To be eligible for a nurse position abroad, there are certain requirements to be met. Listed below are the usual requirements for nurses in countries such as UAE, Saudi, Singapore, UK and USA.

The information presented is based on the job openings for nurses posted by POEA-licensed agencies in WorkAbroad.ph

Requirements for Nurses in UAE:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 2 years of hospital work experience
HAAD Certificate or willingness to take the HAAD exam
*IQAMA or residence certificate if available
*No Objection Certificate
*for those who have previously worked overseas
Requirements for Nurses in Saudi:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 2 years of hospital work experience
*Saudi Council ID or Prometric Certificate
*many agencies would assist their applicants in taking the prometric exam
Requirements for Nurses in UK:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience
IELTS score (6.5 and above)
Requirements for Nurses in USA:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience
NCLEX Certificate
Visa Screen Certificate Holder
Requirements for Nurses in Singapore
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience

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The Labor Department announced that the government of the Philippines and Germany have reached and signed an agreement regarding the deployment of Filipino healthcare professionals to different hospitals and medical institutions in the European country.

The said agreement would open the hiring of a minimum of 500 nurses and medical workers in Germany for this year.

Nurses and medical workers to be hired would be entitled to receive Php100,000 salary per month. They would also be given the same benefits and privileges enjoyed by their German counterparts.

The recruitment of Filipino nurses and medical workers to Germany would be a government-to-government placement system so it will be administered by the POEA and the German Federal Employment Agency, through its International Placement Services.

Read full article: Germany to Hire Filipino Nurses, Medial Workers

To all Filipino skilled workers in the field of construction who wish to work abroad: grab this opportunity to work in New Zealand. As posted in WorkAbroad.ph, an agency with valid POEA license- Greenfields International Manpower Services, Inc. has urgent job openings for the following workers:

• Mason / Tile Setters (150 vacancies)
• Brick/Block Layer Worker (150 vacancies)
• Concrete Placer Workers (150 vacancies)
• Marble / Granite installer (150 vacancies)
• Plumbers (150 vacancies)
• Building / House painters (30 vacancies)
• 50 Excavator / Backhoe operators (50 vacancies)
• 50 Fire Sprinkler Fitters (50 vacancies)

The agency is currentlyconducting daily interviews. The final interview with the employer will happen in the second week of April so apply now!

View job requirements and submit applications now!

According to an announcement made by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), foreigners including Filipinos who wish to work in Canada can submit their applications for the redesigned Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) starting May 4, 2013. The said program had to be stopped last May 2012 after it reached the yearly quota of 20,000 applications for the period from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012).

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) selects the applicants based on the factors that would determine their ability to succeed in Canada.  It has a point system wherein the highest possible point is 100. To get a passing score, one needs a minimum of 67 points.

Other factors that are measured are the applicant’s age, educational background, work experiences, arranged employment, language ability and adaptability.

According to an announcement made by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), foreigners including Filipinos who wish to work in Canada can submit their applications for the redesigned Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) starting May 4, 2013. The said program had to be stopped last May 2012 after it reached the yearly quota of 20,000 applications for the period from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012).

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) selects the applicants based on the factors that would determine their ability to succeed in Canada.  It has a point system wherein the highest possible point is 100. To get a passing score, one needs a minimum of 67 points.

Other factors that are measured are the applicant’s age, educational background, work experiences, arranged employment, language ability and adaptability.

Read full article about Canada’s New Federal Skilled Worker Program. 

Are you looking for an admin, office or secretarial overseas jobs? Fortunately, this job specialization is in-demand in foreign countries. In online job site, WorkAbroad.ph, there are 367  job listings for this category. Here are some of the job openings for secretary or office workers and the licensed recruitment agency handling the applications.

Male Secretary for Saudi Arabia
POEA Agency: Coreteam Manpower Services

Office Admin/Secretary for Brunei
POEA Agency; Corinthians Placement Services

Executive Secretary for Bahrain
POEA Agency: Saosan Manpower Services

Male Executive Secretary for Saudi Arabia
POEA Agency: GBMLT Manpower Services, Inc.

Female Secretary for Maldives
POEA Agency: Asian International Manpower Services

Click here for more job openings for Secretary/Office Workers Overseas. 

Click here to search the profile of the agency handling the job openings.