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Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:57 pm
by Garaoke
Hi Toy Town and welcome back.
I currently work as a Process Engineer but do not have an official Engineering degree. I am 25 years working in this industry with the last 5 as Process Engineer. Lots of dead end answers online when I ask this question.
Can I get Engineer status from work experience? I know of 2 men in Ireland who got degrees from a Dublin university based on the working experience. Is there any chance of this here in Germany ? I am Over 50 so not willing to study again online or in person. Full time job and 2 kids. I just would not manage.
Any info would be great.
Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.
Re: Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:02 pm
by Franklan
Garaoke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:57 pm
[..]Can I get Engineer status from work experience? [..] Is there any chance of this here in Germany ?
Nope, not that I am aware of.
Re: Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:04 pm
by Garaoke
I was told for 20 years I would never get an Engineering job without a degree. I got one. I will keep asking just in case !!!
Re: Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:15 pm
by Franklan
You can have a business card with the word "Engineer" on it, no problem. Just do not claim to be "Diplom-Ingenieur", this might end really bad, because this would be considered fraud...
Re: Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:42 am
by Alberto
Garaoke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:57 pm
Hi Toy Town and welcome back.
I currently work as a Process Engineer but do not have an official Engineering degree. I am 25 years working in this industry with the last 5 as Process Engineer. Lots of dead end answers online when I ask this question.
Can I get Engineer status from work experience? I know of 2 men in Ireland who got degrees from a Dublin university based on the working experience. Is there any chance of this here in Germany ? I am Over 50 so not willing to study again online or in person. Full time job and 2 kids. I just would not manage.
Any info would be great.
Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.
Colleague of mine was employed as technician, no Uni degree. His contract was about to end.
Wanted to apply for a new opening as engineer in our same workplace. Spoke with the direct line manager "I'd like to apply for the engineer job, but damn I don't have engineer title, can I still apply....?"
He did apply and got the job, everybody happy with it.
BUT, he was already known by all around, and he was very well liked. And very often, a job that requires "engineer" has a lose description..... I remember many ads where the description says like "engineer skills or equivalent".
Good luck
Re: Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2025 10:13 am
by Bayrisch_Dude
Garaoke wrote: ↑Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:57 pm
do not have an official Engineering degree.
Can I get Engineer status from work experience?
Any info would be great.
Many thanks. Engineer without a Degree.
There are some American universities that offer credits toward a degree based on experience. Or at least were a few decades back. IIRC they will offer you tests, that you choose, and if you pass will credit those as a completed course. I do believe these unis will want you to take various online courses though, such as the odd maths, English, history, sciences, etc.
Whether or not these unis are accredited, I cannot say. Again, since learning this decades ago, things might have changed but worth looking into.