Geriatric Nurse, Geriatric Care Assistant, Dietician, Occupational therapist, Educator, Health Worker and Assistant Nurse, Health Care Support Worker, Paediatric Nurse, Speech Therapist, Masseur and Balneotherapist, Physiotherapist, Emergency Medical Technician, Social Assistant - these are various kind of nurses.
According to a spokesperson for the German Hospital Federation DKGE, even before the Covid-19 outbreak there were around 17,000 jobs open for nursing staff and 3,000 for doctors in German hospitals.
2E Skills, the Vocational Training Institute set-up by 2E Knowledge Ventures Pvt Ltd., and Cognos jointly launch the first ever programme for vocational training in Germany under dual system for Indian citizens. The programme has been designed to offer a seamless gateway to German dual vocational training system and to make a career in Germany at an affordable cost.
German Dual system of vocational Education
The German dual system of vocational education is world renowned for its delivery of quality human resource to the industry for past 200 years. Germans credit the success of their industry to the dual system of vocational training which has now being adopted worldwide. The dual system of education requires the candidate to join a company on full time basis on an apprentice job contract. The curriculum has been designed to do the practical in the company and theory classes are organized with the respective schools.
Advantages
Why should you be a nurse in Germany?
Flexible working hours
Nurses can decide on how much time they want to invest in their job, and what their shift preference is. They can choose if they only work 20 hours or 40 hours weekly, and if they prefer to work in the morning or at night.
Good work-life balance
Thanks to better shift management, nurses are able to plan a better lifestyle like going to the gym in the mornings when it's not as crowded, or making a short trip to Paris or Venice during a longer weekend.
International experience
Germany has a very high standard of healthcare and it's good to start your career with such solid foundation.
Fair treatment
Nurses from other countries are paid the same as German nurses, especially at public institutions like government-run hospitals.
Further education
Nurses have the option, and even encouraged to further their studies either via Professional Training (Weiterbildung) or a Bachelor's degree. Some of the bigger institutions will even sponsor their nurses.
Better salary
Year of training Pay in Euros per month
Paid holidays
Nurses enjoy at least 20 paid holidays yearly. That means you can take a month off to visit your family back at your home country.
Job security
If you are good at what you do, you will be able to keep your job even when the economy is not doing well. Healthcare is an important part of the German society, and will always be in high demand.
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