Licence E according to DIN 33430 for students

Reviewing application documents, recruitment tests and interviews or assessment centres - these are just some of the usual procedures used in personnel recruitment. The necessary expertise for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of high-quality personnel selection procedures was laid down by the German Institute for Standardisation in the DIN 33430 standard. This was in 2002 and a revised version was published in 2016. DIN 33430 specifies key quality standards for carrying out job-related aptitude assessments and is therefore the central standard when it comes to recruiting and assessing new employees.

Individuals who have the necessary expertise to meet the quality standards of DIN 33430 can prove this by taking an examination conducted by the German Psychologists Academy (DPA) and obtain a corresponding licence, the DIN 33430 Personal Licence E. This licence makes it easier for organisations and companies to identify experts in personnel selection procedures.

Since the winter semester 2024/25, there has been an agreement between the University of Wuppertal and the German Psychology Academy to conduct these DIN licence examinations at discounted rates. This cooperation, carried out by the Chair of Occupational and Environmental Psychology, enables students to acquire an attractive licence at a reduced examination fee of currently 160.65 euros (incl. VAT, as of May 2025) and saves travel costs and time to on-site examinations in Berlin.

With the DIN 33430 personal licence E, students receive recognised proof of their professional qualification to carry out aptitude assessments independently before starting their professional careers and can enclose the corresponding certificate with their applications.

Do you have any questions about the licence examination? Please feel free to contact us!

Dr Mira von der Linde

vonderlinde[at]uni-wuppertal.de

Further information on DIN 33430 can be found at https://www.din33430portal.de/din33430/din33430.