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# Working as a teacher in Czechia

To work as a teacher in Czechia on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 36,266 € a year (current). Teacher is a regulated profession in Czechia. Foreign qualifications go through: Foreign qualifications are assessed for the exact pedagogical post. Eligible EU/EEA/Swiss applications use the professional-qualification route; a qualification obtained solely outside those states is outside that general service. In Czechia, teachers are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Foreign qualifications are assessed for the exact pedagogical post. Eligible EU/EEA/Swiss applications use the professional-qualification route; a qualification obtained solely outside those states is outside that general service.; General system of recognition - primary application
- Recognition authority: MŠMT is the recognition authority for foreign pedagogical qualifications; the route depends on school level and qualification origin.
- Language requirement: Official guidance gives Czech C1 for kindergarten/first-stage primary and B2 for second-stage primary/secondary, subject to stated exceptions.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 36,266 €/year (current)

## Sources

Foreign pedagogical qualification recognition; role and school stage matter; MŠMT recognition authority. — https://msmt.gov.cz/vzdelavani/pedagogicti-pracovnici/odborna-kvalifikace-pedagogickeho-pracovnika/uznavani-odborne-kvalifikace-pedagogickeho-pracovnika/faq
JSON list[].id=658421; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=16&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Country work-route threshold — https://e-sbirka.gov.cz/sb/2026/44

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Teacher in Czechia: recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1f113b111b471b08830d9c520f4d4f30]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/czechia/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-czechia-recognition-and-shortage-status_b3071ffd6fc5,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Czechia: recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {1f113b111b471b08830d9c520f4d4f30},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/czechia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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- Title: Teacher in Czechia: recognition and shortage status
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