Pflegefachkräfte aus Kroatien: Ausbildung, Anerkennung und Integration in Deutschland

Wenn Kliniken und Pflegeeinrichtungen ihre Personalgewinnung über Deutschland hinaus ausweiten, rückt Kroatien regelmäßig in den Blick. Das Land gehört seit 2013 zur Europäischen Union, seine Pflegeausbildung folgt den europäischen Mindestanforderungen, und Bewerberinnen und Bewerber mit kroatischer Staatsangehörigkeit unterliegen der Arbeitnehmerfreizügigkeit. Damit entfallen einige Verfahrensschritte, die bei Bewerbungen aus Drittstaaten anfallen.…

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Welche Fachkräfte in Deutschland fehlen – und was das Gesetz von ihnen verlangt

Sie suchen seit acht Monaten einen Elektroniker. Die Stelle ist ausgeschrieben, der Lohn stimmt, es meldet sich niemand. Dann schlägt Ihnen jemand vor, im Ausland zu suchen – und Sie erinnern sich an das, was Sie über ausländische Pflegekräfte gelesen haben: Anerkennungsverfahren, Sprachprüfung auf B2-Niveau, anderthalb Jahre Vorlauf. Also lassen…

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Healthcare Professionals from Morocco: An Overview of Qualifications, Recognition, and Language

The shortage of skilled workers in German nursing is structural. Recruitment channels in traditional countries of origin, such as the Philippines, are highly competitive, processing times are sometimes long, and costs are high. For many clinics and operators of nursing homes, a country that has long stood in the shadow of larger recruitment markets is therefore coming into focus: Morocco. In the talent pool...

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Pre-qualify nursing staff profiles in ten minutes: A guide for nursing management and HR

Nursing management and HR managers in German hospitals are receiving more applicant profiles from international nurses today than ever before. Placement agencies, candidate pools, unsolicited applications, and direct LinkedIn outreach deliver new resumes to their desks almost daily. At the same time, most facilities have less time for preliminary screening, not more. From over six years of placement experience, we know...

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Nursing Education in International Comparison: What Hospitals Need to Know About the Qualification of Foreign Nurses

Why the origin of training is crucial for your clinic When a nurse from India, Ukraine, or the Philippines starts on your ward, they bring training that fundamentally differs from the German generalist nursing training. This doesn't mean their training is inferior. But it is different...

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Hiring foreign nurses: Six concerns almost every clinic has — and what's really behind them

96 percent of German hospitals employ international nurses or have done so in the past five years. 83 percent expect this number to continue to rise in the future. The figures from the German Hospital Institute (DKI) leave little room for doubt: without immigration, nursing care in Germany cannot be maintained. And yet...

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