National Contact Point
06 Nov 2008
All 27 countries of the European Union, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland have set up information centres for professional recognition under European Directive 2005/36/EC.
The National Contact Point (NCP) for professional recognition can give information to people looking to practice their profession in another country. If the profession is a regulated profession as set out in Directive 2005/36/EC, the NCP will be able to refer people eligible for professional recognition to the authority responsible for the profession in the other state. The NCP can give advice on professional recognition procedures, and supports individuals, for example, by issuing an NCP Declaration.
Nuffic
Nuffic is the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education. Nuffic can help by answering questions about application of the new Directive in the Netherlands and in other member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Nuffic also acts as the European Network of Information Centre (ENIC) of the Council of Europe and UNESCO in the Netherlands and as the Dutch National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) of the European Union. Nuffic performs these duties on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
National Contact Points
Contact details for the Dutch National Contact Point for professional recognition.
List of National Contact Points in other European countries.
Cooperation
The Dutch National Contact Point is a partnership between Nuffic and Colo. Colo is the Association of Centres of Expertise on Vocational Education, Training and the Labour Market. There are 18 centres of expertise representing the various sectors of industry, and Colo is their united voice.