According to available data, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) acts as a national competence center for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in Germany. The previous value for this field is recorded as unknown, so the change is detected in the data rather than described against a documented earlier position.

The BIBB provides an information portal, consulting, and training services intended to support international skilled workers. These services are aimed at people whose qualifications were obtained outside Germany and who need to understand how those qualifications are considered within the German system.