Japan: Foreign nurses face hurdles / Time limited to learn language, pass qualification exams

[Francis Hult]

Daily Yomiuri Online

 

Foreign nurses face hurdles / Time limited to learn language, pass qualification exams

 

Although foreign nursing-care workers and nurses are known to be diligent and enthusiastic and domestic medical facilities are welcoming them as staff, they must clear many hurdles before they become a permanent fixture in domestic health-care facilities. 

 

Last summer, 104 Indonesian nursing-care workers came to Japan under a bilateral economic partnership agreement. Those workers are now employed at various health and medical facilities across the country. After they arrived, they were required to complete a six-month Japanese language training course or demonstrate sufficient language proficiency to be exempted from the course. 

 

Full story:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090214TDY04302.htm

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