Ausübungsberechtigung für Gesellen oder Gesellinnen und Facharbeiter oder Facharbeiterinnen mit qualifizierter Berufserfahrung

If you have completed a journeyman's or final examination in a recognised training occupation in the craft sector and have qualified professional experience, you can become self-employed or exercise a managerial function in most crafts subject to licensing.

Anyone who has completed a journeyman's examination or a final examination in a recognised training occupation and has acquired relevant professional experience can become self-employed in many trades requiring approval or exercise a business manager function. The professional qualification must have been obtained in the craft to be practised. In the case of certain crafts, it is sufficient if the professional qualification was obtained in a craft related to it, which can be inferred from the Ordinance on Related Crafts.

In addition to a journeyman's or final examination, proof of relevant professional experience is also required, which must be acquired after the training. At least six years of professional experience is required, including at least four years in a managerial position. A managerial position is to be assumed if the person concerned has been delegated decision-making powers on his own responsibility in an establishment or a substantial part of the business, which must be substantiated by employment references, job descriptions or in another suitable manner. The granting of a licence to journeymen or companions with qualified professional experience is not suitable for chimney sweeps and health trades (opticians, audiologists, orthopaedic technicians, orthopaedic shoemakers, dental technicians).

• Application for the granting of a right to exercise
• Proof of identification
• Proof of formal professional qualifications acquired (journeyman's certificate, degree certificate)
• Proof of at least six years of application-related professional experience, including at least four years in a managerial position. Proof of a managerial position in a company or a substantial part of the business can be provided, for example, by job references and job descriptions.
   

• You must be able to prove a journeyman's examination or a comparable final examination in the craft to be operated.
• After the journeyman's examination, they worked in the craft for at least 6 years.
• Of the 6 years, you have been in a managerial position in a company or a substantial part of the company for at least 4 years.
  • A managerial position includes independent decision-making powers, which can be proven by job references or job advertisements.
• You have business, commercial and legal knowledge.
   

The specific fee results from the schedule of fees of the Chamber of Crafts, which is available on the website of the Chamber
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You can only practise a craft subject to authorisation once you have been entered in the register of craftsmen. A right to exercise must therefore be made at an early stage.

Legal recourse is open against a rejection of the application. Depending on the federal state in which the application was made, a preliminary procedure must first be carried out. Information on the existing remedies can be found in the instructions on appeals in the notices.

• Authorisation to practise crafts subject to authorisation according to § 7b HwO - Granting
• Entry in the Register of Craftsmen
  • usually requires a passed master craftsman's examination
  • is necessary for
    • natural or legal persons or for
    • partnerships with legal capacity who wish to independently operate a craft subject to licensing.
• Under certain conditions, journeymen or assistants and skilled workers with qualified professional experience may also be entered in the register of craftsmen without a master craftsman's title.
  • For this purpose, a right to exercise must be applied for at the Chamber of Crafts,
  • prerequisites are a passed journeyman's examination or a final examination in a recognised training occupation,
  • at least 6 years of professional experience in the craft to be practiced, of which at least 4 years in a managerial position
• Responsible: Chamber of Crafts in whose district the commercial establishment is located
   

The competent chamber of crafts is the chamber of crafts in whose district the main commercial establishment is located. If this place of business has not yet been determined, the competent chamber of crafts and crafts in whose district the applicant's residence is located.

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