Illustrative image (Source: VNA) training Vietnamese nurses has proved effective, as heard a seminar reviewing
the project recently held by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs
and Energy in Berlin.
Conducted by the
(GIZ), the project has trained 200 Vietnamese nurses since 2012, over half of
them have completed the course and received working permits in Germany.
Over 95 percent of German training establishments involved
in the training programme spoke highly of Vietnamese trainees’ diligence and
expressed wish to welcome more from Vietnam.
As Germany is facing rapid population aging, its government
set the target of training and recruiting 8,000 – 13,000 nurses between now and
2021 at home or those from the third countries, including Vietnam.
Minister Counsellor at the
Nguyen Huu Trang highlighted cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and
Germany, especially in labour training and exchange.
According to him, Vietnam now has a golden population
structure with over 63 million people in working age, or 68.7 percent of the
population.
During their Vietnam visits this year, leaders of German
states of Hamburg, Bremen, Rheinland Pflaz and Mecklenburg Vorpommern proposed
boosting labour and vocational training cooperation with Vietnam, including
training nurses.
Trang took the occasion to ask Germany to simplify
immigration procedures, especially for Vietnamese trainees.
Vietnam now has agreements on training and employment of skilled
workers with over 10 countries and territories, including Japan, the Republic
of Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan (China), Australia, Belgium.
More than 53,000 Vietnamese workers are working in 37
countries and territories worldwide.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
