The Department for Overseas Labour Management on October 20 announcedthe recruitment of 180 nurses and orderlies to work in Japan as partof the Vietnam-Japan economic partnership agreements (EPA).

Selected candidates will take part in a one-year Japanese-languagecourse, starting in mid-December this year. All expenses for tuition andaccommodation are covered, while the cost of health check-ups andpassport applications need to be carried by the successful candidates.

Deputy Head of the Department for Overseas LabourManagement under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social AffairsTong Hai Nam said his department was the only one permitted to partnerwith Japan to implement the programme.

Hewarned that no human resources enterprises or individuals wereauthorised to carry out this programme, so prospective employees shouldresearch carefully and only apply to the government-approved programme.

Applicants for the position as orderly are requiredto hold a university degree, while candidates for nurse positions musthave at least two years’ professional experience and a practicecertificate issued by the Ministry of Health.

Successful candidates will be able to take examinations for Japan’snational certificates, and if they pass, they can work in the country inthe long-term.

For more information, prospectiveapplicants should contact the department at No.41B, Ly Thai To Street,Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, or online at www.dolab.gov.vn.

Japan has one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations. Inten years’ time, the country will need up to 600,000 nurses andorderlies to take care of its elderly.

In 2012, 138candidates were selected to participate in a similar programme andworked in Japanese hospitals and sanatoriums.

Vietnam is the third country to cooperate with Japan in this field, after the Philippines and Indonesia.-VNA