equivalence
What a diploma from one country is worth in another
start with your own CV
Short, sourced answers on the diplomas and the job titles that do not travel well. Every page ends with a free analysis of your own CV.
diplomas and levels
German Meister in France
DQR 6, the same level as a bachelor — and still not a degree.
French BTS in Germany and the UK
Level 5, one below a bachelor — and not a Meister.
Brazilian tecnólogo in Europe
Higher education in Brazil, no European level at all.
Portuguese licenciatura abroad
Level 6 after Bologna — before Bologna, contested.
UK HND in Europe
Level 5, and the top-up year is what makes it 6.
Swiss titles in Germany and France
Fachausweis 5, HF 6 — and the federal diploma is also 6.
Nursing diploma in Switzerland and Germany
Regulated on both sides: a body decides, not the employer.
Welder or electrician in Germany
Not a regulated profession: the employer may hire on skill.
Brazilian engineer in Portugal and Germany
One reciprocity route, and one protected title.
job titles
Instandhaltungsleiter in France
Maintenance department head — and not a diploma at all.
Meister in English
Never Master. The word costs candidates interviews both ways.
Conducteur de travaux abroad
Bauleiter in German. In English, not site manager.
Maintenance manager in Switzerland
A federal diploma in Bern, a job label in Stuttgart.
Now measure your own CV against a real job description
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A French job description from Geneva against a Portuguese CV. It runs for real and does not use your free analysis.
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