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Mizo Nurses

Mizo nurses selected to work as specified skilled workers in Japan

| @indiablooms | Dec 04, 2022, at 10:44 pm

Aizawl: To address the severe labor shortages in Japan by accepting foreign human resources with specific expertise and skill, India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in January 2021 for the implementation of ‘Specified Skilled Workers’ between the two countries.

To start off the project, training and placement of 50 nursing care workers is implemented for nursing professionals to work in Japanese Elderly Care facilities, hospitals, and other recognized health care institutions.

With the collective effort and collaboration between Labour, Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Department,Govt. of Mizoram, Mission Foundation Movement(MFM) and NSDC International, nine Mizo nurses have been selected as the first batch to undergo Japanese Language Training Course (upto N3) in Delhi.

After completion of the  Language Training Course, qualified candidates will be placed in Japan by Government of India to work as Specified Skilled Worker in various fields.

More nurse trainees are expected to make use of  this opportunity to work overseas.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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