Apply for recognition of teaching qualifications

Apply for recognition of your non-Danish teaching qualification if you want to be able to take up a permanent position as a teacher in the Danish municipal primary and lower secondary school (Folkeskole), teacher in general upper secondary education (STX, HF, HHX or HTX) or pedagogue in municipal primary school (preschool class to grade 3 educator) or teach adult foreigners Danish as a second language.

Online application

Please use our digital application form if you have MitID (Danish digital signature for public digital services). That is the fastest way for you as well as for the Agency.

• How to apply online

Pdf application form

If you are unable to use the digital application form or prefer not to, you can use the pdf form instead. You should also use this form if you want to authorise someone else to apply on your behalf.

• How to apply using the pdf form

See also

Learn about the possibilities for working as a teacher or educator in Denmark on the basis of foreign qualifications:

• Teachers with non-Danish qualifications