The application to practise the regulated profession must be submitted either to the point of single contact or the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. However, in the case of "höhere land- und forstwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten" or the "Forstfachschule" the application must be submitted to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management. An application in connection with an application for advertised jobs can – with the exception of cases where the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management is responsible – also be submitted online via the links of the Bildungsdirektionen (Province school boards) in the section "Form".
The Ministry of Education, Science and Research/the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management examines the application and makes a decision within four months after the date on which the applicant's complete file was submitted. The applicant can file an appeal against this decision to the federal administrative court within four weeks after the official service of the decision.
The proceedings determine if the formal qualifications of the applicant fulfill the legal requirements to pursue the relevant teaching profession. Furthermore it is determined whether or not the applicant is allowed to gain access to and pursue that profession in the state where the professional qualifications were issued. If the training of the applicant and the training required by Austria are substantially different the applicant can be subject to complete an adaptation period or to take an aptitude test. In so doing the applicant's professional experience or the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through lifelong learning are taken into account.
In case the professional qualifications were issued by a third country (neither EU-country nor EEA member country nor Switzerland), the applicants must usually submit their requests for the recognition to a university.