regardless of the citizenship held, also for qualifications obtained in countries other than those that are signatories to the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed in Lisbon on 11 April 1997, ratified according to Law 148 of 11July 2002.

 

This request should be presented directly to the relevant authority, attaching the following documents:

1. qualification, translated and legally certified;
2. transcript of exams taken, with relative translation;
3. documentation testifying to the purpose for which the qualification recognition is being requested;
4. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di valore): this document is not necessary for qualifications from countries inside the EU, EEA/EFTA and the Swiss Confederation.

The relevant administration will send the documentation to MUR which will issue a final ruling within 90 days and will transmit it both to the administration and to the interested party. Should the evaluation of the foreign qualification be negative, it is possible to present a motion for re-examination by producing further documentation within 30 days of notification of the final decision.

On the basis of the contents of Art. 4 comma 2 of Presidential Decree n.189 of 30 July, 2009, as amended by Art. 1 paragraph 28-quinquies of Law 15/2022, it is possible to utilise foreign qualifications for the award of scholarships and other benefits disbursed or recognised by public administrations.

The recognition of the qualification is provided by the relevant authority, further to the opinion of MUR, regardless of the citizenship held, also for qualifications obtained in countries other than those that are signatories to the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, signed in Lisbon on 11 April 1997, ratified according to Law 148 of July 11 2002. 

 
This request should be presented directly to the relevant authority, attaching the following documents:

1. qualification, translated and legally certified;
2. transcript of exams taken, with relative translation;
3. documentation testifying to the purpose for which the qualification recognition is being requested;
4. Declaration of Value (Dichiarazione di valore): this document is not necessary for qualifications from countries inside the EU, EEA/EFTA and the Swiss Confederation.

The relevant administration will be responsible for the foreign title evaluation, further to the opinion of MUR. Should the evaluation of the foreign qualification be negative, it is possible to present a motion for re-examination by producing further documentation within 30 days of notification of the final decision.