Guides and analysis for nurses and healthcare professionals building a career in Germany.
7 free places to practise German reading at B1 and B2 — official exam sets, graded news, online exercises — with what each one covers and where it stops.
Both exams can prove B2 German. Compare content, structure, retakes and results — and see the one question to ask your recognition authority first.
telc publishes two official Übungstest versions for Deutsch B1·B2 Pflege. See which PDF is free, which one you must buy, and why Übungstest 3 does not exist.
What a cloze test is, why German exams use the Lückentext format, the five solving rules that work, and how it differs from a C-test or JCloze gap-fill.
The 60 German words and phrases nurses actually use on a ward — organised by situation, with English translations, genders, plurals and the classic B1-B2 traps.
The 7 best telc B1-B2 Pflege resources for 2026 — official mock exams, free apps, coursebooks and generators, compared by cost and coverage.
What the Goethe listening exam tests at A1, A2, B1 and B2 — task types, audio length, the trap patterns at each level, and when to move up.
Dental Approbation in Germany: the equivalence assessment, possible compensation measures, and the B2 plus C1 specialist-language requirement.
Approbation for foreign-trained doctors: the equivalence assessment, the possible Kenntnisprüfung, and the B2 plus medical-language requirement.
A source-checked reading of Germany's 2025–2026 nursing labour-market data and what it does—and does not—mean for foreign applicants.
One exam certifies B1 or B2. See the 5 subtests, the official timings and where telc publishes the scoring tables. Then take a free practice test.
To work as a nurse in Germany with a foreign qualification, you need recognition, a licence to practise and German at B2. See the five steps.
