POEA needs nurses and caregivers for Japan

News Advisory
1 July 2014

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is now accepting qualified applicants for nurses and care workers for deployment in Japan under the Framework for the Movement of Natural Persons of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA).

Candidates for nursing positions should have the following qualifications:

 Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing
 With Board License
 With at least three (3) years hospital experience
 Preferably 20 to 35 years old
 Must be medically and psychologically fit to work

For care workers, the requirements are the following:

 Graduate from any four (4) year course and certified as a caregiver by TESDA
 Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (under board) or any allied profession
 Preferably 20 to 35 years old
 Must be medically and psychologically fit to work

The POEA advised qualified applicants to register online at www.eregister.poea.gov.ph and personally submit the following documents (fastened in a legal size cream folder) to the Manpower Registry Division, Ground Floor, Window T, POEA Building, EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City:

 A detailed resume with one piece 2x2 picture
 College diploma (for care worker applicant, diploma should be authenticated)
 Transcript of Records
 Valid PRC ID (for nurse applicants)
 Employment Certificates (for nurse applicants)
 Valid TESDA Certificate on Caregiving (for care worker applicants)
 Copy of valid passport
 Valid NBI Clearance (for travel abroad)
Applicants may submit their application and documents until 15 July 2014.