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

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


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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 Harold F. Schiffman

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Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
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