Professional exams in social care

Who has the right and the obligation to take the professional exam?

• a trainee after completing a 12-month internship
• a person with more than 12 months of experience in the profession

(a person whose profession is regulated can achieve work experience in the profession longer than

12  months only with a recognized right to perform the activities of the competent body)

• a professional worker who, at the time of establishing an employment relationship in the social welfare sector, has appropriate work experience in jobs of a certain level of education and appropriate profession

The professional exam consists of a general and a special part. The candidate takes the general part of the professional exam verbally, and the special part of the exam is both written and verbal. The written part of the professional exam consists of a written assignment from the field for which the candidate is trained or works.

As a rule, professional exams are held once a month at the premises of the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy at Trg Nevenke Topalušić 1, Zagreb, and the deadlines for them are determined separately for each month.

Application

The completed and handwritten application for taking the professional exam is submitted to the employer, who verifies the information from the application, and submits the certified application to the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy.

The candidate can submit an application for taking the professional exam to the Ministry by himself.

The application is submitted to the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy by post to the address Trg Nevenke Topalušić 1, 10 000 Zagreb or to the e-mail address pisarnica@mrosp.hr on application form  OZP, as well as the following documentation:

• trainee booklet (certified by the main professional manager)
• a copy of the diploma
• a copy of the employment contract certified by the employer
• certificate of work experience (no later than the day of taking the professional exam)
• candidates who have a foreign diploma should submit the Decision on the recognition of a foreign professional qualification issued by the competent professional chamber

Competent authority and regulations

Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy

Vukovarska 78, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 1 5557 343

info@mrosp.hr

The Social Welfare Act (OG 18/22, 46/22, 119/22, 71/23, 156/23)

Ordinance on traineeship and professional examination in the field of social welfare (OG 148/22, 37/24)

Approval

Decision on the right to take a professional exam

Deadline: 30 days

The decision is delivered to the candidate at least 15 days before the day set for taking the professional exam.

The decision on the approval for taking the professional exam can be submitted by e-mail, and subsequently it is also submitted by post.

A Certificate of passing the professional exam is issued from the records of candidates who have passed the professional exam.

Legal remedies

An appeal cannot be filed against the decision on passing the professional exam, but an administrative dispute can be initiated with the competent administrative court within 30 days from the date of receipt of this decision. An administrative dispute is initiated by a lawsuit that is submitted to the competent administrative court directly in writing via mail or submitted electronically via the information system or orally on the record.

Last updated on 16 September 2024