On 2 June 2022, the Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau released a circular on its official website and issued a Catalogue of Recognition of International Professional Qualification as Professional Title in Shenzhen (2022) (hereinafter referred to as the "Catalogue"), announcing the pilot of international professional qualification recognition.

According to the circular, professionals holding the international professional qualification certificates specified in the Catalogue, regardless of nationality and registered residence, who engage in professional and technical work consistent with or similar to the qualification certificates and work in Shenzhen for more than one year, are deemed to have obtained the corresponding professional titles. They can apply for higher-level professional titles according to the specified conditions. Their overseas working experience can be treated as domestic working experience.

The Catalogue covers 25 international professional qualifications, mainly in the field of engineering technology, which include:

1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member
2. AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) Certification
3. US LEED AP Building Design +Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
4. US Science and Technology Project Management Consultant
5. US Certified Safety Professional
6. UK Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute
7. UK BREEAM Accredited Professional
8. UK BREEAM INC Assessor
9. UK BREEAM In-Use Assessor
10. Australia Registered Planner
11. Shenzhen-Hongkong-Macau FinTech Professional
12. HK Registered Professional Planner
13. HK Registered Architect
14. HK Registered Professional Engineer (Structural)
15. HK Registered Professional Engineer (Geotechnical)
16. HK Registered Professional Engineer (Civil)
17. HK Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical）
18. HK Registered Professional Engineer (Building Service)
19. HK Registered Professional Surveyor (Quantity Surveying Division)
20. HK Registered Professional Surveyor (Building Surveying Division)
21. HK Registered Professional Surveyor (General Practice Division)
22. HK Authorized Signatory of the Registered General Building Contractor or the Registered Specialist Contractor
23. HK Security Officer
24. HK Security Supervisor
25. Macau Urban Planner

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