Conversion of academic and vocational qualifications: Homes for Ukraine
Guidance on obtaining evidence of your qualification for employment, study, or professional registration.
Some employers or educational institutions will need to see your qualifications you studied for, whilst you were living in Ukraine, before offering employment or education in the UK (United Kingdom). You may wish to obtain a Statement of Comparability, which will help institutions and employers better understand your Ukrainian qualifications.
UK ENIC (European Network of Information Centre for the recognition and evaluation of international qualifications and skills) can provide you with a Statement of Comparability, which can be used if you need to evidence the level of your qualification for employment, study, professional registration, or another reason. The types of qualifications that you might need converted are shown below:
Qualification list
School
- Qualified Worker Diploma
- Certificate of Basic Secondary Education
- Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education
- Certificate of Independent External Examination
Post School
- Junior Specialist Diploma
Undergraduate
- Bachelor degree
- Master’s degree in dentistry / veterinary medicine
- Specialist Diploma
Postgraduate
- Master’s degree
- Doctor of (Fine) Arts / Philosophy
- Doctor of Science (to 2021)
- Candidate of Science (to 2021)
The cost to have your certificate converted is £49.50 (£59.40 including VAT) plus choice of delivery. These are either by digital download or by hard copy (or both), and details of costs are available.
What if I do not have all the required documents?
If you are registered as a Ukrainian national displaced because of the war and have a BRP (Biometric Residence Permit) card UK ENIC may be able to use their discretion over the documents you need to provide to them. Please submit a colour photograph of the BRP card, along with the documents you have, and UK ENIC will review your application.
The following guide sets out the process you need to follow to have your qualifications attained in Ukraine, converted into a UK equivalent.
1. Do you have a professional or educational qualification you attained in Ukraine? If yes continue to step 2.
2. Has your future/potential employer asked you to provide them with a UK equivalent certificate of comparability? If yes, continue to step 3.
3. Are you applying as a Ukrainian national displaced by war? If yes, please ensure you have a copy of your BRP card. During the application, please ensure you select yes under this question.
4. Are your documents in Ukrainian? If yes, go to step 5.
5. Are you able to have your documents translated into English? If yes, go to step 7. If no, do you wish to use the UK ENIC Translation Waiver Service? If yes, go to step 6.
6. This service costs £40 (£48 including VAT). Before you apply, you will need the following documents:
- clear colour photographs or scans of your final certificates (decorative certificate)
- academic transcripts or marksheets (showing subjects and grades)
- certified translations of your documents into English
7. Are you able to make the application online? If yes, please go to step 8.
8. Please register here. You will be able to upload documents and make payments to your account after you register. Now go to step 9.
9. Do you need your Statement of Comparability urgently? If yes, go to step 10.
10. You can add on the Fast Track service to your application. Please select the Fast Track option (either 24 or 48 hours, one or two working days). Fast Track costs are paid in addition to the standard service price of £49.50 plus VAT and are:
- £174 plus VAT – 24-hour service or £124 plus VAT – 48-hour service
Your Statement of Comparability will be sent to you within 15 working days, providing there are no queries over the documents or qualifications.
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Working in a regulated profession in the UK
In the UK, some professions are regulated by law and individuals need to have specific professional qualifications or experience in order to undertake certain professional activities. For these roles, independent regulators decide what qualifications individuals need to have to practise a profession and assess whether applicants are suitably qualified.
Further information about regulated professions and their regulators can be found on GOV.UK and using our Regulated Professions Register.