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Vietnamese nurses, caregivers start language course in Japan

As many as 138 Vietnamese nurses and caregivers have joined a two-month Japanese language training course that opened on June 9 at the Makuhari International Training Centre in Japan ’s western prefecture of Chiba , before starting their work in the country.
As many as 138 Vietnamese nurses and caregivers have joined a two-monthJapanese language training course that opened on June 9 at the MakuhariInternational Training Centre in Japan ’s western prefecture ofChiba , before starting their work in the country.

They are the first group to arrive in Japan as part of the Vietnam-Japan economic partnership agreements (EPA).

All of the attendees graduated from nursing schools in Vietnam .After their training course, 21 will work as nurses while the rest willbecome caregivers at various hospitals and healthcare centres in thecountry from August as interns.

In conjunction with aone-year language course, taken earlier back home, the latest round oftraining will enable the students to become confident speaking Japaneseconversationally, with a knowledge of medical vocabulary.

The nurses will be allowed to work in Japan for three years, whilethe caregivers will have four years to fulfil all necessary tests atthe national level.

They will also continue topursue corresponding certificates in the country. Those who pass all theexaminations can stay as long as they wish.

Japanhas also welcomed nurses and caregivers from Indonesia since 2008and from the Philippines since 2009 under the terms of EPAs./.
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