18-06-2025
Over 200 Pinoy nurses, care workers finish language training for Japan work — embassy
Some Filipino nurses and certified care worker candidates bound for Japan have completed their preparatory language training under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.
A total of 218 candidates, including 19 nurses and 199 care workers, have successfully completed the training, the Embassy of Japan in Manila said.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya conveyed his well wishes to the candidates as he urged them to keep building on what they have learned, noting that Japanese language ability is an essential component for a successful future in Japan.
Kazuya said the skill, dedication, and compassion that the nurse and certified care worker candidates bring are deeply appreciated and valued by the Japanese people.
The embassy said this was the 17th batch of Filipino nurses and certified care worker candidates. They are scheduled to leave for Japan this month.
All candidates were hired through a government-to-government arrangement facilitated by the Department of Migrant Workers and the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS).
Meanwhile, the Preparatory Japanese Language Training (PJLT) for six months was conducted by the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc.
When they arrive in Japan, they will still undergo an additional six months of more intensive Japanese language training before they can start their assignments in hospitals and caregiving facilities, the embassy said.
It added that the training in Japan would be provided free of charge and will include daily living allowances. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
