If you are in possession of qualified teacher status in your country of origin, the competent body will assess whether there are any substantial differences between your professional teaching qualification and the relevant German qualification (reference qualification).
As well as looking at your training, it will also consider any relevant professional practice you have gained in Germany or abroad.
If there are substantial differences between your qualification and the German reference qualification, you will normally have the opportunity to compensate for any deficits in training identified by taking part in a compensatory measure (adaptation period or aptitude test). The adaptation period is a practically oriented additional teacher training course, which usually takes place in the form of training contract under public law. During this period, participants are entitled to maintenance payments at the same level as the allowance paid to candidates in preparatory service for the type of qualified teacher status sought.
Following the successful completion of a compensatory measure, you will obtain qualified teacher status and may apply for a position in the public school system to the extent that you fulfil the relevant professional prerequisites.