Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Technicians

GUIDELINES FOR RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

is based on Acts No. 360/1992 Coll., the Authorization Act (hereinafter referred to as the „AZ“) and No. 18/2004 Coll., on the recognition of professional qualifications and other qualifications of nationals of the Member States of the European Union and certain nationals of other states (hereinafter referred to as the “UOK Act ”)

§ 1
Scope of the Directive

1. The Guidelines for the recognition of professional qualifications apply to established and guests¹⁾. The provisions of these Guidelines do not apply to the authorization process pursuant to Section 7 of the AZ.
2. ČKAIT Guidelines determine the basic procedures of the Council for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications of the (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) in applying the above-mentioned acts in the process of recognizing professional qualifications and verifying the professional qualifications of persons who intend to perform regulated activities in the territory of the Czech Republic²⁾.

§ 2
Requirements for applying for recognition of professional qualifications and notification of performance of regulated activities

1. Before performing regulated activities in the Czech Republic, if a person is to act as a person established in the Czech Republic, he/she shall apply to the ČKAIT for recognition of professional qualifications and for entry into the list of registered persons. If he/she is to act in the Czech Republic as a visitor, he/she shall submit a notification of performance of regulated activities. Based on the ČKAIT's invitation, the applicant³⁾ shall be subject to a differential exam on knowledge of building regulations valid in the Czech Republic or adaptation period (both called „compensation measures“).
2. The application and notification and their attachments must contain the requirements and data specified in the prescribed form, which is accessible on the ČKAIT website⁴⁾.
3. The ČKAIT publishes on its website a set of information on compensation measures including prescribed forms and statutory deadlines.
4. Applications and notifications and attached documents may be delivered by post, electronically or submitted to the ČKAIT Office in Prague.
   1. by e-mail to ckait@ckait.cz, which is provided with a qualified electronic signature
   2. data box at ID DS: krvaigt.
5. Documents that must be officially verified in paper form⁵⁾ are sent electronically in form of an authorized conversion or with electronic verification.
6. The applicant can present the documents for inspection at the ČKAIT Office in the original, their copies can be verified by ČKAIT for the purposes of recognizing professional qualifications.
7. Criminal clearance (must not be older than 3 months).
8. Documents attached to the application and notification must be in Czech or Slovak language. From another language they must be translated into Czech by an interpreter registered in the list of interpreters, kept by the relevant regional court.
9. In addition to the requirements specified in paragraph 4, the notification must also contain:
   1. academic, scientific or pedagogical title
   2. address of permanent residence in the country of origin and delivery address for written correspondence in the Czech Republic,
   3. electronic address for delivery (e-mail) and telephone number
10. The notification must also contain a detailed specification of the activity to be recognized, to the extent necessary to enable the recognition body to assess the need and scope of verification of the applicant's professional qualifications and the temporary and occasional nature of the performance of the regulated activity. The notification must also specify the expected start and end of the performance of the notified regulated activity.

§ 3
Document of conclusion of insurance policy

1. Document of conclusion of insurance policy on liability for damage caused during the performance of the activity is not required for persons established in the territory of the Czech Republic, as long as the decision of the ČKAIT on group insurance policy against damage related to the professional activity of its members remains in effect.
2. The guest shall submit, together with the above-mentioned annexes, a notification and a document or confirmation from the employer on the conclusion of an insurance policy on liability for damage caused during the performance of a regulated activity in the territory of the Czech Republic, valid at least for the period of validity of the registration.

§ 4
Procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications

1. The recognition process is initiated when the application or notification is assessed as correct and completed, including the required documents. The ČKAIT shall inform the applicant (applicant or notifier) of this by means of a decision and shall also set a condition consisting in the fulfillment of the compensation measure pursuant to the UOK Act, stating that the authorization shall be granted after the condition of the compensation measure will be fulfilled.
2. In the notification of the guest person, the applicant must prove that the regulated activity specified in the notification meets the characteristics of temporary and occasional nature. The stated facts in relation to the assessment of the need and scope of verification of professional qualifications and to prove the fulfillment of the characteristics of temporary and occasional nature of the activity in question can be demonstrated, for example: a detailed specification of the activity in question (e.g. definition of the work, project or construction) and a timetable for the applicant's involvement in the activity in question.
3. If the ČKAIT finds that the documents provided by the applicant are not sufficient to assess the need and scope of verification of professional qualifications or to demonstrate that the characteristics of temporary and occasional nature of the activity specified in the notice are met, it may request the applicant to provide additional necessary documents.
4. If the regulated activity specified in the notice is related to the subject of the public contract and the facts declared in relation to the assessment of the need and scope of the regulated activity specified in the notice is related to the subject of the public contract and the facts declared in relation to the assessment of the need and scope of verification of professional qualifications and to demonstrate that the characteristics of temporary and occasional nature of the activity in question are met are ascertainable from the tender documentation of the public contract, the tenderer may substantiate these facts by referring to the relevant part of this tender documentation.
5. In the procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications, the Council will assess whether the application or notification allows a decision on the performance of regulated activities by the applicant in the territory of the Czech Republic in full or whether it will apply a partial approach for the performance of regulated activities in only one form (construction manager, construction supervisor)⁷⁾.

§ 5
Compensation measures

1. ČKAIT is entitled to call on applicants in justified cases, within the framework of statutory compensation measures, to demonstrate or supplement missing knowledge. ČKAIT will allow applicants for the performance of regulated activities as persons established in the territory of the Czech Republic the option of choosing between a differential examination and an adaptation period. In the case of choosing an adaptation period, ČKAIT will provide the applicant with the necessary instructions.
2. The adaptation period means that the applicant undergoes professional training for 2 years under the guidance of a guarantor, who is an authorized person approved by the Chamber. The decision on the recognition of the professional qualification and registration of the applicant will be made on the basis of a written evaluation of the adaptation period prepared by the guarantor.

§ 6
Difference test

1. The ČKAIT will allow the applicant to take the difference test within 30 days of its decision and the completion of the supporting documents. The ČKAIT will allow the applicant for temporary work in the Czech Republic to take the difference test within 20 days of the delivery of the decision. The applicant may also take the difference test at a later date based on his/her decision, no later than six months from the delivery of the ČKAIT decision pursuant to Section 4, paragraph 1 of this Directive above.
2. The condition for taking the differential exam is payment of the costs for the differential exam. The fee for the differential exam under the legal regulations valid in the Czech Republic is CZK 2,500.
3. During the differential exam, the applicant will undergo a test on the applicable legal regulations to the extent necessary for application in the performance of regulated activities in the Czech Republic.
   1. The differential exam on valid legal regulations in the Czech Republic has a written part and an oral part. The candidate is assessed in each part separately. The exam result is evaluated with the grade "passed" or "failed". A candidate who has achieved at least 80% success in the written part is admitted to the oral part.
   2. The oral part of the examination is held before a committee consisting of the chairman and at least two members of the Council for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications. The oral examination takes the form of a professional interview, in which the Council focuses primarily on the shortcomings identified in the written part of the examination and on the Czech legal framework of regulations relating to the regulated activity of the applicant specified in the application/notification.
4. The differential examination on legal regulations is conducted in Czech or Slovak. During the differential examination, the recognition authority will also verify the candidate's knowledge of the Czech language. This examination is not public.
5. Knowledge of the Czech language is required to the extent strictly necessary for the performance of the regulated activity and must be appropriate to the professional activity to be performed. During the differential examination, the recognition body will assess whether the candidate is able to understand the test questions, answer them clearly and subsequently conduct a professional dialogue on the examined issue. The recognition body will subsequently decide whether or not the candidate is qualified to perform the regulated activity in a Czech language environment.
6. In the event of a difference in the scope of fields or specializations or in the scope of demonstrated knowledge or experience of the applicant in the country of obtaining his/her authorization and in the Czech Republic, the applicant shall demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the field and specialization according to his/her notification or application to the level required for the performance of regulated activities by an authorized person in the Czech Republic.
7. No later than 5 days after successfully completing the differential exam, ČKAIT will issue the applicant a certificate of recognition of professional qualifications and enter it in the list of registered persons. In the event of an unsuccessful differential exam, a decision on termination of the recognition process will be issued.

§ 7
Pledge and registration of a person established

1. The oath of a person established in the Czech Republic is taken either orally in the presence of the Chairman of the ČKAIT, or an authorized member of the board of directors representing the Chairman.
2. A record shall be made of the taking of the prescribed oath, which shall include the date and place of the oath, the name and signature of the person taking the oath, and the name and signature of the member of the ČKAIT Board of Directors present, in whose presence the oath was taken.
3. After successfully completing the compensation measure and taking the oath, the ČKAIT will enter the established person in the list of registered persons⁶⁾.

§8
Temporary registration of a guest

1. In the certificate of registration of a guest, the ČKAIT will state the duration of the regulated activity in the territory of the Czech Republic, no longer than 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate, and also the specification of the regulated activity that the applicant is to perform (e.g. by specifying the name of the work, project or construction).
2. If the applicant is interested in continuing the selected activity after the period specified in paragraph 2 of this section has expired, he or she is obliged to submit a notification again at least one month before the end of the temporary period, with any updates to the data.
3. If the activity in the notification has indisputable characteristics of a duration longer than 12 months, it is considered that it is not an activity suitable for performance by a guest person and the applicant will be proposed to replace the notification of the guest with an application for recognition as an established person. If the applicant rejects the proposal or does not respond to it, the ČKAIT will reject the notification. The exception is the receipt of a notification from the home country via the European Professional Card, which extends the validity of the notification to 18 months.

§ 9
Documentation of the recognition procedure

1. Minutes are taken of all meetings and all steps related to the recognition or verification of professional qualifications. These include the date, place of the meeting, attendance, the course and conclusions of the meeting.
2. In the decision on the conditions for the recognition of professional qualifications, the ČKAIT informs the applicant about the fulfillment of the prerequisites for the recognition of his professional qualification and determines the required scope and possible options for compensation measures, if applicable. The decision must contain a statement, justification and instructions on the appeal.
3. Based on the decision, the applicant shall notify ČKAIT of the choice of compensatory measure within 3 months of its delivery and, in the case of a differential exam, shall agree on its date with ČKAIT.
4. The applicants's completion of the adaptation period will be confirmed by a guarantor approved by ČKAIT, under whose guidance the candidate was trained.
5. During the differential examination, the Council will prepare a record of the course and results of the examination.
6. Immediately after completing the differential examination, the Council will inform the applicant of the evaluation result, whether it has recognized the applicant's professional qualification for the relevant field and specialization, including any definition of his/her authorization to perform a separate part of the regulated activity and its form (partial access)7, which the applicant will be informed of and will be given a copy of the evaluation.
7. Objections may be filed against the result of the differential examination within fifteen days of its holding. The Chairman of the Council may decide on the objections. If the ČKAIT does not recognize the applicant's professional qualifications even on the basis of objections, it will issue a decision. The ČKAIT Board of Directors decides on the appeal against the negative decision.
8. The record of the taking of the prescribed oath, if it was made in a form other than oral, contains a document on the method of taking the oath, the date and place of the oath, the name and signature of the person taking the oath and the name and signature of the responsible member of the ČKAIT board of directors to whom the oath was delivered.
9. Based on the recognition of professional qualifications, ČKAIT will issue a certificate of registration of the applicant and his/her authorization to perform regulated activities, including the field of study and, if applicable, specialization.
10. An integral part of the documents confirming the applicant's registration are:
    1. results of the evaluation of the differential examination indicating the type of authorization according to § 4 and the field or specialization, signed by the applicant,
    2. a record of the taking of the prescribed oath,
    3. certificate of registration indicating the type of authorization, field and, if applicable, specialization of authorization and scope of qualification for a separate part of the regulated activity (partial access)⁷⁾ of this ČKAIT Directive.

§ 10
Certificate of registration and authorization stamp of the established person

After registration and taking the oath, ČKAIT will issue the person a

1. a stamp with the national emblem of the Czech Republic, containing the name of the established person, the number under which he is registered in the list of registered persons kept by the Chamber, and the indicated field or specialization. The authorization stamp of an established person with partial access contains this information after the registration number.
2. a certificate of registration, which, in addition to the information on the stamp, contains the following
3. birth certificate or other similar identification data,
4. authorization to use the professional designation "authorized engineer", "authorized technician" or "authorized builder" in connection with the field according to Section 5 or specialization according to Section 6 of the AZ for which he/she was registered. In the case of partial access, if the designation authorized engineer or authorized technician within the meaning of the Authorization Act cannot be stated in its full meaning, the professional designation used in the home country will be used and the ČKAIT certificate will state the scope of professional competence and its form for work in the Czech Republic.
5. date of registration,
6. signature of the chairman of the ČKAIT or a person authorized by him.

On the day of taking the oath and receiving the certificate, the person becomes a full member of the ČKAIT with all the rights and obligations arising from membership in the ČKAIT.

§ 11
Certificate of registration of the guest

1. Guest persons perform regulated activities in the territory of the Czech Republic only to the extent of the certificate of recognition of professional activities.
2. In the case of partial access, if the designation of authorized engineer or authorized technician within the meaning of the Authorization Act cannot be stated in its full meaning, the professional designation used in the home country will be used and the ČKAIT certificate will state the scope of professional competence and its form for work in the Czech Republic.
3. The guests verify their activity with this certificate and their signature.

Approved by the Board of Directors of ČKAIT on April 24, 2025
Effective date: 1.7.2025

Footnotes:

• ¹⁾ Section 30a, paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 of the AZ
• ²⁾ activities regulated under Article 3 of Directive No. 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and the UOK Act, database items No. 92. Authorized engineer and No. 93. Authorized technician of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
• ³⁾ applies to both applicants for recognition under Section 30i and notifiers under Section 30n of the AZ
• ⁴⁾ the application pursuant to Section 22 of the UOK Act is published on the ČKAIT website, stating the required data and documents
• ⁵⁾ according to Section 22 of Act No. 300/2008 Coll., on electronic acts and authorized conversion of documents
• ⁶⁾ pursuant to Section 23(6)(e) of the AZ
• ⁷⁾ according to Section 3, paragraph 1, letter r) of the UOK Act