Recognition of qualifications of regulated professions

A regulated profession is a professional activity or set of professional activities for which access or exercise requires the possession of certain professional qualifications.

A professional qualification is the ability to take up or pursue a particular profession officially attested by evidence of training, by a certificate of competence, by formally recognised professional experience, or by more than one of these.

Regulated professions differ between EU countries. To find out if your profession is regulated in Spain, consult the regulated profession database (REGPROF).

How to use the regulated profession database:

• Choose the EU country where you were awarded your degree
• Indicate "Spain" as the country where you want to work
• Find your profession in your language

If the profession you want to practise is not listed, it may be possible that it is not regulated in Spain.

If you do not find any information about your profession in the database, you can contacto the National Assistance Centre for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications, which be able to help you understand the rules applicable in your case.

Check whether you should apply for recognition of your professional qualifications and what type of application you should file.

A professional qualification is the ability to take up or pursue a particular profession officially attested by evidence of training, by a certificate of competence, by formally recognised professional experience, or by more than one of these.

The European Professional Card (EPC)  is an electronic procedure by which you can apply for recognition of your professional qualifications in another EU country.

Once the process has started, you can follow the progress of the application online and reuse the documents already uploaded when submitting new applications.

When the application is approved, you will be able to generate a European professional card certificate in PDF format.

This procedure is currently only available for a limited number of professions:

• Nurse practitioner responsible for general care
• Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Mountain guide
• Real estate agent