'Filipino nurses can get jobs in UK by entering as students first'
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino nurses still have the chance to fill the nursing gap in the United Kingdom by going there and enrolling in schools first, a recruitment consultant has said.
Emmanuel Geslani said Filipino nurses who want to qualify as clinical instructors and improve their chances as permanent residents in commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and the UK must upgrade their academic qualifications.
As such, he recommended that Filipino nurses study and work under a placement scheme pioneered by the consultancy firm International Student Advisors Inc. (ISA).
Under the work paid placement program, nurses will be employed in care homes and hospitals and at the same time be enrolled in accredited British universities offering BSc (hons) Social, Health Care and International Nursing degrees.
ISA Marketing Director Brian Mulhall said in the same statement that the paid work placement is needed by the students so that they can understand what actually happens in the place of work and undertake projects in preparation for their essays and exams.
Under the vocational work placement of at least 30 hours a week, students can cover their living costs and tuition fees.
Ernesto Herrera, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines secretary-general, has recently said that Filipino nurses who acquire post-graduate training to qualify themselves in teaching posts are even more attractive to the foreign market, specifically to the United States.
He also said that teachers, nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, physical therapists and trained caregivers are some of the few professions that are still welcome in countries hit hardest by the economic meltdown.
"If we examine closely the recent employment trends in North America and Europe, only their health care and education sectors are actually creating new jobs," said Herrera, who chaired the Senate labor committee when he was a senator.
On the same note, Geslani said that since UK’s health care industry is funded by taxpayer’s money, it is one sector which will endure the financial crunch.
Moreover, he said that the National Health Service, the largest employer in the UK, is failing in providing sufficient primary care and hospital services due the lack of personnel who attend to the sick such as nurses and senior caregivers.
He added that with the aging population of the UK icalculated to reach 30 percent by 2010, some 10 million senior citizens will need better services from care homes.
All this, he said, is fueling the nursing shortage being experienced by the UK, thereby creating more job opportunities for aspiring health care professionals.
ISA said it is inviting all interested nurses who want to enroll in the work placement plan to drop by its offices at 7844 Mavenue Bldg. at Makati Ave. cor Guerrero St. Makati City near the A Venue Mall., with telephone numbers 899-0557 and e-mail address info@internationalstudentadvisors.com.
Applicants may also inquire from ISA’s branches in the cities of Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga, Baguio, Iloilo, San Fernando in La Union, and Bantay, Ilocos Sur. - GMANews.TV
Emmanuel Geslani said Filipino nurses who want to qualify as clinical instructors and improve their chances as permanent residents in commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and the UK must upgrade their academic qualifications.
As such, he recommended that Filipino nurses study and work under a placement scheme pioneered by the consultancy firm International Student Advisors Inc. (ISA).
Under the work paid placement program, nurses will be employed in care homes and hospitals and at the same time be enrolled in accredited British universities offering BSc (hons) Social, Health Care and International Nursing degrees.
ISA Marketing Director Brian Mulhall said in the same statement that the paid work placement is needed by the students so that they can understand what actually happens in the place of work and undertake projects in preparation for their essays and exams.
Under the vocational work placement of at least 30 hours a week, students can cover their living costs and tuition fees.
Ernesto Herrera, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines secretary-general, has recently said that Filipino nurses who acquire post-graduate training to qualify themselves in teaching posts are even more attractive to the foreign market, specifically to the United States.
He also said that teachers, nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, physical therapists and trained caregivers are some of the few professions that are still welcome in countries hit hardest by the economic meltdown.
"If we examine closely the recent employment trends in North America and Europe, only their health care and education sectors are actually creating new jobs," said Herrera, who chaired the Senate labor committee when he was a senator.
On the same note, Geslani said that since UK’s health care industry is funded by taxpayer’s money, it is one sector which will endure the financial crunch.
Moreover, he said that the National Health Service, the largest employer in the UK, is failing in providing sufficient primary care and hospital services due the lack of personnel who attend to the sick such as nurses and senior caregivers.
He added that with the aging population of the UK icalculated to reach 30 percent by 2010, some 10 million senior citizens will need better services from care homes.
All this, he said, is fueling the nursing shortage being experienced by the UK, thereby creating more job opportunities for aspiring health care professionals.
ISA said it is inviting all interested nurses who want to enroll in the work placement plan to drop by its offices at 7844 Mavenue Bldg. at Makati Ave. cor Guerrero St. Makati City near the A Venue Mall., with telephone numbers 899-0557 and e-mail address info@internationalstudentadvisors.com.
Applicants may also inquire from ISA’s branches in the cities of Cebu, Davao, Zamboanga, Baguio, Iloilo, San Fernando in La Union, and Bantay, Ilocos Sur. - GMANews.TV
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