Healthcare professions - Fewer entry barriers for foreigners in healthcare professions
North Rhine-Westphalia will facilitate the access of foreign applicants to a training program in care and health professions. In particular, suitable persons from the countries Algeria, India, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine are supposed to benefit from this. Due to a corresponding general regulation, they can now prove the equivalence of their high school diploma with a diploma of the secondary level I generally without individual assessment, as the state government in Düsseldorf announced. Schools of care and health professions can apply for recognition of high school diplomas of the secondary level I from now on for applicants from other countries as well.
Until now, the often lengthy proof of a ten-year school education and sufficient German language skills has been a brake on the necessary influx of foreign young professionals. "The demographic change and the labor and skilled workforce shortage in care and health professions require new approaches and less bureaucracy," emphasized Labor and Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) in a statement.
Minister of Education Dorothee Feller (CDU) added: "We cannot cling to the procedures of yesterday in the competition for today's and tomorrow's skilled workers." Instead, we must actively recruit them and make their professional entry as easy as possible.
- Applicants from Tunisia and other countries like Algeria, India, Iran, Morocco, and Turkey, seeking entry into health and care professions training in North Rhine-Westphalia, will find the process easier due to a new regulation.
- The state government in Düsseldorf announced that foreign applicants from these countries can now prove the equivalence of their high school diplomas without individual assessment, thanks to a general regulation.
- Schools of nursing and health professions in North Rhine-Westphalia can now apply for recognition of high school diplomas from these countries, which will streamline the process for many prospective professionals.
- This change is particularly significant for countries like India, where a high percentage of nursing and health professionals are trained, and their skills are in high demand in Germany's Health sector.
- Meanwhile, in Algeria and Morocco, numerous young professionals see Germany as a promising destination for their careers, especially in light of labor market opportunities in nursing professions.
- The Labor and Health Minister, Karl-Josef Laumann, advocated for changing these procedures, stating that demographic change and skilled workforce shortages require new approaches and less bureaucracy in recruiting foreign professionals.
- The new regulation is expected to have a positive impact on the labor market in Germany, as it removes barriers for foreign professionals in health and care professions, particularly from countries like Turkey and Ukraine.
