Some of the key learnings are that:

• The institutional landscape is very fragmented and variable. For example, in Belgium, the responsible recognizing institution and the procedure to be followed depends on the region where the recognition is demanded.
   
• Most countries indicate a strict division between the recognition of qualifications and diplomas for non-regulated professions and regulated professions. In the context of recognition proceedings for regulated professions, the recognition authority is often delegated to professional bodies which are officially mandated to do so. Several countries, such as Finland and Ireland, included a weblink to the list of regulated professions and/or the professional body that are mandated to complete the recognition process.  
   
• Throughout Europe, the role of Public Employment Services (PES) in the recognition process is rather limited: AT, BG, CY, CZ, FI, GE, HR, LT, LU, LV, PT, SL and SK indicated that their Public Employment Service does not play a direct role in the recognition process. Nonetheless, some countries indicated that a certain collaboration exists between the recognition authorities and the Public Employment Services. The Belgian Public Employment Services also shared some best practices: the Flemish PES has a tender partner who helps individuals, inter alia, with the collection of documents and the establishment of a file to submit. The tender partner also takes care of translations and its services are free of charge. In Brussels and Wallonia, the PES have concluded agreements with partners to, inter alia, inform individuals on the diploma equivalence procedure and to help individuals to compile their file.
   
• Finally, most Member States shared best practices regarding their work with displaced persons from Ukraine. Some Member States expressly indicated that some special provisions for people benefitting from refugee status or subsidiary protection status were extended to people enjoying temporary protection status. Austria, for example, indicated that proof requirements were facilitated and that individuals who were unable to submit documents could be exempt from doing so and could demonstrate their qualifications in an alternative way. Bulgaria shared a general best practice: it has an electronic fully integrated academic recognition information system which enables remote submission of applications for recognition by the holders of the diploma and receiving an electronically signed certificate of academic recognition. Other countries facilitate the certification and translation of documents, such as Belgium, the Netherlands, Croatia, the Czech Republic. Finally, in some cases, Ukrainians are allowed to work in regulated professions where they work only with other individuals coming from Ukraine or who only speak Ukrainian (such as in Latvia and the Czech Republic). 

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