Mon, May 20, 2013

Competent Authorities for psychologists as regulated profession

Database of regulated professions in the EU member states + Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland available on the website of the European Commission under DG Internal market - qualifications 

What is a regulated profession?

A profession is said to be regulated when access and exercise is subject to the possession of a specific professional qualification.

Regulated professions in this database

The database on the website of the EC contains lists of regulated professions in the EU member states as well as in Iceland, Norway, Liechenstein and Switzerland covered by the new Directive 2005/36/EC.

If you want to know the competent authority for psychologists in a EU member state you can search under : http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm?fuseaction=regProf.find

or look at EFPA Members (if this information is available)

 

Regulated professions and recognition of qualifications

Qualified professionals wishing to obtain recognition within the EU should seek advice from the relevant Contact Point in the future host country (EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland).

The contact point should be able to tell you whether the profession you wish to pursue is regulated in their country and the authority which deals the recognition of qualifications.