forestry field expert profession

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Invest in people !


Sectoral Operational Program Human Resources Development 2007-2013

Priority Axis 3 „INCREASING WORKERS AND ENTERPRISE ADAPTABILITY”

The major intervention Domain No 3.3 „Development of Partnership and Encouraging Initiatives for Social

Partners and the Civil Society"

Project title: “The Network of Competent Authorities for Professional Qualifications in Romania (IMI PQ NET

Romania)”

Beneficiary: The Ministry of National Education

Contract no. POSDRU/93/3.3/S/53132

CERTIFICATION AND REGOGNITION GUIDE OF

THE FORESTRY FIELD EXPERT PROFESSION

Author:

Conf. Dr. Eng. Nicolae IONESCU,

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C O N T EN T INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………… 3

1. The settlement situation in Romania and in other Member States of the

European Union.. 6

2. The skills validation/certification procedures …………………………. 11

2.1. Skills validation/certification procedures of the profession as a CTAP expert

in ROMANIA

………………………………………………………………… 11

2.2. Professional validation / certification procedures in the forestry field in

ITALY ………………………………………………………. 16


SPAIN………………………………………………………. 19


HOLLAND ……………………………………………………. 20


DENMARK ………………………………………………. 21

2.6. Professional validation / certification procedures in the forestry field in the

UK………………………………………… 21


GERMANY ………………………………………………….. 27


PORTUGAL ………………………………………………. 28


CZECH REPUBLIC……………………………………………………….. 30


AUSTRIA … 34

3. The qualification recognition procedures in other EU Member States ………….. 36

3.1. General items………………………………………………………….. 36

3.2. The qualification recognition procedures in ITALY………………… 40

3.3. The qualification recognition procedures in SPAIN………………… 41

3.4. The qualification recognition procedures in the HOLLAND… 43

3.5. The qualification recognition procedures in DENMARK…………… 45

3.6. The qualification recognition procedures in the UK………… 45

3.7. The qualification recognition procedures in GERMANY……………. 47

3.8. The qualification recognition procedures in PORTUGAL……… 52

3.9. The qualification recognition procedures in th CZECH REPUBLIC… 53

3.10. The qualification recognition procedures in AUSTRIA…………… 57

3.11. The SOLVIT system …………………………………………………………. 59

4. The pursuit of the forestry professions in the analyzed countries …………… 61

4.1. The pursuit of the CTAP experts activity in Romania………………………. 61

4.2. The pursuit of similar professions in the analyzed EU countries………… 62

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5. Conclusions……………………………………………………………………….. 67

Annexes………………………………………………………………………….. 71

INTRODUCTION

The present guide is one of the results of the project called „The

Network of Competent Authorities for Professional Qualifications in

Romania (IMI PQ NET Romania)” implemented by the Ministry of

National Education in partnership with the National Qualifications

Authority and the Institute for Social Policies (IPS), co-financed by the

European Social Fund through the Sectoral Operational Program Human

Resources Development 2007– 2013(POSDRU).

The General Objective of the project called „The Network of

Competent Authorities for Professional Qualifications in Romania (IMI

PQ NET Romania)” consists in creating and consolidating the IMI

Network (Internal Market Information) for the professional

qualifications in Romania (IMI PQ NET), with the purpose of

sustaining the CE initiative regarding the development of the System for

Informing the Internal Market, the development of a common initiative

in this respect, at a national level, targeting the consolidation of the

social partners’ capability (agencies and governmental organizations,

professional associations) to promote durable development through the

creation of proper instruments and communication channels and

mutual consultancy with the purpose of gaining efficient

communication with the similar organizations within the European

Union and the European Economic Area (EEA), through the IMI

platform.

To achieve the overall objective, MEN, as the beneficiary of the

project, aims to accomplish the following objectives:

Creating and developing a national network to support the

implementation of the Internal Market Information system

(IMI), by binding the capacity of the social partners, by creating

communicating channels and mutual consultation;

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Developing and implementing common terms of recerence on

the certification standards for the Romanian workers’ skills and

the recognition of the professional qualifications of the EU

citizens;

Involving the Network members in sharing the information

mediated by the IMI platform, by providing information/data to

requests made by the organizations/associations from EU/EEA.

By making the guide for the professional certification and

recognition in the forestry field (expert that certifies, technically, the

quality of the Forestry Earhworks) is subscribed to achieve the second

objective mentioned and proposes the following:

Supporting the competent authorities from Romania in their

efforts to normalize the certification and the recognition

processes for the regulated professions, that they manage, by

informing them about the practices from other EU Member

States (the present guide presents the practices from other nine

Member States)

Informing all the persons who have acquired qualifications in

the analyzed activity , in Romania, and want to practice that

profession in one of the nine EU countries presented in the

guide.

In order to complete this guide, a refined methodology was applied

throughout the IMI PQ NET ROMANIA project, by consulting with

competent authorities. The main information sources needed to

complete this guide and other 29 similar professions were:

- The research of the ANC experts for each country;

- Information obtained from the competent authorities from

Romania, during consultations and workshops;

- IMI statistics and the database of the regulated professions,

belonging to the European Commision 1;

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- Data collected during the study visits organized in Holland,

Italy, Spain, Denmark and Germany .

The structuring of the guide was based on the standard reference

terms, as a rough guide for the procedures of validating and certificating

the competences, and the recognition processes, defined during the

project, in two rounds of workshop with the members of the IMI PQ

NET Romania group, published with the 30 guides of certification and

recognition. Thus, when structuring the guide, three major aspects were

followed, in the analyzed countries compared to Romania, respectively

the procedures for validation and certification of competencies, the

recognition process for qualification and practicing the profession.

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1. THE SETTLEMENT SITUATION IN ROMANIA AND IN OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The guide covers aspects of skills validation/certification,

recognition and practice of the profession known in Romania as CTAP

expert (expert that certifies, technically, the quality of the Forestry

Earhworks) compared to identical, similar or related professions in nine

EU states, namely Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy,

UK, Holland, Portugal, Spain.

The guide is intended to be a tool to assist the competent authorities

from Romania (in this case, the Ministry of Environment and Climate

Change), in their efforts to normalize the certification and recognition

process of the regulated professions that they manage, by informing them

about the practices from other EU Member States. Also, this guide is

designed and structured so that it is an efficient way of informing all the

people that have obtained the qualification in Romania and want to

practice permanently or temporarly, in one of the nine EU Member States,

presented in the guide.

At the same time, the guide has some limitations. The first one is

that it presents the situation from only nine EU Member States, set for

all the developed guides. A second important limitation is that some of

the dates, in general the statistics, are available at the moment when the

guide was developed and they need to be periodically updated.

The profession as a forestry expert is not under the regulated

professions list of the Law 200 but, by the existing methodology, is a

regulated profession. By analyzing the similar professions existing in

the analyzed countries, it was found that very few professions

correspond exactly to the forestry expert, but there is a significant

number of compatible qualifications with the reviewed profession.

In table 1.1 the most important professions, similar to forestry expert

existing in EU Member States and Switzerland, are presented.

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Similar professions in the forestry area2……………………………………………Table 1.1

The generic name of profession No.of regulated professions/Recognition

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ADVISOR / EXPERT 3

Name of regulated profession Country Recognition according to Dir.2005/36/EC

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Berater Austria

General system of recognition – primary application

Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin

při podnikatelské činnosti v zemědělství

a lesním hospodářství

Czech

Republic

Agronomo e forestale iunior Italy

ASSISTANT FORESTER 1


Forstassistent Austria General system of recognition – primary

application

FARM MANAGER/FORESTRY MANAGER 2


Meister in der Land- oder in der Forstwirtschaft

Austria General system of recognition – primary application

Odborný lesný hospodár Slovakia Skill test

FOREST ENGINEER 3


Inżynier leśnictwa Poland

General system of recognition – primary

application

Ingeniero de montes Spain

Ingénieur forestier Switzerla

nd

FOREST EXPERT 6


Förster Austria


application

Nakládání se semeny a sazenicemi

lesních dřevin

Czech

Republic

Odborný lesní hospodář Czech

Republic

Zpracování lesního hospodářského plánu a lesních hospodářských osnov

Czech Republic

Fonction supérieure au sein d'un service

forestier public

Switzerla

nd Skill test

Forestier Switzerla

nd Skill test

FOREST PROTECTION SPECIALIST 1

2 Source: Author’s pre-edit

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http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm?action=profession&id_profession=10003&tab=countries&quid=2&mode=desc#bottom

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Idikos thassikis prostassias Greece General system of recognition – primary

application

FOREST RANGER 1


Ingénieur forestier Switzerla

nd


application

FOREST SAPPER 1


Sapador Florestal Portugal Skill test

FOREST SURVEYOR 1


Engenheiro florestal Portugal General system of recognition – primary application

FOREST WOOD MANAGEMENT /LOGGING 2


Sečno- spravilno načrtovanje v

zahtevnejših delovnih razmerah oz. z območji z več možnostmi za spravilo,

organiziranje deli in nadzor

Slovenia


Vodenje delovnih skupin delavcev, sečno- spravilno načrtovanje v ustaljenih,

manj zahtevnih razmerah

Slovenia

FORESTER 7


Forstwirt Austria General system of recognition – primary

application

Expert foncier agricole et forestier France Skill test

Dasológos Greece


Dottore forestale Italy

Ingeniero técnico agrícola en la

correspondiente especialidad Spain

Ingeniero técnico forestal en la correspondiente especialidad

Spain

Chartered forester UK

FORESTRY PLANNING (ROADS, TRANSPORT) 2


Projektování pozemkových úprav Czech

Republic General system of recognition – primary

application Odborník v oblasti vyhotovovania

lesných hospodárskych plánov Slovakia

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Technik leśnik Poland General system of recognition – primary

application

Some of these professions will be analyzed in detail in chapters 2, 3

and 4, for the listed countries. This analysis took into account the fact

that, in Romania, the certification as a CTAP is based on a wider range of

occupations, of which the most important are: forest engineer and

university professor in the forestry domain.

Statistically speaking, in terms of the flow of migrants who left in

other countries, others than those in which they obtained the

qualification, we can determine which are the most “mobile”

professions, taking as reference a relatively long time, 1997 – 2012,

noting that the professions are classified by the number of decisions

taken on recognition of the professional qualifications. Thus, starting

from the existing data3, we can conclude the following:

1. In terms of geographical mobility. Taking into consideration the

period of time 1997 - 2012, for all the decisions taken by the resident

country, for all the EU Member States and for all the professions, a

hierarchy of top 5 countries can be established (considering the country

in which the qualification was obtained) (Fig. 1.1) and the resident

country (Fig. 1.2). In figure 1.1, it can be seen that Romania occupies

the 4th place, with 8% of all the countries in which the qualification was

obtained, with UK on the first place, with 13%.

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Germania

România

Polonia

Grecia

Marea Britanie

Celelalte state

GermaniaMarea Britanie

Celelalte state

Belgia

CipruIrlanda

Fig. 1.1. Ţara de origine Fig. 1.2. Ţara gazdă

2. Based on the existing data, if we restrict the scope of analysys to

qualifications obtained in the 9 analyzed countries + Romania, with

recognition in the EU Member States, we can make a ranking of the top

5 host countries, in which the professions are regulated in each country

from the 9, where the qualifications were obtained:

For Austria (resident country), the top 5 host countries in

which the professions are regulated are: Germany with 61%, on

par with 10%, UK and Italy, and with 3%, Slovakia and the

Holland;

For the Czech Republic: 28% UK, 18% Germany, 16% Austria,

13% Slovakia and with 5% Ireland;

For Denmark: 44% Sweden, 28% UK, 10% Germany, 4% the

Holland, 3% Spain;

For Germany: 33% Austria, 17% UK, 9% the Holland, 7%

Luxembourg, 5% Denmark;

Italy: 41% UK, on par with 12% Greece and Germany, 11%

Spain and 5% Belgium;

The Holland: with 40% Belgium, 29% Germany, 17% UK, 3%

Austria and 2% Sweden;

Portugal: 61% UK, 10% Spain, 8% Belgium, 6% Germany

and 5% France;

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Spain: 56% UK, 9% Germany, on par with 8% Italy and

Portugal and 7% France;

UK: with 56% Ireland, 17% Cyprus, 5% Germany with 3%

each the Holland and Spain;

And for Romania: UK with 29%, 24% Italy, 20% Belgium, 9%

Germany and 3% France;

3. Although the number of the IMI recognizing decisions is not as

high as in other professions (nurses, doctors etc.), in the forest area there

is a significant number of decisions, that will be discussed in chapter 3,

for each country and for each professions, trying to emphasize the

degree of compatibility of migrants comning from Romania, with the

recognition requirements of each country.

2. THE SKILLS VALIDATION/CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES

2.1. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in ROMANIA

In Romania, the attestation of the experts that Certify, Technically

speaking, the quality of the Forest Earthworks (forestry field experts) is

done accordingly to the methodology appoved by the Ministry of

Environment and Forests no. 1039/2010, publishd in the Official

Gazette no. 493 from Jul 16th, 2010. Figure 2.1 presents a flowchart of

the validation and certification procedures, in order to obtain the

forestry expert certificate, which also include some aspects of practicing

the professions, made by the author, based on the methodology

presented above. This methodology can be a model for other professions

that need to be regulated by different competent authorities, because it

involves a common procedure element:

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1. Setting up a Commission of Licensing/Certification by the

order of the head of the competent authority;

2. Compiling a file by the requester and submitting it to the

Commission of Licensing/Certification;

3. The analysis of the submitted documents by the Commission of

Licensing/Certification (including exceptions and exemptions)

and request for any possible additions;

4. The manifestation of the licensing/certification decision,

possibly after taking an exam;

5. Release of the Certificate/Authorisation and its entry in the

register;

6. Filing an appeal in case of refusal;

7. Examination and declaration of the final result.

The methodology to certify the forestry field experts must be seen in

the wider legal border of the Forestry Staff (consisting of individuals

who have specialized forest training, certified by the act of graduating a

form of education, recognized in Romania), governed by the emergency

ordinance no. 59/2000, with the subsequent amendments.

The forestry staff can work in: a) the institutions of the central

public authority, responsible for forestry, in the territorial forestry

inspectorates for the control in the national forestry, and in hunting

terrorial offices; b) managing forest forestry units of public property, as

well as in scientific research and forest design; c) units managing

publicly owned forest administrative units and in managing private

forest fund undivided; d) structures managing private forest belonging

to religious establishments, educational institutions or other legal

entities; e) structures constituted by individuals who owned forestry

fund.

For the admission in the Forestry Corps, the applicant must be a

Romanian citizen, be aged over 18, have the proper training, to be

employed with a labour contract and nothave been convicted for

commiting an intentionally crime.

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The forestry staff is differentiated, depending on the level of

training, in:

A. Forestry straff with higher education - graduates of the Faculty

of Forestry and short period study courses: junior forest ranger, forestry

engineer, forestry chief engineer, forestry engineer inspector, engineer

inspector for the general forestry, engineer advisor forestry engineer,

junior forestry, forest engineer, principal forestry engineer;

B. Forestry staff with medium education – high school graduate

of forestry and forestry post-secondary technical school: junior forestry

technician, forestry technician, forestry technician principal

C. Forestry staff with basic training – graduates of the

professional school of forestry: junior forester, forester, ranger junior,

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ranger.

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Fig. 2.1. Schema logică a autorizării pentru expert CTAP

Fig. 2.1. Flowchart authorization for forestry expert (continuation)

Based on the methodology and the flowchart in figure 2.1, the plug

for the forestry expert was achieved.

R E G U L A T E D P L U G 1. Name of the

profession

A n Expert that certifies, technically speaking, the quality of of the Forest Earthworks (forestry expert)

2. Competent

authority

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

3. Legislation: The methodology of attesting the experts who certify, technically speaking,

the quality works on forests, approved by the order of the ministry of

environment and forests no. 1039/2010, published in the Official Gazette no. 493 from July 16th, 2010

4. Access

conditions:

The individuals seeking for the certification as a forestry expert must meet

all the following conditionsi:

a) To have full-time studies in the forestry field; b) To have an experience of minimum 8 years in the forest management

area, of which 4 years as an engineer in a specialized unit, authorized

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to perform forest management work; c) T o have a minimum 4 years experience as a project leader in a

specialized unit, authorized to perform forest management work.

E X C E P T I O N Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs. (1). Letter c) , may require

certification as forestry experts:

a) People who have worked for at least 8 years in planning forest, of which 4 years in the directorate for coordinating the management

activity within the central public authority responsible for forestry;

b) University teachers who organize specialized forest training, in the accredited forestry universities.

D E R O G A T I O N

Notwithstanding the provisions of art. 3, may require certification as forestry experts, individuals who have PhD obtained across resident

countries and it is recognized by the competent authority from the resident

state, based on a paper / thesis with a topic of forest planning, coordinated work by a professor in the forestry university, which is accredited.

6. Required

documentation:

In order to obtain the certification, the individuals are required to submit a

personal file, that must contain the following: a) The registration application to take the certification exam;

b) Curriculum vitae;

c) Detailed activity and the list of published works; d) Copies of diplomas or scientific titles;

e) Certified copy of the workbook;

f) Other ducments that prove the conditions from art. 3 The files shall be submitted to the secretariat of the certification commission.

8. The conduct of

validation and

certification:

An exam sustained in front of the Certification Board

9. Fees: None

10. Title granted /

certificate:

Forestry Expert Certificate

11. Register The Register for the certification of forestry experts

12. Validity: Unlimited

13. Procedure of

maintenance /

renewal of

authorization:

None. There are suspension with warning and certificate’s revocation in

certain conditions.

14. Other involved

organizations:

The Sectoral Foresty Committee, Wood Processing, Furniture industry

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2.2. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in ITALY

In Italy, there have been identified two regulated professions, that

are summarized in table 2.1. Table 2.1

No.

Name of the

profession

_IT

Nameof the

profession _EN

Name of the profession

/ occupation

in_RO

Name AC_IT Level of

qualification

Recognition as per the

2005/36/EC

Directive

1 Agronomo e forestale

iunior

Agriculture

and forestry

advisor /

expert

Agronom si silvicultor

junior

Ministero della

Giustizia, Direzione Generale della Giustizia

Civile, Dipartimento per

gli Affari di Giustizia

Post-

secondary

diploma (3 – 4 years)

General system

of recognition -

primary application

2 Dottore

forestale Forester

Inginer

silvic

Ministero della

Giustizia, Direzione

Generale della Giustizia

civile, Libere Professioni

Post-

secondary

diploma (3 –

4 years)

General system

of recognition -

primary

application

The forester/Dottore forestale is a specialist in the forestry science

and works in the field of development and environmental protection. He

can approach various works of agronomy, animal husbandry, forest

planning, developing trees, environmental impact assessment, the

management of protected areas, greening plans, implementation of

projects of urban green spaces, etc4.

The procedure of validation/certification of competencies involves

university studies of five years and a training plan of 26 courses,

practical exercises and lab projects covering 20 subjects. After the

graduation, the applicant should become a member of the Forestry and

Agronomists Alumnii Order (Ordine dei Dottori Agronomi e Forestali).

This procedure is governed by art. 2 of Law no. 152 02.10.1992 -

Amendments to the Law no. 3 of 07.01.1976, and the rules governing

the profession of agriculture and forestry advisor.

For the agriculture and forestry advisor /Agronomo e forestale iunior

there is a similar procedure.

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In addition to those regulated professions, there are many other

professions that are subject to regulation in the regions. For example, as

a study case, table 2.2 presents the regulated professions in the Veneto

region.5

Table 2.2 Name of

the

profession

Duties Pursuit areas

Skills

validation/certification

procedure

Expert in

managing

forest

systems

- Planning, designing and managing

plans for optimal and sustainable

utilization of forest resources, assess

and intervene in the forest using

appropriate techniques;

- Implements strategies to protect and

restore ecological systems, and to

stop insect infestation and other

pathogens.

- Their own expertise

both in public and

private ares, in

different

organizations,

regional

directorates,mountai

n communities etc

- University - Agricultural Sciences

and Technologies (Padova),

Environmental and territorial Science

and Technology, Forestry and

Environmental Sciences.

Additional requirements:

In order to practice, the membership

to the Professional Order of

agronomists and foresters is

required.

Engineer,

consultant

and trainer

for the

management

of

agricultural

and forestry

- Manages the production process and

provides advice and technical and

economical assistance.

- Can provide training for employees

working in the forestry companies.

- Provides technical

assistance to agro-

industrial farms and

forestry;

- In the public

sector,the local

agricultural

development in

professional

associations;

- Can teach in

secondary school.

- University - Agricultural Sciences

and Technologies (Padova), Forestry

and Environmental Sciences.





required.

Agricultural

or forestry

director

- Manages companies that produce and

merchandise agricultural and forestry

products;

- Organizes and manages the crop

production, tree species etc.

- Organises the employees activity,

manages business and public

relations.

- Ability to plan the final product,

identify the most appropriate

production techniques, storage and

marketing.

- Can practice either

independently or as

an employee in both

the public and

private sectors;

- Graduated the University of

Biotechnology, gardening

Biotechnology, environmental

engineering, agricultural sciences and

technologies (Padova), animal science

and technology, environmental and

territorial science and technology,

forestry and environmental sciences.


To pursuit the profession, it is

necessary the registration as a

professional agronomist and/or licensed forestert.

Agriculture

and forester

- Ensures food quality and safety,

innovative products and process

- Consultant / small

and medium

- Graduated a high education of

environmental engineering,

5 The author worked after:

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development plans, compatible

agricultural techniques;

- Investigations related to

environmental protection;

- Knowledge about the agro-industrial

system, land management and

environmental protection, crop and

animal production and biotechnology

concepts;

- Design and implementation of

management plans for forest resources;

Provides technical assistance in the

field.

enterprises engaged

in agricultural and

public

administration

environmental sciences, agricultural

sciences and technologies (Padova)

animal science and technology,

environmental and territorial science

and technology, forestry and

environmental sciences





required.

Expert in the

protection

and recovery

of

agricultural

and forest

environment

s

- Protection and ecological restoration

strategies, agricultural and forestry

production systems;

- Define strategies to stop insect

infestation and other pathogens;

- Restoring vegetation in disused

quarries and landfills;

- Increasing biodiversity affected by

human systems;

- Purification systems that use certain

species of plants (phytoremediation).

- Regional forestry

companies and the

mountain

communities of the

municipality;

- In private

companies dealing

with environmental

restoration.

- Highe education - Agricultural

Sciences and Technologies (Padova)

Forestry and Environmental Sciences.





required.

Expert in

techniques

for soil

conservation

and forestry

- Managing technological processes;

- Evaluates the forest environment

and interferes with proper techniques

in the use of forest resources,

manages mountain rivers;

- Ability to take responsibility for

making decisions and developing

innovative environmental strategies.

- Expert in

techniques for soil

and forest

conservation, can

act both in the

public sphere, in the

institutions and in

the private sector.

- University Degree - Forestry and

Environmental Sciences.





required.

Rural and

forestry

evaluator

expert

- Estimates value of the rustic goods;

- Granting loans, investment evaluation,

damage assessment output, inheritance

claims for expropriation and servitude,

allocating common costs, etc..

- Design activities in the forest on

productive infrastructure;

- Consultancy management activities

in the forestry companies.

- Official duties in

public agencies or

courts;

- As a freelancer or

in public authorities

and credit

institutions.

- High education-Environmental

Engineering, Agricultural Sciences

and Technologies (Padova),

environmental and territorial

science and technology, forestry

and environmental sciences.





required.

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2.3. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in SPAIN

In Spain the 2005/36/EC Directive was transposed by the "Royal

Decree 1837/2008”, which presents in Annex VIII, the alphabetical list

of all regulated professions and activities, grouped according to the

level of training available in Spain (Article 19 of the Royal Decree is

equivalent to the Article 11 of 2005/36/EC).

In the forestry domain in Spain thereare two regulated professions

that are presented in table 2.3.

Profesii reglementate în domeniul forestier din Spania Table 2.3

No.

Name of the

profession

_SP

Name of

the

profession

_EN

Name of the

profession

/ occupation in

_RO

Name AC_SP Level of

qualification

Recognition as per

the 2005/36/EC

Directive

1

Ingeniero de

montes

Forest

engineer

Inginer

forestier

Ministerio de

Medio Ambiente

(Subdirección General de

Relaciones

Internacionales)

Post-

secondary


General system of

recognition - primary

application

2

Ingeniero

técnico

forestal en la correspondiente

especialidad

Forester Inginer

forestier în

specialitatea corespunză-

toare

Ministerio de

Medio Ambiente

(Subdirección General de

Relaciones

Internacionales)

Post-

secondary


General system of


application

For both professions, the training is described in article 11d of the

2005/36/EC Directive (Article 19.4 of Royal Decree 1837/2008),

meaning a diploma that certifies a training at the post-secondary level,

of a duration of at least thre years and at the most four years, or an

equivalent duration, extramural, in an university or an institution of

higher education or another establishment of the same level of training,

and the additional training required.

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Under the generic name of Ingeniero Técnico Forestal, en la

correspondiente especialidad/ Forestry Technical Engineering in various

specialization, there can be found in various provinces of Spain

professions such as Forestry Technical Engineer / Ingenieros Técnicos

Forestales or Forestry Technical Service Engineer in the Public

Domain / Ingenieros Técnicos Forestales al Servicio de la Hacienda

Pública.

In Spain, both nationally and in each province, the procedure for

skills validation / certification requires membership of the Official

College for Technical Engineering (Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros

Técnicos Forestales), originally created by Decree no. 927/1965 under

the name The Mountain Expert College (Colegio de Peritos de Montes).

The current name was given by the Royal Decree no 614/1999 and

includes all owners, workers and mountain experts, and also forestry

technical engineers, university graduates. These associations are

regulated by the Spanish Constitution and by the professional colleges

no. 2/1974.

So, the Spanish forestry technical engineer profession is part of the

“collegial” professions , meaning that there is the legal obligation to

subscribe to the Official College of the Forestry Technical Engineers,

for all the forestry technical engineers or experts in the domain who

practice these profesions in various forms, either free or within

organizations / private institutions when using this title.

2.4. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in Holland

In Holland there are no regulated professions in the forestry domain.

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2.5. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in DENMARK

In Denmark there are no regulated professions in the forestry

domain.

2.6. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in UK

Of the 220 regulated professions in UK, seven may be considered

compatible with the forestry domain (table 2.4).

Table 2.4

Name of the regulated profession Recognition under Directive

2005/36/EC Level of qualification

1. Chartered forester General system of recognition -

primary application Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4

years)

2. Chartered Environmental

Health Officer (Scotland)

General system of recognition -

primary or secondary application

Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4

years)

3. Chartered Environmental

Health Practitioner

General system of recognition - primary or secondary application

Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years)

4. Environmental Health

Officer


primary application

Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4

years)

5. Environmental Health

Officer (Scotland)


primary application

Diploma (Post-secondary), including Annex II (ex. 92/51,

Annexes C, D)

6. Member of Chartered

Institution of Water and

Environmental

Management

General system of recognition - primary application


7. Member of the landscape

institute (CMLI)



2.6.1. Chartered forester

The skills validation / certification procedure requires that after

completing the university studies, the applicant to sustain one or more

exams in order to become a member of the Institute of Chartered

Foresters (ICF), founded in 1925 as the UK Society of Forestry. It became

the Institute of Forestry in 1974 and was incorporated by the Royal

Charter in 1982. The insititute’s main objectives are to maintain and to

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improve the standards of practice and understanding all aspect related to

forestry, in the broadest sense, the protection of the public interest and the

promotion of the professional status of foresters (“foresters and arborists”)

from UK and Northern Ireland. The institude is the only professional

organizarion for the forestry, fruit farming domains and other related

services in the UK, and Chartered Foresters (MICFor or FICFor) are the

only attested forestry and fruit growers. The members practice in the

private sector, with the central or local governmental authorities, research

councils, universities and colleges etc.

In order to become a Chartered Forester, minimum 5 years of study

and practice are required (although there is a accredited professional

carrer path for the senior foresters and fruit growers). The applicant

should promote the rigorous exams and, after the qualification, he must

maintain high standars, by continuous professional development.

Chartered Forester are bounded by a code of ethics and professional

conduct rules.

Competent authority: Name Address Contact details

Institute of Chartered

Foresters

74 St Colme Street

EH3 6AA Edinburgh

Phone: +44-131 2252705

Fax: +44-131 2206128 URL: www.charteredforesters.org

2.6.2. Chartered Environmental Health Officer (Scotland)

Region: Scotland

Level of qualification: Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years);

Title: Environmental health officer


Royal Environmental Health

Institute of Scotland

3, Manor Place,

EH3 7DH Edinburgh

Phone: +44 (0)131 225 6999

Fax: +44 (0)131 225 3993

URL: htp://www.rehis.com

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2.6.3. Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner

Region: All regions



Competent authority:

Name Address Contact details

Chartered Institute of

Environmental Health

Chadwick Court, 15

Hatfields

SE1 8DJ London

Phone: +44-207 9286006

Fax: +44-207 8275866

URL: www.cieh.org.uk

2.6.4. Environmental Health Officer

Region: All regions




Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields SE1 8DJ London

Phone: +44-207 9286006

Fax: +44-207 8275866

URL: www.cieh.org.uk

2.6.5. Environmental Health Officer (Scotland)

Region: Scotland

Level of qualification: Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years) and

Annex II (ex 92/51, Annex C, D);



Royal Environmental

Health Institute of Scotland

3, Manor Place,

EH3 7DH Edinburgh

Phone: +44 (0)131 225 6999

Fax: +44 (0)131 225 3993 URL: htp://www.rehis.com



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2.6.6. Member of Chartered Institution of Water and

Environmental Management (CIWEM)

In order to become a CIWEM6 member, the applicant must graduate

a specialized form of education with “Honours” and have proven

relevant experience. The ones who graduate receive the "Chartered

Water and Environment Manager" title. The applicants may choose, in

addition, to be registered in the Engineering Council and/or the Science

Council and/or the Society for the Environment.

Region: All regions

Level of qualifications: Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years);

Title: Water service manager

Competent authority:

Name Address Contact details

Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental

Management

15, John Street WC1N 2EB London

Phone: +44 020 7831 3110 URL: www.ciwem.org

2.6.7. Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)

A landscape architect7 is a person involved in planning, designing

and sometimes, landscaping gardens or similar areas. Professional

practice is known as landscape designer.

The landscape designer term is sometimes used to appoint the ones

who are not officially qualified or authorized as landscape designers.

Other people who practice as "landscape designer", but who have not

obtain the professional license, dar care nu au obţinut licenţa

profesională call themselves gardens artisans, plantations designers,

environmental designers, etc..

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Landscape architecture was not recognized formally developed as a

distinct profession until the early twentieth century. The "landscape

architect" term has different meanings, depending on the place. The title

is protected and, in order to practice this profession, licensing or

registration is required.

The skill validation/certification procedure. The Landscape

Institute in UK is an organization recognized in the landscape design

domain. To become a certified landscape designer, it takes about 7

years. To start the process, an attested course needs to be followed at

the Landscape Institute, in order to obtain a degree as a landscape

designer or something similar. Once it is obtained, a Postgraduate

Diploma in the landscape design is needed, which covers the subject in

more depth, such as urban planning, construction and planting. After

this, the applicant must attend the course at Pathway to Chartership, a

program established by Landscape Institute. As a result, the applicat

receives the landscape architect title and becomes a member of the

Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI).

Region: All regions

Level of qualifications: Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years);

Title: Landscape expert


Landscape Institute 33 Great Portland Street

W1W 8QG London

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7059 5000

URL: www.landscapeinstitute.org

Based on what it has been presented, an analysis between the

professions from UK and Northern Ireland can be made, according to

table 2.5.

Comparative analysis Romania - UK Table 2.5.

UK AND NORTHERN IRELAND ROMANIA (similar or

equivalent professions)

Name of the

profession Chartered forester

Title: Forester 213224 engineer/

forestry engineer


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Competent

Authority

Institute of Chartered Foresters Unregulated profession

Legislation General system of recognition – primary

application

Code COR 213224

Name of the

profession Chartered Environmental Health Officer

(Scotland)


325710 Environmental

Health Officer

Competent

Authority

Royal Environmental Health Institute of

Scotland

Unregulated profession


application

Code COR 325710

Name of the

profession Chartered Environmental Health

Practitioner


2133 Specialists in the

environmental

protection area

Competent

Authority

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Unregulated profession


application

Code COR 325710

Name of the

profession

Environmental Health Officer; Titlu:

Environmental health officer 325710 Environmental

health officer

Competent

Authority

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Unregulated profession

Legislation Code COR 325710

Name of the

profession Environmental Health Officer (Scotland)/

Title: Environmental health officer 325710 Environmental

health officer

Competent

Authority

Royal Environmental Health Institute of

Scotland

Unregulated profession


application

Code COR 325710

Name of the

profession Member of Chartered Institution of Water

and Environmental Management (CIWEM)

Title: Water service manager

Forestry xpert

Competent

Authority

Chartered Institution of Water &

Environmental Management


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Name of the

profession Member of the Landscape Institute

(CMLI)

Title: Landscape expert

216201 - – Landscape

architect

Forestry expert

Competent

Authority

Landscape Institute Order of Architects


application

Code COR 216201

2.7. Professional validation/ certification procedures in

the forestry field in GERMANY

In 2005, Germany has implemented the Bologna system, and is now

in progress a national qualifications framework. Further information can

be obtained from the website Deutscher Qualifikationsrahmen (DQR) -

dem gemeinsamen Internetportal des Bundesministeriums für Bildung

und Forschung und der Kultusministerkonferenz8.

Although Germany has no official rankings since 2002, Center for

Higher Education Development (CHE), in cooperation with Stern

Weekly Magazine, published an annual ranking that includes a large

number of institutions. Its main task of the independent agency

Akkreditierungsrat is to accredit the specific organizations that are

evaluating the studying programs. Akkreditierungsrat has 17 members,

reprezentând statele federale, instituţiile de învăţământ superior,

students, employers, employees and, also, international representatives.

Only under exceptional conditions, Akkreditierungsrat can evaluate the

studying programs.

Among the 153 regulated professions in Germany there are no

forestry professions. The only profession that is as close as the forestry

expert is Landschafts-n. Gartenarchitect/Landscape architect / designer

.

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Name of the regulated profession Recognition under the 2005/36/EC Directive

Level of qualification

1. Landschafts-n.

Gartenarchitect/Landscape

architect / designer/architect

peisagist



Table 2.6 presents a a comparative analysis between the regulated

profession in Germany and the same in Romania.

Comparative analysys Romania - Germany Table 2.6.

GERMANY ROMANIA (similar or equivalent

professions)

Name of the

profession

Landschafts-n. Gartenarchitect/

Landscape architect /

designer/architect peisagist

216201 - Arhitect peisagistică şi

amenajarea teritoriului

216105 expert arhitect

Competent

Authority In each Land Order of architects

Legislation General system of recognition – primary application

Code COR 216201

2.8. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in PORTUGAL

Of the 148 regulated professions in Portugal, there has been

identified one profession accredited in the forest domain and another

one in the environment domain, compatibl with the profession reviewed

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Regulated professions in the forestry and environment area in Portugal Table

2.7

No. Name of the profession

_PT

Name of the profession

_EN

Name of the

profession / occupation

în_RO

Name AC_PT

Level of qualification Recognition as per

the 2005/36/EC

Directive

1 Engenheiro florestal

Forest surveyor

Inginer forestier

Ordem dos Engenheiros Post-secondary



primary

application 2 Engenheiro do ambiente

Environmental Engineer

Inginer de mediu

Ordem dos Engenheiros

For both the professions, as well for all the engineering professions,

the competent authority is the Order of Engineers / Ordem dos

Engenheiros.

Competent authority

Name Address Contact

Ordem dos

Engenheiros

Av. Sidónio Pais

4E 1050 - 212 Lisboa

Phone: +351-21 313 26 00; Fax: +351-21 352 46 32

Email: [email protected] ; URL: www.ordemengenheiros.pt

The Order of Engineersis the only authority in Portugal who can

grant the professional title of engineer, based on the qualification level,

including the Engenheiro florestal/Forestry engineer title. The admission

conditions are established by the admission and qualification rules, in

which there are six member categories and the lists grouped into these

categories and five "regional chambers" (North, Center, South, Acores

and Madeira):

Effective member;

Intern member;

Honorary member;

Student member;

Collective member.

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2.9. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in the CZECH REPUBLIC

In the Czech Republic there are 401 regulated professions, profesii

reglementate, out of which four have been identified in the forestry

domain, compatible with the analyzed profession, as follows.

1.

Nakládání se semeny a

sazenicemi lesních/

Management of seeds and

seedlings of forest wood species

General system of

recognition – primary application

Certificate evidencing

completion of a secondary course

The cod of the regulated

profession

[220]

Name of the regulated

professions

Nakládání se semeny a sazenicemi lesních/Management of seeds and seedlings of forest wood species;

Description of the profession Person providing seeds and seedlings of forest trees, produces

reproductive material of the forest tree species. Ensures quality

and origin of their protected under national and EU, including imports. Planting stock must be registered annually at the

Ministry of Agriculture.

EU Directive 2005/36/EC

Competent Authority The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministerstvo zemědělství, Těšnov 17, 110 00 Praha 1, fax: +420 224810478, phone: +420

221811111, email: [email protected] , web: www.mze.cz

The legislation that regulates

the profession

Law no. 149/2003 with the subsequent amendments, art. 21

Appeal Authority The Ministry of Agriculture

Education and training

required

1) Specialization on the secondary education in forestry;

2) University, specialized forestry.

Professional experience 1) 5 years; 2) 3 years

Evidence of good character or

reputation

It is necessary

Requirements for physical and

mental health

Does not exist

Absence of declaration of

bankruptcy

Not provided

Failure to suspend or prohibit

the profession in the event of

serious professional misconduct

or a criminal offense

Not provided

Proof of financial situation Not necessary

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Insurance against financial

risks arising from professional

liability

Not necessary

Other requests License from the Ministry of Agriculture, minimum age 18

years, the aptness to propose laws

2. Odborný lesní

hospodář /Forestry

manager


Certificate evidencing completion of a secondary school

Code of regulated profession [221]

Name of regulated profession Odborný lesní hospodář /Forestry manager

Description of the profession Complex activities for forest monitoring, alerting to the

presence of harmful factors, assessing the damage caused by

them and designing defense measures, prevention and protection. Implementation and evaluation of reforestation

projects. Records of keeping, financial and technical advice

regarding the preparation of the forest.


Competent Authority The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministerstvo zemědělství,

Těšnov 17, 110 00 Praha 1, fax: +420 224810478, phone: +420 221811111, email: [email protected] , web: www.mze.cz

The legislation that regulates

the profession

Law no. 289/1995, with the subsequent amendments, art. 37

Opinion. 100/1996 Sat.



required

1) High education ion (forestry engineer); 2) specialized studies (forest management)

Professional experience 1) 3 years; 2) 10 years

Evidence of good character or

reputation It is necessary

Requirements for physical and

mental health

Does not exist


bankruptcy

Not provided

Failure to suspend or prohibit

the profession in the event of

serious professional misconduct

or a criminal offense

Not provided



risks arising from professional

liability

Not necessary

Other requests License from the Organization of the Forest State Administration

3. Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin při

podnikatelské činnosti v zemědělství a lesním

General system

of recognition –

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hospodářství /Handling of plant protection products

in entrepreneurial activities in farming and forestry

primary

application

- 4 years)

Code of regulated

profession

[479]

Name of regulated

profession

Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin při podnikatelské

činnosti v zemědělství a lesním hospodářství /Handling of plant

protection products in entrepreneurial activities in farming and

forestry

Description of the

profession

Handling products for plant protection in agriculture and forestry to

ensure compliance with safety and health environment. Documents must be registered to the name of the product, the dose used, pests and

weather application. May practice only persons who have been trained

and have passed a test of competence.


Competent Authority The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministerstvo zemědělství, Těšnov

17, 110 00 Praha 1, fax: +420 224810478, phone: +420 221811111,

email: [email protected], web: www.mze.cz

The legislation that

regulates the profession

Law no. / 2004 Sb amended and supplemented, art. 86,



required

Qualification under art. 82 of Law no. / 2004 or a valid certificate of qualification in accordance with Article 86 of the Law

Professional experience Not necessary

Evidence of good character

or reputation

Not necessary

Requirements for physical

and mental health

Does not exist


bankruptcy

Not provided

Failure to suspend or

prohibit the profession in

the event of serious

professional misconduct or

a criminal offense

Not provided



risks arising from

professional liability

Not necessary

Other requests Does not exist

4.

Zpracování lesního hospodářského plánu a

lesních hospodářských osnov /

Production of the forest management plan

and forest management programmes

General system of

recognition – primary application

Post-secondary

diploma level (3 - 4 years)

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Code of regulated

profession

[480]

Name of regulated

profession

Zpracování lesního hospodářského plánu a lesních hospodářských

osnov / Production of the forest management plan and forest

management programmes

Description of the

profession

Perform field mapping and measurements in forest areas and detect

features of the vegetation and other data. Proposes forest management plans (vegetation map) plans and economic measures mandatory

provisions of the plans (especially operating limits), in line with the

beneficiary's economic and legislative regulations. Draft plans are

reviewed and approved by the local government specific forest and its

provisions become mandatory for forest owners throughout the plan is

usually 10 years.


Competent Authority The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministerstvo zemědělství, Těšnov 17, 110 00 Praha 1, fax: +420 224810478, phone: +420 221811111, email:

[email protected] , web: www.mze.cz

The legislation that

regulates the profession

Law no. 289/1995 Sb. with subsequent amendments, art. 26 Opinion.

100/1996 Sb.



required

1) High education ion (forestry engineer); 2) specialized studies (forest management).

Professional experience At least 10 years

Evidence of good character

or reputation It is necessary


and mental health

Does not exist


and mental health

Not provided

Failure to suspend or

prohibit the profession in

the event of serious

professional misconduct or

a criminal offense

Not provided



risks arising from

professional liability

Not necessary

Other requests License from the State Forest Administration Organization, minimum

age 18 years, the aptness to deal with legal documents

It can be noticed that for all these professions the competent

authority and the appeal authority is the Ministry of Agriculture /

Ministerstvo zemědělství from the Czech Republic.

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2.10. Professional validation/ certification procedures in the forestry field in AUTRIA

Of the 214 regulated professions in Autria, there have been

identified five in the forestry domain, according to the below.

Profesii reglementate în domeniul forestier şi mediu în AUSTRIA Tabelul 2.8

No.

Name of the

profession

_AT

Name of the

profession

_EN

Name of the

profession /

occupation

in_RO

Name AC_AT

Recognition

according

Dir.

2005/36/EC

Level of

qualification

1

Land- und

Forstwirtsch

aftlicher

Berater

Agriculture

and forestry advisor /

expert

Consilier/

Expert Agricultură şi

Silvicultură

Bundesministerium für Land- und

Forstwirtschft,

Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

General system of

recognition -

primary application

Post-secondary

diploma (3 – 4

years)

2 Forstassistent Assistant

forester Asistent silvic

Bundesministeriu

m für Land- und

Forstwirtschft, Umwelt und

Wasserwirtschaft

General

system of


application

Post-secondary


3

Meister in

der Land-

oder in der

Forstwirtsch

aft

Farm

Manager/

Forestry manager

Manager

ferme/

Manager Păduri

BUNDESLÄNDE

R (Detalii

disponibile la punctul de contact)

General

system of recognition -

primary

application

Diploma (post secondary

education),

including Annex II (eg 92/51,

Annexes C, D)

4 Förster Forest expert Expert silvicultor


Forstwirtschft,

Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

General system of

recognition -

primary application

Diploma (post secondary

education), including Annex

II (eg 92/51,

Annexes C, D)

5 Forstwirt Forester Inginer silvic

Bundesministeriu

m für Land- und

Forstwirtschft, Umwelt und

Wasserwirtschaft

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1.

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Berater/

Agriculture and forestry advisor / expert

Consilier/Expert Agricultură şi

Silvicultură

General system of

recognition - primary application

Post-secondary


Competent authority


Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschft,

Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft /

Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Foresty, Prevention of Water Pollution and Environmental

Affairs (EN)

Stubenring 1,

1010 Wien

Phone: +43-1 71100 Email:

[email protected]

www.lebensministerium.at

2.

Forstassistent/

Assistant forester

Asistent silvic


primary application Post-secondary diploma (3 – 4 years)

Competent authority


Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschft,

Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft / Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Foresty,

Prevention of Water Pollution and Environmental

Affairs (EN)

Stubenring 1,

1010 Wien

Phone: +43-1 71100

Email:

[email protected] www.lebensministerium.at

3.

Meister in der Land- oder in der

Forstwirtschaft /

Farm Manager/Forestry Manager

Manager ferme/Manager Păduri

General system of

recognition - primary application

Diploma (post secondary education), including

Annex II (eg 92/51,

Annexes C, D)

Competent authority


BUNDESLÄNDER (Detalii disponibile la punctul de contact)

4.

Förster /

Forest expert

Expert silvicultură


Diploma (post secondary education), including Annex II

(eg 92/51, Annexes C, D)

Competent authority




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Forstwirtschft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft /

Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Foresty, Prevention of Water Pollution and

Environmental Affairs (EN)

Stubenring 1,

1010 Wien

Phone: +43-1 71100

Email: [email protected] www.lebensministerium.at

5.

Forstwirt /

Forester

Inginer silvic


primary application

Post-secondary diploma (3

– 4 years)

Competent authority


Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft /

Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Foresty,

Prevention of Water Pollution and Environmental Affairs (EN)

Stubenring 1,

1010 Wien

Phone: +43-1 71100

Email: [email protected]

www.lebensministerium.at

3. THE QUALIFICATION RECOGNITION PROCEDURES IN OTHER EU MEMBER STATES

3.1. General items

For the recognition of the professional qualifications under the

2005/36/EC Directive, there are three recognition systems, namely:

The automatic recognition system, based on the preventive

harmonization of the training and provides automatic

recognition, applicable to certain professions such as nursing,

dental, veterinary, midwife, architect, pharmacist etc.

The General System of Recognition, based on mutual trust

between the Member States, applicable to a large number of

professions, that may be different in the Member States. It

applies in the case where the profession is regulated in the

resident country and if the migrant has exercised or is entitled to

practice the resident country. In this system, the recognition is

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courses - provided in the two countries and the possibility, if

differences exist, to impose compensatory measures.

Recognition of proffesional experience Annex 4, in which the

recognition is based on the experience gained in the resident

country. The system applies to hand-made, commercial or

industrial type professions, listed in Annex IV of the

2005/36/EC Directive, and provides automatic recognition if

they meet the conditions laid down for each professional

category.

For the analyzed profession in the present guide, the recognition is

made through the General System of Recognition, on which there are

the following possible decisions:

Positive – General System of Recognition (without compensatory

measures);

Negative – General System of Recognition;

Positive/Negative after adaptation period (General System);

Positive/Negative after skills test (General System);

Positive/Negative after the examination.

In the case of negative decisions, the applicant can appeal in court,

through the SOLVIT system.

For the recognition by the General System, the request is addresses

to the Competent Authority from the resident country, mentioned in

chapter 2, for each profession and for each country. This request must

be sent with a series of documents and certifications listed in Annex VII

of the 2005/36/EC Directive.

Usually, the requested documents in the analyzed countries for the

EU citizens that are seeking for recognition are:

1. Proof of citizenship, usually through a copy of identity card or

passport;

2. Certificate of professional competence or qualifications, which

provides access to the profession (where the profession is regulated

in the resident country);

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3. A certified copy of some specific documents that are requested for

the profession concerned, indicating the exams needed to determine

the possible existence of significant difference towards the resident

country;

4. Other certificates, diplomas, etc.. relevant to the profession

5. A certified copy of the submission to the Profession Register of the

country in which the title was obtained, if applicable;

6. A certificate stating that there are no criminal or professional

obstacles in the pursuit of the profession, issued by the competent

authority of the resident country;

8. Certificate that details any occupation in the resident country, as a

completion of the qualification for which the recognition is sought

(including the period of practical training conducted);

9. Contact details: name, address, telephone number and email. If

someone sends documents on behalf of the applicant, such as a

company or a trustee, the sender's name, address, phone and e-mail

are requested;

10. Specific conditions will be explicitly mentioned in this chapter, for

each profession (the belonging to a professional association in the

resident country, etc.).

All the documents written in a foreign language must be

accompanied by a translation in the language of the host country,

certified in accordance with the original text, issued by the diplomatic or

consular authorities of the host country that issued the diploma, or by an

official translator from the host country.

The procedural steps for the qualification recognition in the host

country can be summarized as below:

1. Informing the migrant byy the contact point of the host country, referred to in the next subsections, for each analyzed country;

2. Submitting the requested documents at the Competent Authority,

who can notify the applicant in maximum four weeks, for any additions;

3. Processing the file, in maximum 4 months;

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4. Applying compensatory measures, if any:

Skill test, preceded, possibly, by a preparatory training offered by institutions authorized by the competent authority;

Training by an accommodation period;

Evaluating the language skills, by analyzing the evidence or by

an interview, oral/written test, if needed;

5. Fees – available on the websites of the competent authorities, regularly updated;

6. Release of the certificate;

7. Appeal to SOLVIT or in court, in case of a negative decision.

In Romania, for the recognition of some similar qualifications as the

forestry expert one, the methodology from July 1st, 2010, published in

the Official Gazette no. 493 of July 16th, 2010 has specific provisions, of

which the most important are the following:

The forestry experts who practice with a permanent title in one of

the EU member state can also work in Romania, after notifying the

Forestry Experts Commision and registering in the Certificates

Register of Forestry Experts (art. 8).

The forestry experts who practice with a permanent title in one of

the EU countries, can also provide certification activities,

technically speaking, to the quality of forests landscaping in

Romania, temporarily or permanently(art. 9).

Forwards, for each analyzed country and for each profession, there

highlighted only the additional procedural requirements to seven steps

above, specific to each profession, and some data on recognition

decisions taken so far.

3.2. The qualification recognition procedures in ITALY

In Italy, the national contact point is:

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Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Dipartimento Politiche

Comunitarie, Ufficio Mercato Interno e Competitività

Piazza Nicosia 20, 00186 ROMA, ITALIA

puntonazionaledicontattoqualificheprofessionali@politicheeuropee.it

Website: www.politichecomunitarie.it

Contact persons: Mrs. Maria Giuseppina Castellano

Tel: + 39 06 677 92 548, Fax: + 39 06 677 95 064, Email:

[email protected]

For the qualification recognition in Italy, for the two identified

regulated professions (Agronomo e forestale iunior/ Agriculture and

forester advisor and Dottore forestale/ Forester), the general system for

the recognition, of which steps were described in Section 3.1, is applied.

As the main difference from Romania, in Italy is noticed the

management led by the Ministry if Justice (Ministero della Giustizia) of

a relatively large number of professions, most of which are not in the

forensic area, including the two analyzed professions. This is justified

by the fact that in Italy, the Ministry of Justice has been for a long time

the promoter of many legislation acts, in various areas and, for

traditional and historical reasons, a large number of heterogeneous jobs

remained under the authority of this ministry.

So, for the two professions, the competent authority is the Ministry

of Justice, with its two directions:

Competent authority for Agronomo e forestale iunior/ Agriculture and forester advisor


Ministero della Giustizia, Direzione Generale della Giustizia Civile,

Dipartamento per gli Affari di

Giustizia

Via Arenula, 70 - I -

00186 Roma

Phone: + 39.06 68852314

www.giustizia.it/giustizia/it/mg_2_4_1.wp

Competent authority for Dottore forestale/ Forester


Ministero della Giustizia,

Direzione Generale della

Via Arenula 70,

00186, Roma Phone: 06 68852314; Fax: 06

68897350

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Giustizia civile, Libere

Professioni Email:

[email protected]

Contact details

Name Address Contact Langua

ge

Ronzitti Emanuela

Ministero della Giustizia,

Direzione Generale della

Giustizia civile, Libere Professioni Via Arenula 70, 00186, Roma

Phone: 06 68852314; Fax: 06

68897350

Email: [email protected] EN,IT

In different regions, there are additional requirements for the

recognition of certain qualifications, as presented as a case study in

Section 2.2, for the Veneto region.

3.3. The qualification recognition procedures in SPAIN

The national point of contact in Spain is:

Ms Leticia Gamo Martín, Dirección General de Política

Universitaria, Ministerio de Educación, Subdirección General de

Títulos y Reconocimiento de Cualificaciones

Paseo del Prado, 28, 28014 Madrid, ESPAÑA

Tel: +34 91 506 5636, Fax: +34 91 506 5706

E-mail: [email protected], Website:

http://www.mecd.gob.es/portada-mecd/

For the two identified professions in Spain in the analyzed domain

(Ingeniero de montes/ Forest engineer and Ingeniero técnico forestal en

la correspondiente especialidad/ Forester) the recognition under the

2005/36/EC Directive is done through the General System of

Recognition.

For both the professions, the competent authority is th Ministry of

Environment / Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Department of

International Relations / Subdirección General de Relaciones

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Competent authority


Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (Subdirección General de

Relaciones Internacionales)

San Juan de la Cruz, s/n. Nuevos Ministerios.

MADRID

Phone: +34 91 597 65 75/ +34 91 597 60 65; Fax: +34 91 597 75

906

For the Ingeniero de montes/ Forest engineer profession there have

been taken, so far, 12 recognition decisions for the migrants from

different countries, among which there is also (with one decision)

Romania (Aneex 3.3a).

For the Forester / Ingeniero técnico forestal en la correspondiente

especialidad profession, for Romania, there are 4 out of 5 recognition

decisions taken so far, according to Annex 3.3b.

Unlik all other countries, it is noted that all the recognition decisions

for the migrants coming from Romania, were entirely taken without

compensatory measures or adaptation period, which shows the high

degree of compatibility between the higher education in Romania and

the recognition requirements in Spain. (Annex 3.3b).

For the recognition of these professions in Spain, there are no

additional requirements to become a member of the Official College of

Technical Engineering Foresters/Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos

Forestales9.

Through the Spanish Constitution, by the Royal Decree. 614/1999

and the Law of the Professional Colleges No. 2/1974, there was

established the general and national framework of the college (and other

similar colleges in other areas), and the access conditions vary

according to each province, by the Official College of Technical

Engineering Staff forests. For the admission in this college, there are

taken into consideration the applicant's skills, experience, potential

9 Plaza del Punto, 1-1ºH – 21.003 HUELVA, T: 959 25 25 02 - F: 959 25 76 97, www.forestales.net

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incompatibilities, and that he is not under any disciplinary sanction that

could prevent him from practice.

3.4. The qualification recognition procedures in Holland

Although there are no regulated professions in the forestry domain

in Holland, it is worth mentioning that the recognition system is very

well organized, as per Figure 3.1.

The point of contact in Holland is:

NUFFIC, Postbus 29777, 2502 LT Den Haag, NEDERLAND

Tel: +31 70 426 02 60, Fax: +31 70 426 03 99

www.nuffic.nl, www.beroepserkenning.nl, www.professionalrecognition.nl

Contact person: Ms. Kitty Wigleven, Tel: +31 70 426 02 86, Fax: +31 70

426 03 95, Email: [email protected]

http://www.nuffic.nl/

http://www.beroepserkenning.nl/

http://www.professionalrecognition.nl/

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Fig. 3.1. The general scheme for the recognition of a regulated profession in Holland

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3.5. The qualification recognition procedures in DENMARK

In Denmark there are no regulated professions in the forestry

domain, but for the regulated professions in this country, there are

detailed information on the website of the Ministry of Science,

Innovation and Higher Education10

.

Also, the Danish Agency for International Education (Styrelsen

International Uddanelse Fost Cirius) can perform a free evaluation, in

order to equivalate the migrant’s study courses from the resident country

with the Danish one, which is not mandatory for the qualification

recognition.

The point of contact in Denmark is:

Mrs Tatjana Milcevic, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher

Education, Styrelsen for Universiteter og Internationalisering,

Danish Agency for Universities and Internationalisation

Bredgade 43, 1260 København K, DANMARK

Tel: +45 3395 1200, Direct line: +45 7231 8884, Fax: +45 3395 1300

E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.fivu.dk/en/recognition/rp

3.6. The qualification recognition procedures in UK

The qualification recognition for all the seven identified professions

in UK is via the General System of Recignition, under the 2005/36/EC

Directive.

The point of contact in UK is:

10

http://en.iu.dk/recognition/regulated-professions/list-of-regulated-professions/database-of-

regulated-professions

mailto:kontaktpunkt%40iu.dk

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ECCTIS Ltd., Oriel House, Oriel Road, Cheltenham,

Gloucestershire, GL50 1XP, UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 871 226 2850, Fax: +44 871 330 7005

E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.ukncp.org.uk

For the recognition of the Chartered forester profession, the

additional condition of being a member of Institute of Chartered

Foresters11

(ICF) is requiered, which is the competent authority for the

recognition of this profession. It is needed an experience in the

specialized domain of at least 5 years and promoting exams.

So far, there is little recognition decisions made in IMI, as shown in

Annex 3.6a.

For Chartered Environmental Health Officer (Scotland) there are no

data regarding the recognition decisions, and the competent authority is

the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland 12

.

Also in Scotland, Environmental Health Officer (Scotland) has the

same competent authority to recognize and so far, there are only

decisions regarding the migrants from Ireland (Annex 3.6b).

For Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner there are no

special recognition requirements, the competent authority for the

recognition is Chartered Institute of Environmental Health13

, and

statistics show significant numbers of migrants from Ireland (Annex

3.6c).

For Environmental Health Officer, the competent authority is

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, and statistics show a large

number of recognition decisions, in regard to other professions (Annex

3.6d).

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www.charteredforesters.org 12

htp://www.rehis.com 13

www.cieh.org.uk

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In order to become a Member of Chartered Institution of Water and

Environmental Management (CIWEM), it is required relevant experience

in the area and graduating a high education institute, with the rating

equivalent “Honours” for UK. The competent authority for recognition

is Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management14

.

For the qualification recognition as a landscape architect in UK, the

migrant must become a Member of the Landscape Institute15

(CMLI),

which is the recognition authority. This is done by comparing the

applicant’ s study period and experience with Pathway to Chartership, a

program established by the Landscape Institute.

The decisions taken so far for the migrants from Germany, Ireland

and Portugal show that the recognition was done without compensatory

measures (anexa 3.6e).

3.7. The qualification recognition procedures in GERMANY

Germany adopted, on April 1st, 2012, the “Recognition Act”

16.

Before this date there was no standard procedure for the professional

qualification recognition acquired abroad, although almost three million

persons with a professional qualification acquired abroad live and work

in Germany. Today, many people from other countries work in

Germany on occupations that are not consistent with their skill level.

Because the German economy is dependent on skilled workers, the

German government enacted the Law for improving the assessment

and recognition of foreign qualifications, also known as the Law on

recognition or the Recognition Act.

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www.ciwem.org 15

www.landscapeinstitute.org 16

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This helps to equate the procedures for the professional

qualifications and supports the skilled migrants and skilled foreign

workers on the labour market in Germany.

Germany has not a central organization, that is responsible for all

the foreign requests of the professional qualification recognition. The

responsible authorities are available in every land.

The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training has

created a portal for recognition process in Germany, on the website of

the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, to help individuals in

seeking foreign recognition of their professional qualifications in

finding an authority to investigate the case and provide prompt answers

to their questions about the procedure of recognition. The portal is

aimed not only for the immigrants who already live in Germany and

have gained professional qualifications abroad, but also for the skilled

workers from other countries, who are interested in working in

Germany. The portal also helps the staff who advises individuals who

are seeking for the recognition of qualifications acquired abroad.

This portal17

directs people who are seeking the recognition of a

certificate or a diploma by an authority that is responsible for assessing

those skills and provide important information on the laws and

regulations underlying the recognition of foreign qualifications

procedures. In addition, the portal provides tips and information on

career guidance.

If one of the qualifications was obtained abroad, the diploma’s

equivalent can be checked with the German titles, that will give the right

to practice without a title granted, under the Law of determining

professional qualifications – Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz/

Professional qualification determination Act (BQFG)18

.

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http://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en 18

https://www.bq-portal.de/en/seiten/glossary#BQFG

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The access to this procedure may vary, depending on the special

requirement of the regulated professions. In some cases, there are no

procedures in place to assess qualifications from third countries. In the

base of the BQFG law, a request can be submitted by any person who:

Has the professional qualifications obtained in a EU/EEA country;

Intents to practice paid employment in Germany.

The procedure is not available for the unskilled or semiskilled

persons, who don’t have the professional qualifications.

Responsible authorities

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry, who are primarily

responsible for considering the equivalence training in the dual

system and the central authority for industry and commerce:

IHK FOSA (Approval of Foreign Skills).

The responsibility in the regulated professions domain is based

on the specialized laws and regulations of each Land.

The application of the procedure

The procedure compares foreign qualifications, with a similar

German occupation;

The competent authority shall consider whether there are

fundamental differences between foreign qualifications and the

German professional qualifications;

Professional experience acquired in Germany or abroad can also

be taken into account in addition to training;

If it is not possible to provide adequate evidence of

qualifications, an analysis can be performed to determine the

qualifications of professional skills (eg, technical discussions and work sample);

The procedure is the subject to a fee. The amount is based on

the tax table of the authority and depends on the cost and effort

involved in implementing the procedure. The responsible

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Possible results

If the examination is positive, the authority issues an

equivalence certificate in unregulated professions. This has the

same legal consequences as a German professional

qualification. There is a certificate of the German examination.

The procedure is a prerequisite for access to employment in

regulated professions;

When there are considerable differences between foreign

qualifications and German skills, the following distinctions

must be implemented:

- In the case of training occupations, the competent

authority describes the existing professional qualifications

and describes the differences between these and the

German ones. This will help when applying for jobs and

make it possible to obtain additional qualifications, if

necessary;

- In the case of regulated professions, there may required an

adaptation measure (test or adaptation period) in order to

achieve the equivalence. The compensatory measures vary

according to the individual special laws. The responsible

authority may provide information on how accurate.

Documents required for applying

Table with an overview, in German, of the training plan, and

any paid employment so far; Proof of identity (copy of identity card or passport);

Proof of professional qualifications;

Evidence of relevant work experience;

Other competence certificates;

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Proof that the applicant intends to work in Germany (does not

apply for EU / EEA / Switzerland and persons residing in the

EU / EEA / Switzerland).

The responsible authority may require certified copies or originals.

In some cases, the authority may accept simple copies of the documents.

The documents must be translated into German. Translations will be

prepared by the public appointed and sworn interpreters, translators in

Germany or abroad. The competent authority may waive the need for

translation.

Details of the procedure may be different, in the laws specific to

areas. The competent authority of the resident country may require to

provide more detailed information.

The length of the procedure

The responsible authority begins evaluating the equivalence

immediately after all the necessary documents are received;

From December 1st, 2012, the procedure should not take more

than three months. In difficult cases, the decision period may be

extended once, for good reasons;

The decision-making period starts with the receipt of all

required documents;

Applications from abroad can be sent directly to the responsible

authority or the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). ZAB will

forward requests to the appropriate authorities.

The point of contact for Germany is:

Dr. Hendrik Kaelble, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und

Technologie, Referat EB2, Scharnhorststraße 34–37, 10115

Berlin, DEUTSCHLAND

Tel: +49 30 2014 7666, Fax: +49 30 2014 5379,

E-Mail: [email protected], Web site: www.bmwi.de

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For the Landschafts-n. Gartenarchitect/Landscape architect /

designer profession, the statistics are as shown in Annex 3.7A.

3.8. The qualification recognition procedures in PORTUGAL

For the Forester / Engenheiro florestal profession identified in

Portugal under the 2005/36/EC Directive, done with the General system

of recognition, and the competent authority is the Order of Engineers /

Ordem dos Engenheiros.

Contact person

Name Address Contact Languag

e

Antunes Ana Coordinator for

Directive 2005/36/EC

Instituto do Emprego e

Formação Profissional, I.P.

Rua de Xabregas, 52, 1949-003 Lisboa

Phone: +351 218 614 228 ; Fax: +351 218 614 602 (ex:2602)

Email: [email protected]

So far, according to official statistics, there is a single recognition

decision in Portugal, of a qualification obtaines in Spain (Annex 3.8).

For obtaining the qualification recognition as a Forester/

Engenheiro florestal there is the additional requirement of being a

member of the Order of Engineers in Portugal. According to the rules of

operation of this Order19

, the candidates for membership (effective

membership, trainee member, honorary member, student member, team

member) must submit an application to the regional secretariats of the

Order. For admission, the candidate's resume is reviewed and possibly

he is subjected to a test.

In 1993 the rules were changed so that the master’ s graduates and

the owners of the doctorates titles may be exempted from the admission

exam, based on comparasion with the program.. The admission as a

member for each category is is preceded by the completion of an

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internship, as a "probationary member". In the second chapter of the

Order’s Rules, there is presented in detail the admission for each of the

six categories of membership.

The point of contact for Portugal is:

Ms Carla Romão, Ministério da Economia e do Emprego, Instituto

do Emprego e da Formação Profissional, Departamento de

Formação Profissional, Rua de Xabregas, n. 52, 1949-003 Lisboa,

PORTUGAL, Tel: +35 1 21 861 44 85, Fax: +35 1 21 861 46 08, E-

mail: [email protected]

3.9. The qualification recognition procedures in the CZECH REPUBLIC

As discussed in section 2.8, there are four regulated professions in

the Czech Republic, in the forestry domain:

1. Nakládání se semeny a sazenicemi lesních/Management of seeds

and seedlings of forest wood species;

2. Odborný lesní hospodář /Forestry manager;

3. Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin při podnikatelské činnosti

v zemědělství a lesním hospodářství /Handling of plant protection

products in entrepreneurial activities in farming and forestry;

4. Zpracování lesního hospodářského plánu a lesních hospodářských

osnov / Production of the forest management plan and forest

management programmes.

For the proper qualification recognition of these four professions,

there are two types of conditions:

I. General conditions that apply to all four professions

The recognition as per the 2005/36/EC Directive is based on the

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The same competent authority – the Ministry of Agriculture /

Ministerstvo zemědělství;

The same contact person.

Contact person

Name Address Contact Languag

e

Raskova Zuzana

Ministry of Education, Youth and

Sports, Karmelitská 7 , 118 12 Prague Phone: +420 234 81 1376 Email: [email protected]

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Figure 3.2 presents a general recognition procedure of the

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V-aţi dobândit calificarea profesională în UE/SEE sau Elveţia şidoriţi să vă exercitaţi profesia în Republica Cehă?

Este reglementată profesia dvs. în Republica Cehă? Acces nelimitat pe piaţa muncii

Este necesară recunoaşterea calificării?

Sunteţi calificat pentru aceeaşi profesie în ţara dvs.? Directiva nu este aplicabilă

Doriţi să lucraţi în Republica Cehă permanent?

Doriţi să profesaţi temporar sau ocazional(să furnizaţi servicii)?

Sunteţi doctor, farmacist, dentist, asistentă medicală,moaşă, veterinar, chirurg sau arhitect?

Este necesară informarea unei autorităţicompetente de recunoaştere prin declaraţie

Profesia este reglementată în ţara dvs. sauputeţi dovedi că ultimii 10 ani aveţi cel puţin2 ani de experienţă profesională relevantă?

Principiul recunoaşteriiautomate poate fi aplicat

Profesia este reglementată în ţara dvs. sau puteţidovedi că ultimii 10 ani aveţi cel puţin 2 ani de

experienţă profesională relevantă?

Directiva nu este aplicabilă

Programul Dvs. de studii va fi comparat cu celnecesar în Republica Cehă

Sunteţi doctor, farmacist,dentist, asistentă medicală,

moaşă, veterinar, chirurg sauarhitect cu opţiunea

recunoaşterii automate?

Considerând profesia dvs.,sunt siguranţa şi sănătatea

publică puse în pericol?

Diferenţa dintre calificarea dvs. şi cea solicitată înRepublica Cehă este mai mare de un nivel? Calificarea va fi verificată

Este programul dvs. de studii mai scurt cu mai mult de un ansau există diferenţe substanţiale în conţinutul curriculum-ului

care nu pot fi acoperite de experienţa profesională?

Există diferenţe substanţiale întreprogramul dvs. de studii şi cel dinRepublica Cehă, care influenţează

siguranţa şi sănătatea publică?

Test de aptitudini sau stagiude adaptare

Test de aptitudini sau altemăsuri

CALIFICAREA ESTE RECUNOSCUTĂ PUTEŢI FURNIZA SERVICII

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II. Specific conditions for each of the four professions

For the Management of seeds and seedlings of forest wood

species – License appoved by the Ministry of Agriculture,

Licenţă din partea Ministerului Agriculturii, minimum age 18

years, the aptness to propose laws;

Forestry manager – License from the Organization of Forest

State Administration;

For Handling of plant protection products in entrepreneurial

activities in farming and forestry – There is none;

For Production of the forest management plan and forest

management programmes – License from the Organization of

Forest State Administration, minimum age 18 years, the aptness

to work with legal documentation.

The information point for the Czech Republic is:

Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy odbor pro záležitosti

Evropské unie/Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Department for

EU Affairs

Karmelitská 7, 11812 Praha 1, ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Tel: +420 257 193 376/+420 257 193 579, Fax: +420 257 193 397

E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.msmt.cz

Of the four professions, for Management of seeds and seedlings of

forest wood species and Production of the forest management plan and

forest management programmes there are no IMI data on recognition

decisions, and the other two professions situation is as follows.

Odborný lesní hospodář /Forestry manager (anexa 3.9a) Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin při podnikatelské činnosti

v zemědělství a lesním hospodářství /Handling of plant protection

products in entrepreneurial activities in farming and forestry (anexa

3.9b)

mailto:qualifications%40msmt.cz

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3.10. The qualification recognition procedures in AUSTRIA

For all the five professions existing in Austria in the forestry

domain, the recognition under the 2005/36/EC Directive is based on the

General system of recognition.

The information point for Austria is:

Mrs Irene Linke, Bundesminsterium für Wirtschaft, Familie und

Jugend (Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth),

Department I/7, Industrial Law

Stubenring 1, 1010 Wien, ÖSTERREICH

Tel: +43 1 71100 5446, Fax: +43 1 71100 935446

E-mail: [email protected], Website: http://www.bmwfj.gv.at

The competent authority for recognition is Bundesministerium für

Land- und Forstwirtschft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft/ Federal

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Water Pollution, Prevention and

Environmental Issues for four out of the five professions:

Land- und Forstwirtschaftlicher Berater/Agriculture and

forestry advisor / expert;

Forstassistent/Assistant forester;

Förster/Forest expert;

Forstwirt/Forester.

For the Meister in der Land- oder in der Forstwirtschaft/Farm

Manager/Forestry manager/Manager ferme profession, the competent

authorities are found in the provinces, the details are available at the

point of contact.

For all the five professions, there is the same contact person.

Contact person

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Name Address Contact Langu

age

Linke Irene

Contact Point

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie

und Jugend Stubenring 1 1010 Wien

Phone: +43 (1) 71100-5446

Fax: +43 (1)71100-935446 Email: [email protected]

In the IMI statistics, there are data regarding the recognition

decisions taken in Austria only for two professions, as follows.

Förster/Forest expert (Annex 3.10a)

Forstwirt/Forester (Annex 3.10b)




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3.11. The SOLVIT system

The SOLVIT system is a problem-solving network, in which the EU

Member States work together to solve the problems resulting from

improper application of the law by the public authorities. Among the

areas in which the issue frequency is high and there are complaints to be

dealt by SOLVIT, there is also the professional recognition of

qualifications and diplomas, along with other areas such as access to

education, residence permits, voting rights, social security, free

movement of capital and payments etc.

In each EU member state there is a SOLVIT center, that provides

these services, free of charge. For the analyzed countries and for

Romania, the data regarding the SOLVIT centres are presented in Table

3.1.

SOLVIT centres21

Table 3.1

Country Contact details

Czech

Republic

Barbora Hanáková, Zuzana Bakotová, Tomáš Stehlík Odbor vnitřního trhu a služeb EU, Ministerstvo průmyslu

a obchodu, Na Františku 32, CZ - 11015 Praha 1

Tel. +420 22 422 1701 Fax. +420 22 485 3079

[email protected]

Denmark

Jens Kasper Rasmussen, Sofie Freilev, Karin Kragshave

Kristian Yde Agerbo, Danish Business Authority (Internal

Market Centre), Langelinie Allé 17, DK - 2100 Copenhagen

Tel. +45 35 46 62 00 (the

hotline) Tel. +45 35 46 66 16

Tel. +45 35 46 66 73

[email protected]

Germany Lisa TEICHMANN, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und

Technologie, Scharnhorststr. 34-37, DE - 10115 Berlin

Fax. +49 3018 615 5379

[email protected]

Spain

Ana Iglesias, Ana María Hernández, Javier Pascual Pontones, SOLVIT – España, Ministerio de Asuntos

Exteriores, y de Cooperación, Serrano Galvache 26, ES -

28033 Madrid

Tel. +34 91 379 9999

Fax. +34 91 394 8684 [email protected]

Italy

Giuseppina VALENTE, Francesco CIPRI, Massimo SANTORELLI, Presidenza Consiglio Ministri,

Dipartimento Politiche Comunitarie, Piazza Nicosia 20,

IT - 00186 Roma

Tel. +39 06 677 95 844

Fax. +39 06 677 95 044 [email protected]

Holland Koen van Ginneken, SOLVIT Nederland, Ministerie van

Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie

Tel. +31 70 379 7708

Fax. +31 70 379 7014

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Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, Postbus 20101, NL - 2500 EC Den Haag

[email protected]

Austria

Sylvia Vana, Alexandra Gaudmann-Heber, Christian Müller, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und

Jugend, SOLVIT Center, Abteilung C1/2, Stubenring 1, AT

- 1010 Wien

Tel. +43 1 71100-5119

Tel. +43 1 71100 - 5293

Tel. +43 1 71100-5187 Fax. +43 1 71100-2207

[email protected]

Portugal

Rosarinho MELANCIA, Mafalda DE SIQUEIRA, francesca FONTES, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

Direcção Geral dos Assuntos Europeus, Serviço do

Mercado Interno, Rua Cova da Moura, 1, PT - 1350-115 Lisboa

Tel. +351 21 393 57 53 Tel. +351 21 393 57 50

Tel. +351 21 393 55 54

Fax. +351 21 393 57 98 [email protected]

Romania

Romulus BENA, Karina STAN, Ramona-Maria CIUCĂ Ministerul Afacerilor Europene, Guvernul României

Bvd. Aviatorilor nr. 50A, Sector 1, Bucureşti 011854,

România

Tel. +40 21 308 53 40

Tel. +4021 308 53 71

Tel. +40 37 410 45 23 Fax. +40 21 308 53 96

[email protected]

UK Chris Korcz, Department for Business, Innovation and

Skills, 1 Victoria Street, UK - London SW1H 0ET

Tel. +44 20 7215 2833

Fax. +44 20 7215 2234

[email protected]

The complaints can be submitted on-line, on the documents

available on the SOLVIT websites from each country (Table 3.1). Any

complaint through SOLVIT implies four stages to resolution:

the case is accepted, the legal base is being checked, if the

documents that were included in the base by the origin center are

not sufficient, additional documents are required;

obtaining the solution: the competent authority that is involved

in the case is contacted and it cooperates in order to obtain a

solution that is a fair, in accordance to European legislation;

solution proposal (implemented or not) – the solution must be

real, practical and in accordance to European legislation;

Monitoring the implementation of the applicant's proposal to

solve the case.

SOLVIT potential is still insufficiently exploited as a problem solving key

instrument at a national/European level, partially because of the

insufficient staff from different SOLVIT centers and also because of the

insufficient information received by the European citizens regarding the

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4. THE PURSUIT OF THE FORESTRY PROFESSIONS IN THE ANALYZED COUNTRIES

4.1. The pursuit of the CTAP experts activity in Romania

The pursuit of the expert’s activity that certifies, from a technical

view, the quality of the forest management work (CTAP experts) is

regulated under the methodology from July 1st, 2010, published in the

Official Gazette no. 493 of July 16th, 2010. The most important

provisions of this methodology in the pursuit of the activity are as

follows.

Individuals who have been certified as CTAP experts have the

following obligations:

a. To verify the forest management work for each phase of the

technological design (land, drafting, completion), analyze, modify

and, where appropriate, certify the proposed technical solutions,

with respect to legal regulations;

b. To respect the established and recorded forecast in the minutes of

the meeting held for the approval of the design theme - "Ist

conference for planning" - and of the technical solutions meeting -

"II nd conference for planning”;

c. To respect the measures set out in the minutes or notes issued after

the technical control made by the authorized persons or the ones

authorized by the central public authority, responsible for forestry or

by its subordinate units;

d. Require the meeting of an expert committee when it is found that the

technical solutions that are to be adopted have a higher;

e. Respond to the requests issues by the central public authority,

responsible for forestry, in order to take specific actions.

The Attestation Commission sanctiones with a warning the

individuals certified as CTAP experts in the following situations:

For defying the obligations in paragraphs a), b) and c);

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For the overcome of at the most than 5% of the annual maximum

area of 60,000 ha, which are allowed to certify;

The penalty applies for a period that will not exceed 6 months or

until the fulfillment of a), b) and c). During the suspension of the

certificate attesting the Forestry Field Expert profession, it is prohibited

the certification of forest management.

The Attestation Commission sanctiones individuals certified as

CTAP experts with withdrawal of their certification, in the following

situations:

If, during the technical forestry commision meetings, 3 projects

certified by the same CTAP expert are rejected;

To exceed by more than 5% of the annual maximum area 60,000

ha;

If the holder of the registration certificate is penalized for the

second time with a warning.

4.2. The pursuit of similar professions in the analyzed EU countries

In Italy for the pursuit of the agriculture and forestry advisor /

expert profession, it is required to be a member of the Agriculture and

Forestry Alumnii Order (Ordine dei Dottori Agronomi e Forestali). The

pursuit of other similar professions from the forestry area is the subject

to specific regulations in the regions and autonomous provinces.

For the professions presented in the study case in section 2.2 for the

Veneto region, it is required the condition to be a member of the

Agriculture and Forestry Alumnii Order, governing the professional

conduct and ethics and the training programs. There are similar

professional associations in other regions or autonomous provinces of

Italy.

For the pursuit in Spain of the professions in the foresty domain

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la correspondiente especialidad/ Forester) there is the legal obligation to

be a member of the Official College of Forestry Technical Engineering

Forestieri, that applies to all the individuals who practice in various

forms, either free or under private entities, when using this title.

From the Official College of Forestry Technical Engineering, there can

be Din Statutul Colegiului Oficial al Inginerilor Tehnici Forestieri

highlighted several articles governing the pursuit of those professions,

as follows.

Article 4 presents the way of how the member’s interests are

protected, without this act to be in contrary of some acts of the local

public administration, that they are working with. As an example, with

no limitation, some articles from the College Rules are presented.

For the members of the college, it is mandatory the profession

pursuit visa, if the profession is practiced individually, as an associate,

as an employee of a legally constituted company or inside of projects

assigned to forestry technical engineers. The existences of the visa is

also required in the situation where all the members of the college

practice for the profession for the public administration, and they are

paid, wholly or partly, in the professional fee system.

The visa is a professional tool used by the college that guarantees

the identity of the members of the college, their powers in the pursuit of

the profession, the unqualified skills and the fact that is he is not under

any disciplinary sanctions that could prevent him from practice. This

involves an external evaluation of the working documentation. Under no

circumstances, granting the visa does not take into consideration fees or

other contractual arrangements which are left to the free agreement

between the parties.

According to article 46, from the obligations of the members, stands

out the responsibility for the technical quality of the work that they carry

and how they correspond to the sectoral regulations. The college

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responds only for the external evaluation documentation work but not

the predictions, calculations and conclusions of the project.

The members of the college must pay a visa fee, and the granting

procedure is established by an internal rule of the college.

In UK for the entru pursuit of some of the analyzed professions,

there is the obligation to be a member of professional organizations.

So, for the Chartered forester profession, it is mandatory the

member quality of the Institute of Chartered Foresters22

(ICF), that is

obtained after promoting rigorous examinations.

Acting under the motto “Maintaining excellence in forestry and

arboriculture”, the ICF members must maintain high training standards

through mandatory continuing professional development that involves a

minimum training of 100 hours, every three years. This continuous

training is recorded and monitored by a committee of professional and

educational standards of the ICF.

The ICF members are bound by a "code of ethics, professional

values and rules of conduct and professional practice", available on the

ICF website.

Similarly, for the pursuit of professions that require environmental

management (eg "Chartered Water and Environment Manager"), it is

required the membership of the Chartered Institution of Water and

Environmental Management (CIWEM)23

and, optional, registering in the

Engineering Council and/or the Science Council and/or the Society for

the Environment.

Also in this case, members must abide by a code of ethics and

professional conduct and are required to attend continuing training

courses ,approved by CIWEM.

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For the pursuit of the landscape architect profession, it is mandatory

the membership of the Landscape Institute (Chartered Member of the

Landscape Institute).

Depending on the stage of career development and interest in the

profession, there can be distinguished several categories of membership:

Student Member – for the students with specialized courses;

Licenses Member - for those who have completed initial training, and

would like to become a fully qualified member (Chartered);

Affiliate Member - for those working in a related field who would

like to become a part of the landscape professionals community, to

benefit from networks, publications and services from the

Landscape Institute;

Chartered Member – granted only after the successful completion of

the Pathway to Chartership training program, for technical

competence and professional certification;

Senior Member – to recognize the contribution and professional

experience in the field;

Academic Member – for those who, by teaching or research,

contribute to professional developing;

Retired Members – for former members, no longer working in the

profession;

Subscribers – for those who wish to receive the publications of the

institute without membership.

In Portugal for the pursuit of the Forester/ Engenheiro florestal

profession, the membership of the Order of Engineers in Portugal /

Ordem dos Engenheiros24

is required.

According to the rules of operation from this Order, annually, the

professional progress for each member can be assessed, at his request

(art. 16), followed by the appropriate update of the degree or skill. Also,

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once in seven years the professional progress is reviewed and certified

from the academic level E1 (Members with a degree in engineering -

EQF level 6), the E2 (Members with master's degree in engineering -

EQF level 7) and then E3 (Members with PhD in engineering - EQF

level 8) (art. 17).

On the other hand, each member can traverse three levels of

professional qualifications for receiving membership, a Senior Member

and the last step, Advisor Member.

Membership is granted to E1 levele candidates, and the Senior

Member one is given to the E2 and E3 levels, members who have at

least 5 years of experience and at least 3 recommendations from senior

members or advisor members.

To obtain the counselor membership, it is required a minimum of 5

years as a senior member or 15 years as a member or 20 years of

professional experience in the field, plus three recommendations from

other members councilors.

All fees are established and maintained by the National Board of

Directors.

In the Czech Republic, for the pursuit of three our of four

professions analyzed in chapters 3 and 4, a trei din cele patru profesii

analizate în capitolele 3 şi 4 additional conditions are required, that

consist of obtaining license from the authorities concerned:

For the Management of seeds and seedlings of forest wood species

/Nakládání se semeny a sazenicemi lesních profession – License

from the Ministry of Agriculture;

For Forestry manager / Odborný lesní hospodář and for Production

of the forest management plan and forest management programmes/

Zpracování lesního hospodářského plánu a lesních hospodářských

osnov – License from the Organization of the Forest State

Administration;

Licenses must be renewed periodically.

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5. CONCLUSIONS

The present guide covers aspects of skills validation / certification,

recognition and pursuit of the profession in Romania, known as the

CTAP expert ( an expert who certifies the technical quality of Forestry

Earthworks) compared with identical, similar, homologous or

compatible professions from nein EU Member States, namely Austria,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, UK, Holland, Portugal,

Spain.

These professions are discussed in detail in Chapters 2, 3 and 4, for

the countries listed. This analysis took into account the fact that in

Romania, the certification as a CTAP expert is based on a wider range

of occupations of which the most important are forest engineer and

university professor in the forestry area.

Achieving the certification and qualification recognition guide for

the CTAP expert seeks, primarily, to be a useful tool to inform all

persons who may be in the situation:

To follow a training program in one of the analyzed countries,

at the end of which is to pursue a similar profession of forestry;

Have a qualification adequate to the CTAP expert or one of the

qualifications that underpin CTAP certified expert and want to

be recognized and to practice in the analyzed countries;

After recognition in one of the analyzed countries, they want to

know the regulations and obligations regarding the pursuit of

the profession, the professional conduct and ethics in the field,

the membership in certain professional organizations etc.

Equally important, the guide aims to support the competent

authorities of Romania in its efforts to standardize the certification and

recognition of regulated professions that they manage, by informing

them about the practices of other EU Member States.

The main limitations of the guide are that it only deals with the

situation of 9 EU countries, set for all the developed guidelines and

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some information, generally the statistics, are available when

developing guidelines and should be updated regularly.

The analysis revealed that for all occupations covered in this guide,

the recognition is done through the General System of Recognition.

Although the number of recognition decisions done by the IMI

system is not as high as in other professions (nurses, etc.), in the forestry

domain, there is still a significant number of decisions that are discussed

in Chapter 3, for each country and for each profession.

Unlike all other countries it is noted that recognition decisions for

migrants coming from Romania, taken in some countries, such as, for

example, Spain, were all without compensatory measures or adaptation

period, which indicates the high compatibility between the higher

education in Romania and the recognition requirements in Spain.

In Chapter 4, there are highlighted the professions whose pursuit is

the subject to certain membership organizations, colleges, orders etc.

and highlights the codes of ethics and professional conduct, career

development terms, service training etc.

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ANNEXES

Annex 3.3. Statistics on qualification recognition in Spain

Annex 3.3a. Ingeniero de montes/ Forest engineer

Recognition decisions

Period

The country in which

the qualification was

obtained

The decision taken No.

1997/98 Germany (DE) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no

compensation measures) 2

2001/02 Belgium (BE) Appeal 1

2005/06 Holland (NL) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2008 Germany (DE) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2009 Germany (DE) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2009 Italy (IT) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


2009 Italy (IT) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2010 Italy (IT) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


2010 Portugal (PT) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

1

2010 Portugal (PT) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2010 Romania (RO) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


The country in which the

qualification

was obtained

Positive

General system of

recognition (without compensatory

measures)

Positive

After the adaptation

period

(general system)

Appe

al

Decisions

taken by the host country

Total

pozitiv

Total

negativ

Total

neutru

Belgium 1 1 0 0 1

Germany 2 2 4 4 0 0

Italy 2 1 3 3 0 0

Holland 1 1 1 0 0

Portugal 1 1 2 2 0 0

Romania 1 1 1 0 0

Total all

countries 6 5 1 12 11 0 1

Total EU 6 5 1 12 11 0 1

THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

73

Total EFTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annex 3.3b. Forest engineer in the appropriate specialty / Ingeniero

técnico forestal en la correspondiente especialidad.


Period

The country in

which the qualification was

obtained


2007 Romania Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

1

2010 Belgium Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

2010 Romania Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


2011 Romania Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


Host country (the

qualification

obtained in)/

The country in

which the

qualification was obtained

Positive - General

Automatic

Recognition System (no

compensation

measures)

Positive after

adaptation period (general system)

Decisions

taken by the

host country

Total

positive

Total

negative

Total

neutral

Belgium 1 1 1 0 0

Romania 4 4 4 0 0

All the

countries 4 1 5 5 0 0

Total EU 4 1 5 5 0 0

Total EFTA 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annex 3.6. Statistics regarding qualification recognition in the

UK

Annex 3.6a. Chartered forester


THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

74


Period



obtained Decisions taken by the host country No.

1997/98 Denmark Positive after adaptation period (general system) 1

1997/98 Italy Adjustment period 1

2003/04 Italy Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no



qualification was

obtained

Positive - General Automatic


compensation

measures)

Positive after adaptation

period (general

system)

Adaptation period Decisions

taken by the host

country

Total

positive

Total negativ

e

Total neutra

l

Denmark 1 1 1 0 0

Italy 1 1 2 1 0 1

All the countries 1 1 1 3 2 0 1

Total EU 1 1 1 3 2 0 1

Total EFTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annex 3.6b. Environmental Health Officer (Scotland)


Period


the qualification was obtained

Decisions taken by the host country No.

2005/06 Ireland (IE) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


2007 Ireland (IE) Positive after adaptation period (general system) 4

2009 Ireland (IE) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


The country in

which the


Positive - General

Automatic Recognition

System (no compensation measures)

Positive after an adaptation period

(general system)

Decisions

taken by

the host country

Total

positive

Total negativ

e

Total neutra

l

Ireland 6 4 10 10 0 0

Total all 6 4 10 10 0 0


THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

75

countries

Total EU 6 4 10 10 0 0


Annex 3.6c. Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner


Period The country in which the qualification was

obtained


2007 Ireland (IE) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

10

2007 Ireland (IE) Examination 1

The country in

which the


Positive - General

Automatic

Recognition System (no compensation

measures)

Examinatio

n

Decisions

taken by

the host country

Total

positive

Total

negative Total neutral

Ireland 10 1 11 10 0 1

Total toate ţările 10 1 11 10 0 1

Total EU 10 1 11 10 0 1


Annex 3.6d. Environmental Health Officer


Period

The country in

which the



1999/00 Ireland (IE) Positive after an adaptation period (general system) 8

1999/00 Ireland (IE) Adjustment period 1

1999/00 Ireland (IE) Negative after adaptation period (general system) 1

1999/00 Ireland (IE) Positive after a skill test (general system) 1

1999/00 Sweden (SE) Negative - General System and professional experience 1

2003/04 Ireland (IE) Positive after a skill test (general system) 1


2003/04 Slovenia (SI) Negative - General System and professional experience 1

2005/06 Ireland (IE) Positive – General recognition system (without compensatory

measures) 10


2005/06 Holland (NL) Negative after skills test (General System) 1



THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

76



2009 Bulgaria (BG) Examination 1

2009 Irland (IE) Examination 1




qualification

was obtained

Po

siti

ve

– G

ener

al

reco

gn

itio

n s

yst

em

(wit

hou

t co

mpen

sato

ry

mea

sure

s)

Po

siti

ve

afte

r a

skil

l

test

(gen

eral

sy

stem

)

Po

siti

ve

afte

r an

adap

tati

on p

erio

d

(gen

eral

sy

stem

)

Neg

ativ

e -

Gen

eral

Sy

stem

and

pro

fess

ional

ex

per

ien

ce

Neg

ativ

e af

ter

skil

ls

test

(G

ener

al S

yst

em)

Neg

ativ

e af

ter

adap

tati

on p

erio

d (

The

Gen

eral

)

Ad

just

men

t p

erio

d

Ex

amin

atio

n

Dec

isio

ns

tak

en b

y t

he

ho

st c

oun

try

To

tal

Po

stit

ive

To

tal

neg

ativ

e

To

tal

neu

tral

Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 1

Ireland 53 2 8 1 5 1 70 63 1 6

Italy 1 1 0 1 0

Holland 1 1 0 1 0

Portugal 1 1 0 1 0

Romania 1 1 1 0 0

Slovenia 1 1 0 1 0

Sweden 1 1 0 1 0

Total all

countries 54 2 8 4 1 1 5 2 77 64 6 7

Total EU 54 2 8 4 1 1 5 2 77 64 6 7

Total EFTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Annex 3.6e. Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI)


Period




2008 Germany (DE)

Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no

compensation measures)

1

2008 Ireland (IE) 1

2009 Germany (DE) 3

2009 Portugal (PT) 2

2009 Germany (DE) 2

2009 Ireland (IE) 1

The country in

which the

qualification was

Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation

measures)

Decisions

taken by the

host country

Total positive

Total

negativ

e

Total neutral


THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

77

obtained

Germany 6 6 6 0 0

Ireland 2 2 2 0 0

Portugal 2 2 2 0 0

Total all

countries 10 10 10 0 0

Total EU 10 10 10 0 0

Total EFTA 0 0 0 0 0

Annex 3.7. Qualification recognition statistics in Germany

Landschafts-n. Gartenarchitect/Landscape architect / designer/ landscape architect


Period



obtained


1999/00 France (FR) Examination 1

1999/00 Greece (EL) Examinare 1

2001/02 Austria (AT) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


1

2001/02 Belgium (BE) 1

2001/02 France (FR) 2

2001/02 Greece (EL) Negative - General Recognition System and professional

experience 1

2001/02 Luxembourg (LU) Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

2

2001/02 Holland (NL) 1

2003/04 Denmark (DK) Positive after a skill test (general system) 1

2003/04 Italy (IT)

Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

1

2003/04 Lithuania (LT) 1

2003/04 Great Britain (UK) 1

2005/06 France (FR) 1

2005/06 Holland (NL) 1

2007 Austria (AT) 1

The country

in which the


Positive -

General

Automatic Recognition

System (no


Positive

after a skill test

(general

system)

Negative - General

Recognition

System and professional

experience

Examinati

on

Decisio

ns taken by the

host

country

Total

positive

Total negativ

e

Total

neutral

Austria 4 4 4 0 0



THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

78

Belgium 1 1 1 0 0

Bulgaria 1 1 1 0 0

Denmark 1 1 1 0 0

France 3 1 4 3 0 1

Greece 1 1 2 0 1 1

Italy 1 1 1 0 0

Lithuania 1 1 1 0 0

Luxembourg 2 2 2 0 0

Holland 2 2 2 0 0

Spain 1 1 1 0 0

Switzerland 1 1 1 0 0

UK 2 2 2 0 0

Total all

countries 19 1 1 2 23 20 1 2

Total EU 18 1 1 2 22 19 1 2

Total EFTA 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Anexa 3.8. Qualification recognition statistics in Portugal

Forester/ Engenheiro florestal


Period




2005/06 Spain Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

1

The country in

which the

qualification was

obtained




Decisions

taken by the

host country

Total

positive

Total

negative

Total

neutral

Spain 1 1 1 0 0

Total all

countries 1 1 1 0 0

Total EU 1 1 1 0 0


Annex 3.9. Qualification recognition statistics in the Czech

Republic

Annex 3.9a. Odborný lesní hospodář /Forestry manager

THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

79


Period The country in which the qualification

was obtained The decision taken No.

2005/06 Austria (AT)


Recognition System (no compensation

measures)

1

Host country (the

qualification was obtained in)

P Positive - General Automatic

Recognition System (no compensation measures)

Decisions


Total

positive

Total

negative

Total

neutral

Austria 1 1 1 0 0

Total all

countries 1 1 1 0 0

Total EU 1 1 1 0 0


Annex 3.9b. Zacházení s přípravky na ochranu rostlin při

podnikatelské činnosti v zemědělství a lesním hospodářství

/Handling of plant protection products in entrepreneurial activities

in farming and forestry


The country in which the qualification was

obtained

The decisions taken Nr

2007 Germany Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no compensation measures)

4

2009 Germany Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no


2011 Germany Positive - General Automatic Recognition System (no





Recognition System (no compensation measures)

Decisions


Total

positive

Total

negative

Total

neutral

Germany 11 11 11 0 0

Total toate ţările 11 11 11 0 0

Total EU 11 11 11 0 0


THE EUROPEAN

UNION




POS DRU 2007-2013


2007 - 2013

80

Annex 3.9. Qualification recognition statistics in Austria Annex 3.10a. Förster/Forest expert


Period The country in which the qualification was obtained

Decisions taken by the host country Nr.

2001/02 Germania Pozitivă după test de aptitudini (sistemul general) 1



obtained

Positive - General Automatic Recognition

System (no


Decisions taken by the host country

Total positive

Total

negativ

e

Total

neutra

l

Germany 1 1 1 0 0

Total all countries 1 1 1 0 0

Total EU 1 1 1 0 0


Annex 3.10b. Forstwirt/Forester


Period The country in which the

qualification was obtained Decisions taken by the host country No.

1999/00 Germany Positive after a skill test (general system) 2

2008 Germany Positive after a skill test (general system) 1


qualification was

obtained

Positive after a skill test

(general system)

Decisions taken

by the host country

Total positive Total

negative

Total

neutral

Germany 3 3 3 0 0

Total all

countries 3 3 3 0 0

Total EU 3 3 3 0 0




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