Radiographer

The path to becoming a radiographer

Would you like to work in Germany as a radiographer / medical-technical radiology assistant (MTR)? Then you need a state permit. In order to obtain one, you need to get your foreign professional qualification recognized. Here is information on how you do this.

Have you completed training as an ‘X-ray assistant’ (Röntgenassistent), ‘radiology technologist’ (Radiologietechnologe) or ‘radiographer / medical-technical radiology assistant’ (Medizinisch-technischer Radiologieassistent / MTR) in your home country? Or do you have comparable training or a comparable qualification in radiology? You do not have to repeat the entire training programme if you want to work as an radiographer (MTR) in Germany. There is a mutual recognition procedure in which the district government determines in a case-by-case assessment which theoretical or practical units you have to catch up on in an adaptation period.

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community has compiled all neccessary information: