File photograph. Nursing college students of Centro Escolar College watch for the beginning of the capping and pinning ceremony on the World Commerce Middle in Pasay Metropolis. The nation has a scarcity of about 106,000 nurses, in line with the Division of Well being, as well being employees migrate overseas for higher alternatives. INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino nurses searching for employment in New Zealand have been urged to train warning because the nation at the moment lacks employment alternatives for overseas nurses or Internationally Certified Nurses (IQNs).
The warning got here from the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Wellington, New Zealand, the Division of Overseas Affairs (DFA) stated in an announcement on Saturday.
The embassy stated it’s conscious of people and businesses providing to facilitate the hiring of overseas nurses by arranging their journey to New Zealand on customer visas to take the Complete Evaluation Program (CAP) or Goal Structured Medical Examination (OSCE) for nurses and subsequently apply for registration by the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ).
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Whereas taking the CAP or OSCE and being registered by the NCNZ is a official means to follow nursing in New Zealand, it doesn’t assure employment, the DFA famous.
“Employment of IQNs in New Zealand depends on a wide range of elements exterior the CAP, OSCE and the NCNZ, together with native demand and the flexibility of employers within the New Zealand Well being Sector to rent IQNs,” the DFA stated.
The embassy has additionally acquired reviews that as a result of present lack of job alternatives, IQNs who traveled to New Zealand on customer visas had been pressured to depart the nation when their visas expired.
“The Embassy encourages Filipino nurses to make sure that there may be prepared employment for them earlier than leaving the Philippines, which incorporates acquiring a official job provide with verified contract from an accredited employer and a correct working visa issued by Immigration New Zealand,” the DFA additionally stated.
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