Canada and UK and many English speaking countries are begging for nurses from the Philippines.
Now, Germany has joined the ranks of the country’s needing good quality nursing staff from Germany.Germany is feeling the impact of a significant shortage of nurses today. The demographic change in the country will exacerbate this situation in the medium and long term. By contrast, in the Philippines there is a surplus of qualified experts that cannot be absorbed by the local labor market. This has resulted in a high level of under- and unemployment among nurses.
The recruitment of qualified Philippine nurses is alleviating the nursing shortage in Germany and reducing unemployment in the nurses’ country of origin. The migrants’ remittances and the transfer of know-how contribute to development in the Philippines.
The migration from the participating countries of healthcare personnel who can demonstrate a suitably high standard of training presents a wide range of opportunities for everyone involved and generates threefold benefits (‘triple win’): the nurses, the Philippines and Germany. The labor market in the country of origin is relieved. Migrants’ remittances provide a developmental stimulus in their countries of origin and the shortage of nurses in Germany is alleviated.
The project is based on a placement agreement that has been concluded between ZAV and POEA. This means that after their foreign credentials have been recognized in Germany, the nurses who have been placed can take up employment commensurate with their qualifications and in the medium term will be entitled to a settlement permit.
In selecting the Philippines, the project takes into consideration that the country has a surplus of well-trained nurses. Therefore, placing nurses in Germany will not create a shortage of nurses in the Philippines. Furthermore, the high standard of the nurses’ qualifications means that they can integrate more effectively when in Germany.
Results achieved so far
In the middle of 2013 more than 5000 candidates applied for the 500 positions in Germany after POEA announced them on its website. 750 applicants were chosen to become priority candidates.
LIST OF QUALIFIED NURSES IN GERMANY
Triple Win Project
(as of 22 April 2015)
- Hessen Group
1. Dollaga, Ellen Grace
2. Galvez, Eowyn
3. Mabanta, Raymond
4. Macaroy, Harvey
5. Preclaro, Vanessa Aileen
6. Revila, Cyril
7. Sindayen, Rezil
8. Sumido, Krystel Anne
9. Takada, Anthony Calvin
10. Uy, Katherine
- Baden-Württemberg Group
11. Basa, Luther Basa
12. Briones, Mark Joseph Briones
13. Buo, Jane Buo
14. Carpon, Jimmy, Jr.
15. Ching, Roselyn Ching
16. Dagmil, Bless
17. Gallo, Joan Gallo
18. Gantala, Mark Gantala
19. Lorilla, Jenny Lorilla
20. Mortega, Nikki Mortega
21. Quisay, Leizel Anne Quisay
22. Rizon, Ian Rizon
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